re: "Militarization of the Police" discussion

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Did you miss the link above where tons and tons of former military guys are telling everyone what a bunch of jackasses the guys in Ferguson look like by NOT looking like they've ever been trained in the use of the weapons they're running around with? Or are you suggesting they're doing it correctly and they simply have a less strenuous set of SOP's than our guys in Iraq and Afghanistan did while on active duty overseas?

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Not a flame on the veteran's here but anyone being honest is going to know that many members of the military have minimal weapons training. Not to mention that it is a completely different skillset, being a soldier and being a policeman. UNLESS you guys are saying that being a soldier and being a policeman are the same and, in that case, shouldn't they have the same equipment?

Because a few minutes ago everyone was saying they are completely different things. So why do you give a crap what a soldier has to say about how a policeman does his job?

Note that I am being half sarcastic here.