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View Poll Results :Are the police becoming too para-military?
Yes 10 45.45%
No 12 54.55%
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October 16th, 2004   Post 21
godofthunder9010
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Originally Posted by CMA2
Yes! and this is in direct alignment with the United Nations plans to "control" the worlds population and create a passive society where the leaders are the only ones with total power.

Out of my cold dead hands!
Wow! Never, ever heard of that. The US plans to control the world? The US is promoting absolute totalitarianism? News to me.
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October 16th, 2004   Post 22
Chocobo_Blitzer
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lol, he said "UN" not "US"

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October 16th, 2004   Post 23
godofthunder9010
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doh!
 
October 16th, 2004   Post 24
AlexKall
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Originally Posted by godofthunder9010
Yes its becoming more paramilitary in small degrees. No, military training is not a good idea for police. Military training specializes in lethality. Police training is best left as being less lethal.
Im not sure I agree, many tactics that the military use its very usefull. Plus those in the above picture arn't there to hunt down shoplifters
That police unit has used their tactics and knowlage in a very senseble way.

Its a Anti terrorist police/military unit which, in the loss of terrorists hunts down prison escapes, and are used in some hostage situations, mostly the ordinary police takes care of that.
 
October 21st, 2004   Post 25
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Police Departments and Sheriff's Departments are enheretly para military.
Chains of Command
Uniform and Grooming regulations. etc.

Becoming to much like MP units? If you are refering to the SWAT, ESU, SERT, or ERT teams dressing in BDU's and Kevlar helmets and carrying AR-15's or MP-5's. Those are "special" units with certain missions.
Military Training vs Police training? Police aren't trained to use lethal force' thats for the military? Less than lethal? I ain't gonna raid a meth lab with a taser and a can of OC. Nor am I gonna try to shoot a gun out of your hand.

Law Enforcement responds to percieved or acknowledged threats with the best resources it can deploy. Be it a Patrol Officer or a tactical one.
 
October 24th, 2004   Post 26
egoz
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i think it's a good idea for an overlap. certain areas of police training should be para military like, ie SWAT. but with the changing international scene military units should get police training also. it's plain and simple, some situations require aggressive lethal tactics, others require a softer less lethal approach.
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October 24th, 2004   Post 27
ravensword227
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CMA2
Yes! and this is in direct alignment with the United Nations plans to "control" the worlds population and create a passive society where the leaders are the only ones with total power.

Out of my cold dead hands!
LOL @ the "terrorist", you and me:

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October 24th, 2004   Post 28
USAFAUX2004
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well no body wants another 44 minutes
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October 24th, 2004   Post 29
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well no body wants another 44 minutes
Agreed. What do you think is the best solution for such a threat?
 
October 24th, 2004   Post 30
USAFAUX2004
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Well I say m16 can do the job, but nothing beats the criminal better than the Ak's