Why America's police look like soldiers

[@SHADOW_F_A_X]

Military: Doesn’t want guns Police: *yoink*

[@ayoutuber5798]

Wooshwoh

[@Rpr1580]

The police is just like younger family members getting hand-me-downs

[@DaddyShrek]

@@Rpr1580 yes

[@Tek-117]

If you saw the budget some districts are given you wouldn’t blame them

[@user-yh7nf3qe8u]

-wow America- -wow america-

[@KevSen01]

“I turned it all down, because it feeds a mind-set that you’re not a police officer serving a community, you’re a soldier at war”. Man, that police chief was far-sighted.

[@khafaniking1230]

Exactly, was surprised they didn’t narrate/highlight that line too.

[@vengeful_asura1382]

@@khafaniking1230 In my inexpert opinion its probably because they are trying to push the narrative that the police are aggressively militarizing and i guess that they didn't want something positive like a police chief rejecting this expanded arsenal. But hey I don't have a degree in English or journalism so i could be completely wrong.

[@ramel684]

He didn't take everything that was offered, but he didn't turn everything down either. Still part of the problem

[@khafaniking1230]

@Vengeful_Asura @Vengeful_Asura I mean it’s not really pushing imo, the trend has truth to it. My reasoning is that it probably just comes off as awkward place wise because they already stated that militarization of the police creates a different atmosphere and attitude, and then led into the availability of equipment lent to police.highlighting and narrating the rest of the quote would be like sort of briefly flip flopping, even though they do touch on how police view themselves/awareness at the end of the video. And they touch on it in the same positive positive perspective you were talking about, with a former MP and civilian policeman talking about reform.

[@vengeful_asura1382]

@@khafaniking1230 Oh i completely agree, I just ment that they were "pushing the narrative" as you would say "telling the story" or as such, didn't mean to imply that they were misinforming or as such.

[@tonywu1403]

“You give someone a hammer, why are you surprised everything looks like a nail to him?” Best Quote.

[@hhiippiittyy]

It's an oldie but a goodie.

[@suilao9468]

Good poin 👍👍

[@SSnake-ks8wl]

"You give a man a gun he's superman, give him two he's god" Its basically 'mericas mantra at this point

[@martinromero2045]

*them , don’t be sexist

[@musaddiqmunirliman8267]

I was about to write that... Sums it all up

[@TheSilverwolf97]

There's not a problem with the police having more equipment with varied degrees of enforcement so they can respond to threats more effectively. It's the fact that they deploy military grade equipment on the dumbest of things. You shouldn't respond in the same manner to a peaceful manifestation than to a bank assault or terroristic threats.

[@nomus1172]

While a lot of this stuff is overkill the thing is criminals and people that just want to cause destruction will take advantage of those protest . It happens during the blm protests and others as well

[@randomguyoninternetidk4014]

Peaceful protests can change into riots in the blink of an eye.

[@The_True_Mx_Pink]

@randomguyoninternetidk4014 That's still not excuse to gas a protest, especially from a country that encourages protests.

[@TheSilverwolf97]

I mean gas is an effective tool to disperse a mob of people, but the problem is that it doesn't distinguish between a rioter and an innocent person, it can actually be even used against the police force itself. So yeah, not the best thing to bring to a protest which can involve innocent bystanders and even children and it leaves the zone unusable for an entire day. Gas is better suited in other scenarios like siege an illegal occupation, not on the streets in the middle of a protest. Thats why, have the gear, don't deploy it on every occasion, a hammer is not the best tool every time.

[@gvnk_]

@@randomguyoninternetidk4014 I would assume most of the time it's because tens to hundreds of cops eventually show up with military equipment and incite violence.

[@Zizzily]

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." -Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica, 2003.

[@jasper4549]

Shut up furry

[@mozzsticks_9248]

Winston Churchill no no he’s got a poibt

[@L30GH05TDUD3]

Winston Churchill bruh...

