[riverrunner]

We have come to treat a lot of police actions like miltary actions.

Crimes as this should not be delt with my a miltary type operation.

We have miltarize are police force due to the failed so called war on drugs.

[Gordongekko909]

What, then would be the proper way to arrest people? Make sure that cops don't outnumber suspects to make it "fair"?

[GovernmentShrinker]

This was not about the "war on drugs". And while something's obviously very wrong when a police officer who doesn't intend to even fire his gun ends up fatally shooting someone, I think it's safe to say that the victim was no angel, and there was good reason to have guns drawn when preparing to arrest him. Guys who are raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars from running illegal gambling operations usually do travel armed.

[ArmyTeach]

On target! The lines have been blurred. Police have taken on a military operating protocol, while the military is asked to perform according to police standards. Our government can't tell the difference between a criminal act and an act of war.