Actually, I agree with him on this (probably a first)!
The police needs to be peace officers, not the military.
That also applies to all the various federal police/law enforcement agencies...
I cringe whenever I see cops in camo/military gear. Makes me think they’re just a bunch of wanabees....
The reason is simple. The military are supposed to defeat the enemy by wounding/killing/destroying his stuff.
The police are supposed to enforce the law, maintain the PEACE, and apprehend those if/until a jury of their apprehended peers find them guilty of some crime. The police don’t ‘have” an enemy. They police “us”.
There is a HUGE difference, and in a Republic of Free Men we need to keep a wide gulf between them.
Appearances DO matter.
Precisely my point too.