[@jasper4549]

Ghostcool 05 bruh what

[@L30GH05TDUD3]

Winston Churchill you began to being rude to the guy just because he said that and because hes a furry. I mean cmon, you are not doing any better for this current situation we are going through...

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Imagine living in America _This post was made by the non american citizen gang_

[@marcelcjr9313]

🇺🇸

[@stetik1986]

🇩🇪

[@prumset6059]

@@stetik1986 +1

[@irfanalamsyah]

More like, imagine living in the USA America is a one huge continent (or two if you consider the north and south), not a country

[@juliaalonso5875]

@@irfanalamsyah I just gave up explaining that 👁️👄👁️✋

[@JohnFoley1701]

The “s” is swat stands for special, as in not normally used. Bit of a misnomer these days.

[@ChrisD__]

NWAT

[@reckfullies]

Well it stands for special, as in specialized knowledge/training. Has nothing to do with how often it is used. So technically not really

[@nartinnecromancer3683]

​@@reckfullies Special and specialised are two different things. SWAT doesn't stand for Specialised knowledge and training. It stands for "Special Weapons and Tactics", as in these special weapons and tactics should be used against unusual situations (also only to protect the civilians from the offender), not against a misdemeanour of a civilian.

[@kcgfy81]

I am from Hong Kong what does SWAT mean? Special Weapons Attack Team?

[@JohnFoley1701]

K Chu close: the AT stands for “and tactics”

[@georgecranston8102]

'Shows swat teams and riot control units' "Why are police looking more militarized?"

[@superduperlayne977]

Exactly have they seen Mexico’s police

[@memealade2421]

@@superduperlayne977Mexican police are militarized for a very good reason: Cartel violence and militarization

[@superduperlayne977]

@@memealade2421 Yeah but us police are less militarized than people think. A standard police officer carries a pistol a bulletproof vest handcuffs a taser and sometimes pepper spray. They might also have a rifle in their car but they don’t usually use it.

[@Fabio.Enchilada]

"There's a reason you seperate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - William Adma

[@c.d5229]

I love enchiladas :)

[@callmeswivelhips8229]

Good show, and true

[@glee21012]

William Adama yes!. However, the police aren't legally required to protect us (U.S. Supreme Court has said this years ago, it is case law) they enforce laws. I would argue the military defends and fights enemies; civilians are NOT the enemy. This makes the police rather loathsome, nannies looking for law breakers, which is why people love the military and hate the police.

[@0IIIIII]

Mark Wulffert the police have discretion on who to help, it doesn’t mean they are able to ignore people and let them suffer. Get educated before spreading nonsense

[@laempanadax5553]

@@c.d5229 yo no he probado las enchiladas, pero que bien que a ti te gusten

[@bobthebobman7457]

US military: “we are retiring our B-2 spirits” US police: *Ill take those*

[@yousefalshammari1104]

yeah why not 1 in 3 people in the us have guns they need it

[@yousefalshammari1104]

@DriftProYTSF yeah because they need it

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@yousefalshammari1104 if they really needed everything the police should just be abolished and replaced by the military

[@yousefalshammari1104]

@@Alucard-gt1zf they're two different things but i see your point

[@gabbot141]

@@Alucard-gt1zf Does the police need or have tanks? No. Do they need bombers? No. They are just getting things they need, such as gear, guns and armored vehicles, so I really don't get your point

[@jeremydiaz9642]

Several years later, *_"Why do America's police have fighter jets?"_*

[@Grilledcheesy404]

honestly i wouldnt be suprised

[@prettyladywalkingdownthestreet]

*several weeks

[@thebullybuffalo]

Looool Then Why do police need MOABs?

[@r3d_d3d64]

When America's police have thier own marines and airforce....

[@vynlazer]

@@Grilledcheesy404 ?

[@nathanw3038]

*shows less lethal weapon* Vox: look at these assault rifles!

[@supersolleks5518]

Beanbag gun on screen Vox: Look at all of these fully automatic m16 assault rifles!

