They're attitude after a major terroist attack will eventually result in a civil war in this country. I have corresponded with Police Officers who actually believe that they could control a citizenry that is in active revolt. That attitude comes from them being the only openly armed section of society at large. They really tend to underestimate the seething undercurrent of resentment and in some cases actual haterd of an overbearing and authoritarian government. We are being "governed" as never before.
Write those guys back and direct them here: Enemies Foreign and Domestic. Book written by a freeper. 20 chapters are online (about half the book) It posulates EXACTLY such a scenario. The freeper in question is a former SEAL. Travis McGee.
"I have corresponded with Police Officers who actually believe that they could control a citizenry that is in active revolt. "
Yeah, isn't that a hoot? They wouldn't stand a chance against an armed and outraged citizenry. The body armour that they swagger around in won't do them a damned bit of good when folks start aiming for the head.