I suspect that your instincts are the same as mine. This is a leadership and traininig issue. The cops are doing what they are trained to do and what their leadership expects them to do.
When you see a unit that is screwed up like Hogan’s goat, it is almost never the soldiers. The training and the chain of command are the issue. The big problem is that these indicators are happening nationwide which can only be the case if leadership policy and training emphasis is coming from the Federal Government. We should all be very concerned.
When I see small town cops getting SWAT gear and MRAP’s I get very concerned.