[@mr.crispybacon]

video: "police departments got assault rifles like M-16s" also video: shows a picture of a Colt AR-15

[@someonerandom760]

Vox: shows a tear gas launcher Vox: look at this Milkor grenade launcher firing on this poor innocent peaceful protest

[@rjnicdao1414]

"IF YOU'RE WRONG AND YOU THINK YOU ARE RIGHT, THAT MAKES YOU DANGEROUS." -tony stark. America, too much can destroy you.

[@akieraRs]

wise man

[@nathanthomas2822]

I appreciate the Civil War quote.

[@colinshin7515]

this guy tryna quote a superhero movie

[@anishsattaram3793]

@@colinshin7515 i mean if it fits...

[@aaronshan51]

I mean that's literally everybody at some point of their life, so I guess we're all dangerous?

[@matthewweitzner8956]

U.S. Military: As part of a treaty, we're going to get rid of some of our nuclear weapons. Police:

[@GTXBOY1650]

@@eternalmeltdown 😭😭😭😭😭

[@trishna013]

Police : does this comes in black ? 🦇

[@itsyoboiivan3255]

@@eternalmeltdown enemy ac 130 above

[@kotionignite775]

thats gotta be the best one

[@fierylilac_]

Police: uses captain America shields

[@BatmanQB]

A few years later: Why does police have interplanetary rail guns??

[@hedgehog3180]

"Why does the Police have nuclear silos?"

[@matthew_natividad]

Freddo that would be project insight

[@ethanblair7368]

Less guns in the public = Still more guns in the police. It is not a public having weapons problem, it is a systemic problem, i.e. rulers wanting to do their raisòn detré to rule.

[@noaffiliation-x8w]

This floored me for some reason xD

[@lukemusa2687]

Just unveiled new Nypd Death Star and fleet of imperial class star destroyers

[@erfanrahman8416]

This video apparently simplified the drug problem in the 80s, while ignoring how it led to sophisticated issues, like gang and cartel violence, that actually caused the police to militarize

[@lejey4971]

It goes both sides... Because the police got more militarized, the gangs and criminals got too.

[@user-wu6qb2xl1c]

@@lejey4971 was the other way around actually

[@lejey4971]

@@user-wu6qb2xl1c you sure about that? Or do you think that?

[@user-wu6qb2xl1c]

@@lejey4971 criminals got more advanced and dangerous, so we needed more stuff, and it became an arms race

[@julianpeschar1801]

@@user-wu6qb2xl1c and the definition of an arm race is that both sides escalate because of each other. So the police got more gear so criminals got more gear so police got more etc. I can thus conclude that police militarization caused an increase in dangerous criminals in some way.

[@blake.mp4]

This could all be fixed with Kendall Jenner giving them a Pepsi.

[@rabid6761]

Underrated comment

[@thefreemonk6938]

This comment will get more than 1k likes.

[@Raez_XL]

😂😂😂😂

[@isaiah3872]

@@thefreemonk6938 No doubt

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

Why didn't I think of that?

[@gfygber9639]

American police: military gear, paintball guns, tear gas Mexican police: chasing cartel with Apaches.

[@justlaugh5148]

Facts

[@deadeyed2454]

Did you see that Cartel leader who was killed with a mini gun from an Apache helicopter?

[@brokenspeakerx]

I went down there to tepic and for an odd reason most of the police are american with machine mounted trucks

[@maple1010]

@@brokenspeakerx war on drugs reasons

[@theadeptuscustodes]

It is the Cartel

[@YasminCarli]

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - Adama (Battlestar Galactica)

[@paulobatitay9362]

we need adama and galactica right now to escape this cursed planet

[@askani21]

So say we all!

[@VinnyLam]

Sorry to disappoint you, but the police actually have no legal duty to protect the people. Supreme Court made a ruling back in 2005 that the police are not required to protect nor save you. Police officers are not civil bodyguards; their job is only to enforce the law, arrest criminals, and collect revenue for the state.

