It was a good thread, in that it got me to express my opinion to the officials that I elect.
/johnny
The term militarization of police is at most an analogy.
You seem to be taking it literally. This is why I said I found your comments specious or not serious.
“Serious enough to take the time, because of this thread, to write my State and Federal elected officials, reminding them of my position that police at all levels need to be de-militarized, and their budgets reduced significantly.”
Police are local. It is telling that you want the Federal government to be able to control what a local community decides to do with their own money.
I agree that Federal grants to local police can be a type of honey-trap and that can be addressed Federally and locally.