[SpeakerToAnimals]

I read the article you linked. The article did not seem at all like a warrior mindset. Then I read the comments. Wow.

The two officers in the story got bushwhacked. One of the perps connected with half his rounds at short range. The author of the article focused on how to improve situational awareness. The commenters want better armor and more guns.

[FBD]

I think you're missing my point. Police no longer view themselves as “peace officers” but as “warriors”, and they treat the general public as “ civilians”, and often, as in this story, suspected *enemy combatants*.

Why else would they handcuff women, and point guns at kids? This is from that incident:

Photo source: http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/554728_392755290761978_704060660_n.jpg

[FBD]

“Unleashing Your Inner Warrior”
-5 things line officers want from their commanders

http://www.policeone.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/7192702-5-things-line-officers-want-from-their-commanders/

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