[@AmrothEldarion]

I love you for quoting Galactica. I watched it recently and remember this line very well haha. God, that show had some amazing writing.

[@The10thManRules]

Cpt. Adoma was right!

[@saytgaming2960]

American: "Why American police looks like soldiers". Meanwhile Russian police: hold my btr and rpg, I will call artillery strike

[@mrzkittlez-Uk]

Yeah no

[@romawar]

No. Russian police most of the times doesn't have anything more lethal than a PM. If it has, it's a shorthened version of AK-74.

[@lenini056]

Ukraine: I DARE YOU TO ARREST US ALL!

[@aaroncruz9181]

@@lenini056 Yeah cause you brought the police here

[@AudieHolland]

*So Murican police is the same as Russian police*

[@Kudejo]

2070 : *Why does america's police have Tactical nukes*

[@cameronbidiix218]

I think you mean 2077

[@demonkingofsalvation7519]

@@cameronbidiix218 I c what u did there

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

To protect and defend people of course

[@vitbadzy7957]

Bc they're suicidal from all the pressure duh

[@ritaDas-xl4kz]

Hmmmm,in that case they should not be in america too lol

[@mat34105]

US: why our police looks like soldiers? Brazillians: Laughs in military police.

[@CarsMeetsBikes]

and look at how miserable most people are in Brazil, I mean I know it's funny but it's also quite sad

[@nihilisticbarbie]

@@CarsMeetsBikes yeah trust me they're not laughing with a president like b*lsonaro that'll gladly run them over

[@brunobragamennabarreto3370]

@@CarsMeetsBikes yes, because we have a military police, people all over the country are miserable

[@lauracamara2495]

@@EnT3R no is no cool because having a military police no only affects what kind of equipment they use but also their behavior, this is one of the reasons that in Brazil the police kills a lot

[@7kAndyy]

laura camara ...or its because their entire government is corrupt

[@roydexter6159]

American police: we have armoured cars Dutch police: we have bicycles

[@pablomoninohernandez8227]

Dutch police: We got some bicycles and you guys. USA police: you know MRAPs for house raiding

[@stephans1990]

Being dutch myself; we have all of this. The Dutch were actually one of the first police forces in the world with a militarized division (Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid, today called DSI). And our riot police (Mobiele eenheid) has the same weapons as in the United States (water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets). And in the United States you will also find police officers patrolling on bicycles in major cities.

[@wolfiewhatifstudio6932]

@@stephans1990 I'm pretty sure military police or the natives of America had the first police force

[@kaijuslayer3334]

@@wolfiewhatifstudio6932 Technically the first was in Edo Japan if I recall

[@royneyhoff6598]

Precies Dit Dus

[@TBL-thunder-6]

"Let us throw stones at officers and knock them out" "Why are you wearing riot gear? You look too scary :("

[@kingoftoxic9696]

i thought the same thing the protesters why are you wearing riot gear 0:40 mean while there getting hit the cops in a diffrent area getting hit by molitof cocktails

[@keisanzio5773]

they only wear the gear at protests that are peaceful. why don't they direct their force to the literal mass shooters

[@Chill_Bell]

You throw big rock, we throw bean bag that hits harder than rock!

[@goni2493]

​@@Chill_Bell and then there's the Molitovs

[@ahpoiseheh]

One more segment of “only in America”. As an European, the US seems like a constant Hollywood movie... Wow.

[@lunawroblewski]

I sometimes feel that way as an American. Like am I watching the news or a tv show?

[@schluti6347]

true its unreal haha

[@mogusgaming6773]

I’m American, and can definitely agree

[@Primalxbeast]

If we were in a movie, someone would have gone back and fixed this effed up timeline by now.

[@terminator1562]

Luna Wroblewski America is just a soap opera

[@thealgerian3285]

"America has exported too much military power, now she's paying the price" - Metal Gear Solid 4 (2008).

[@AsobiMedio]

@@Buddlebot 'Always' As in, ever since WW2, before that the U.S military wasn't particularly large.

