[Yashcheritsiy]

It’s interesting because arguing against the “militarization of police” ultimately is saying that more power has to go to State and Federal government than local.

Incorrect, because the issue with "militarisation of the police" is not so much about the equipment they carry as the attitudes they display. THAT'S not going to be fixed, just by giving the local po-po more power than the state and the feds.

[ifinnegan]

“the issue with “militarisation of the police” is not so much about the equipment they carry as the attitudes they display”

Yes.

A post earlier in this thread I said that was the key to this.