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		maxxxxx on June 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Law Enforcement’s “Warrior” Problem With all that glorification of military and war since 2001 it's no wonder cops want to jump on the bandwagon.

remarkEon on June 11, 2015 [–]

Well I'd suggest that this actually started in 1971, when Richard Nixon started the Drug Wars. Since then the threshold for use of deadly force has been so lowered (hey every criminal could be a violent drug dealer connected to a violent drug network) because every civilian is a potential adversary.

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