[@muhammadammarrasyid5780]

I swear to god kojima predict future again unless you want the world's future to be one full of couriers

[@Buddlebot]

The guy who knows things Thank you. Yes that is true! And I think US has a power obsessed mentality due to utilitarian rule.

[@justaregularguy4435]

Well when it’s cheaper to buy rifles and swat trucks than glocks and cars it’s pretty obvious which choice is better...

[@pedrolins7076]

Kojima predicts the future again.

[@blazinhazin4428]

2050: "why does the police have Juggernaut suits with anti-aircraft missile launchers whilst riding a Abrams M1A2?"

[@isdattomatojuice9897]

That sounds really uncomfortable

[@ManuelDiaz-cb9xp]

Last I heard they were purchasing Apache helicopters to make umm traffic stops

[@DMonty2446]

It's medicinal

[@someusername6552]

*meanwhile it shows picture of police officer on one of those bicycles you'd buy for a kid just learning how to ride*

[@dimitri_tsm]

Maybe the Rioters use RPGs or LMGs in the future, Anyway, these are some uncomfortable things to imagine

[@AFAuStolz]

"Can you tell which one is police?" Proceeds to only show units in riot gear, which is usually very similar due to the effectiveness of the same tools.

[@pinzo4137]

also every single one of them has at least some kind of identification on there, one of them literally has secret service written on the vest and the other has an 82nd airborne patch

[@vauxcorsa]

in england we don’t have riot gear because we cut off the problem from the source not as it grows

[@slkozmaishere6312]

Riot gear at a peacefull protest?

[@pinzo4137]

@@slkozmaishere6312 unbeknownst to you clearly, 99% of peaceful protests in all of history have escalated to some kind of violence

[@study2547]

You may have missed the point. the entire entrance argument was on how the public will see things. the police which is supposed to be a protective internal group shows up to a protest looking like a militant armed force. how is anyone showing up for a peaceful protest supposed to feel okay when the police show up in riot gear (with 1 of the clips shows them sitting down and asking "why are you in riot gear")

[@jakeperalta99]

USA: why American police looks like military? Italy: our police IS military LOL

[@lorenzobarbieri8483]

Not always, but yes ahahahah

[@FloppyITA]

Italian Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza are military corps which have policing roles, but there are some marked differences between basically Squadre Radiomobili and the military battalions. Also those who are assigned to policing roles does not carry any kind of military gear, only special operations team as GIS for terroris attack or hostages situasions. I do not know if you are Italian, but I think the European way of using police is better than the American one, less violent and more efficient, also, generally speaking, police forces in Europe are seen as a good presence.

[@jakeperalta99]

@@FloppyITA si sono italiana, e concordo, la nostra polizia non arriva neanche lontanamente ai loro livelli di violenza

[@xaviergonzalez4668]

Same in México, the military are the police

[@enriquetutor9893]

We also have militarized police in Spain but it's a matter of regulation what doesn't mean every cop looks like a mercenary. USA should really adapt force to threat

[@aren6708]

American protesters: Noooooo!!!! You can't use armored vehicle. You're scaring us. Russian police: Hahahahaaha, Our BTR goes boom boom boom.

[@mxrgold8814]

Honestly, American police should have BTR’s as well

[@aren6708]

MXR Gold BTR is Russian, the alternative is Stryker.

[@williamhe1967]

At least American riot police are trained to give an open space for protestors to leave. I’ve seen a few videos of Russian riot police whose doctrine sort of goes like this: Disorient with water cannons Advance inwards towards the crowd Beat and grab the remaining rioters to arrest Keep beating till they all surrender. Oh and the Chinese police... there are no riots in China, especially in the prosperous year of 1989.

[@cosmicthrillseeker]

Да ты даже не живёшь в России

[@xavierrodriguez8432]

😂 so true

[@Bsouls5678]

“You give someone a hammer, why are you surprised everything looks like a nail to them?” This!!

