It sure as Hell wouldn't be by wannabe Gestapo pointing guns at people in windows. He aimed long enough for someone to take a picture. This was a bombing, not a sniper attack, yet when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
The militarization of our police is the main culprit here. take a look at what the "police" look like today.
IMHO, this militarization of the police is an end-run on Posse Comitatus.
I can't understand why anyone would find it acceptable for the police to dress up exactly like the military. The cop in the original picture could easily pass for a combat infantryman.
A free society should not tolerate such an obvious attempt to intimidate the public, and that surely is what that "cop" is doing. Waaay outside the norm.