At the time there were many reviews, articles about, and segments from the book published in the media and it was widely discussed at Free Republic.
One of the main topics of the book was the proliferation of SWAT that first began only in large cities, but now are found in most all small towns/counties. He also pointed out how SWAT is now used for code enforcement.
He also gave the reason why the police shoot dogs. They call it SWAT but is actually military weapons and tactics which requires that all distractions to the operation must be eliminated. A barking dog might not be a threat but can "distract" a SWAT or even an individual officer.
The cops have become “militarized,” because the crooks and terrorists are better armed than the cops.
In NYC, for example, street cops are restricted to 10 round mags in their pistols, and no shotgun nor carbine.
The crooks, let along the terrs, all have AKs and begin firing at cops the moment the encounter begins.
NYC cops have simply, in many cases, given up on trying to control crime in Black neighborhoods. Their realistic attitude is, “The locals don’t want us there. If we shoot someone we are crucified, etc. If they want to live in a lawless jungle, let them.”
(There are 1,100,000 Muslims in NYC, If 1% are terrs, that 11,000. Want to face them with a Mod 17 Glock?)