[@kobedozier8415]

When I am using hammer to put something together I usually don't go around beating people in the head with it. But hey that's just me.

[@sulituan4506]

Therefore, you give cops guns and they become mindless mass murderers

[@Riptitde777]

@@kobedozier8415 well its more so if they gave a cop a hammer to either defend themselves or people, then protests happen and cops feel "threatened" what do you expect cops to do with those hammers, they're gonna use what they have. Same way an officer would shoot on a crowd, we need to be taking this stuff away so it cant happen in the first place. And only bring them when stuff like shoot outs or robberies happen

[@rog5411]

They should give blm a hammer, maybe they’ll actually do something productive

[@t2rx7crx1]

Act like animals get treated like animals. Police wouldn't need those equipment if people are more civilized.

[@charlieromeu5748]

There are a lot of units in the polices and military forces. Each one uses an specific gear to an specific task. In Brazil for example, the common police is a military police.

[@Red_Tsar]

We do have a civilian police too though.

[@charlieromeu5748]

@@Red_Tsar polícia civil

[@leoyuri8938]

@@Red_Tsar A Polícia Civil entre na parte investigativa, jurídica e criminalistica. Pra patrulhar, tem que ser militar.

[@Red_Tsar]

@@leoyuri8938 Obrigado pela informação!

[@suspendedtwice4sayingrasis261]

Might it be because the criminals are heavily armed and very violent? Oh no, this can’t be it… 😄

[@deathwarrent8465]

America has some of the most heavily armed civilians in the world😂

[@shizzydeo6545]

And yet, they give cops small p shooters

[@t8901]

That's why police needs modern weapons😂

[@harelkatz3700]

exactly bro. never heard them mention that... talk about one - sided coverage

[@williamdelosreyes9094]

@@harelkatz3700 but the problem with giving police heavier armament is that they are perceived more like a military occupation than a police force

[@mikeakersa8566]

@@williamdelosreyes9094 you realize that other nations, like Germany, France, and the UK all have similar equipment to the U.S. no one is complaining that the Bundespolizei is heavily armed, nor the Gendarmerie in France. Instead of comparing U.S. police to U.S. Troops, Compare them to other police agencies across the world and you will understand the is par for the course when it comes to equipment. Russia's police have access to tanks yet nobody talks about that.

[@buttboner]

Russia’s police literally have tanks with 30mm cannons

[@adamalikhan1357]

Brits police can't carry a weapon at all

[@matt309]

@@adamalikhan1357 they have inflatable batons

[@VeteranR]

Swedish Police have nothing

[@kentagent6343]

@@VeteranR Vilka poliser har du sett? Alla poliser bär SIG sauer pistoler, de har också tillgång till andra vapen så som hagelgevär och automatkarbiner.

[@VeteranR]

@@kentagent6343 English?

[@diekje8728]

If the Belgian police would use leftover army weapons, we’d be using catapults

[@shittinontheceiling3474]

Cool

[@-timothydexterthegreatestp5391]

A i see you have never served a day in the Belgian Military because than you would know that the Belgian Military actually uses one of the most expensive rifles in the world used in other countries only by special forces and in Belgium as a standard military rifle not to mention the sidearm five seven really good sidearm. also the gear is made by top notch developers better than some American uniforms regarding quality against rough weather and terrain.

[@gekkeplayer8682]

@@-timothydexterthegreatestp5391 he was just making a joke but yeah what you said is true, our military has really good weapons and stuff. if we got the training that american marines get we would be a very strong army. I just registered with the artillery regiment so i hope i get the job.

[@thepoppyman844]

“Surrender, we you surrounded!” “You’ll never get us alive!!!” “Very well. Archers, fire away.”

[@hl1087]

@@-timothydexterthegreatestp5391 you told us so much but not what weapon it is

[@rebel_lion762]

0:33 "american police has been looking more like troop" being in riot gear is nothing alike to military lol. they don't raid taliban in those.

[@jarryd8167]

We're getting a taste of what we do to the citizens of other countries, and it isn't pretty.

[@blt4life112]

Really? Are american children afraid to go outside on a sunny day for fear of being droned?

[@gamingsquad4507]

Can u guys see dead bodies laying around ?

[@ottomanempirefrom]

Nice

[@heldersilva6672]

@BLT4LIFE and @Gaming Squad He said "a taste", not "the same thing". (Oddly) very accurate comment from Jarryd.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

American citizens are bored to death because whatever it is you are doing, I am not amused?

[@samindj]

A couple months of training and you can be a soldier? That's the dream for some people with small egos and control issues

[@vornamenachname3384]

Not even months, Just weeks

[@b__c7538]

@Immanuel Kant No they need to train more on how to de-escalate situations

[@vornamenachname3384]

@Nhut Hong Le (Henry) the average is about 13-19 weeks

[@saraa.4295]

@Immanuel Kant better restraint, more respect for the fatality of what they carry, more training for other tactics, more time for instructors to sort out unfit officers

[@saraa.4295]

@Immanuel Kant intresting question..i do believe that a Bad c knowledge of unarmed combat is a good thing for police to have. If you know that unarmed people are no danger to you you hopefully won't pull a gun. But apart from that, there needs to be reconstruction from the bottom up. People who glorify violence, have eacist tendencies or want to fulfill power fantasies should not be in that profession, swat teams should be highly trained and used only way nin the most dire of situatuions and cops in generel should only be called if there is an actual crime (not for homelessness, rowdy students, runnaway cats or mentally ill)

[@bigneon_glitter]

"There's a reason you separate *military* and the *police* . One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the *military* becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." BSG

[@ekevanderzee9538]

Not even that anymore. Now they just serve to enforce the law.

[@jl9554]

@@ekevanderzee9538 No it's to enforce capitalism.

[@Theredeyedjedi]

That's why we need a real politician in place.

[@CityWhisperer]

@Whited Out Carabineri is a military police aimed at serving civilians. It's not the same to have a branch of the military with normal police gear than to have the entire force be formed exclusively with military-grade equipment, both for police and troops.

[@myk_islive6471]

I believe that in the event the US government militarizes against the people at a mass scale, the law enforcement, and the military itself would turn against the State. Never forget our constitution.

[@Heartt321]

Ah yes “Where did the police get the rifles used to defend themselves in possibly lethal and deadly situations?”

[@TheQuietKidAmerican]

Mad Rioters : we will hurt the police Police : gets armor Every Rioters: *Hey that's illegal*

[@Bartholomew_Beans]

Yeah lol

[@Temperius]

@@TheQuietKidAmerican There is a difference between a riot and a protest. Honestly I agree that there should be police in riot gear at protests but there definitely is a point where it goes to far.

[@adog3129]

it is funny to watch a video about how police shouldn't have an ar-15, as a civilian who has one...

[@keisanzio5773]

@@TheQuietKidAmerican they aren't rioting + that's criminals like mass shooters. police target peaceful protesters, and for some reason not literal murderers.

[@lorbett69]

2025: “why do mall cops have Nuclear Submarines”

[@sailaab]

yes¡!¡!☻

[@noahm6261]

for when a black kid runs with something in his hand

[@pervisbearden3855]

Noah Moscarillo i swear i walk out of a store with my phone and suddenly im an avengers level threat

[@EternaResplandiente]

@I'm here yes

[@samrock7632]

so they can catch con men that were doing something *'Fishy'*

[@ozpsychosis]

Hey Vox, do one on the Sudanese Revolution 2019. It's underreported. It's like we're not part of glope.

[@philsmith4482]

Could you tell me more about that

[@antheamay7]

Yes, please do share

[@uvbe]

Here's wikipedia's TL;DR: The Sudanese Revolution was a major shift of political power in Sudan that started with street protests throughout Sudan on 19 December 2018 and continued with sustained civil disobedience for about eight months, during which the 11 April 2019 Sudanese coup d'état deposed President Omar al-Bashir after thirty years in power, 3 June Khartoum massacre took place under the leadership of the Transitional Military Council that replaced al-Bashir, and in July and August 2019 the TMC and the Forces of Freedom and Change alliance signed a Political Agreement and a Draft Constitutional Declaration legally defining a planned 39-month phase of transitional state institutions and procedures to return Sudan to a civilian democracy. Would love to hear the opinions of someone living there though!

[@stxrkilla]

@@uvbe best moments of my life and i hope our sudanese and nation wide youth learn this in history.

[@stxrkilla]

@@uvbe beautiful explanation.

[@Davidc31]

"I was offered tanks, bazookas, anything I wanted, said Nick Pastore, former police chief of New Haven. I turned it all down because it feeds a mind-set that you're not a police officer serving a community, you're a soldier at war."

[@anthonyw9129]

New Haven needs it... I live in the area.. Hartford and Bridgeport need them also... maybe you should come down to Winchester Ave or the Hill section in New Haven and see how you make out

[@evaninnyc]

Agreed. The police are made to serve US. NOT themselves. They are not at war with us. They don't need AKs and Tanks. As soon as police turn on the community... remove them. And if the PD won't... The community should eliminate problematic police themselves by ANY means necessary. This is America. Our country. Not theirs.

[@yelezi7950]

@@evaninnyc AKs!?

[@zabifaqiri4192]

I feel like chaos and high crime is result of this heavily armed combatant who are suppose to be police .... For example ... our body response to seeing a swat in ski mask is same as a terrorist in balaclava.... FEAR!

[@GC-rf2st]

David Chung - he turned it down because he was a political animal NOT the first officer through the door on a raid or policing the streets of a crime ridden neighbourhood

[@captianwinston1850]

Ah, now we know what happens if the soldier police doesn’t show up. The capital gets stormed.

[@TheQuietKidAmerican]

Yeah and the politicians gets killed, it will turn the nation into chaos while the rioters keep saying "stop giving the police armor" while they use guns against them 💀

[@86thsummer]

They did show up and they were attacked.

[@86thsummer]

@Ohio President wasn't at the capital. Do you know anything about anything?

[@pinzo4137]

@@86thsummer they showed up, didnt get the backup they needed and look what happened

[@nathanw3038]

@@86thsummer not enough actually, out of all their squads only 1 was able to respond, and this was after they were already overwhelmed

[@bp_cherryblossomtree723]

"Where did they get all of this equipment" Taxpayers: Hmm

[@badmonkey222]

@BetterMetal830 i.e taxpayers. Our military budget is bloated

[@realStuart]

Most of the stuff was cheap or free what do you do say no the armored trucks can be for heavily armed suspects. The grenade launcher is used for tear gas.

[@Hhhy668]

Teng Tu well it is where else is the government gonna get like 600 billion dollars a year

[@shifa444]

?? EXACTLY

[@boosted211]

@BetterMetal830 the military takes tax dollars to develop and manufacture the weapons. then police use tax dollars to buy the weapons. thats what a broken system looks like.

[@kreigthepsycho]

"It was met by forces with helmets, riot shields, and teargas." Have Have these people not seen riot police before?

[@tonalcrayon1290]

Of course not! They live in a box!

[@abramjamrs5559]

I think it's common sense after all the shootings and all the bombings for the past what 30 years and many police men and women been killed because lack of gear and protection

[@cocacolagarlic9015]

@Padraig c That moment when burning down buildings and killing many innocents is a peaceful protest

[@bob-wx4po]

Padraig c THEY WHERE NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE, YOU KNOW WHERE THE PRESIDENT LIVES???

[@SCP--cy7cd]

Uncle and then they made fun of him for going to his bunker bruh 💀

[@greedgreed4411]

It sure is ironic that the 'war on terror' resulted in terror in our own country.

[@nvrslps]

This started before the war on Terror. Police have been terrorizing citizens of this country since they were a thing.

[@toomanyeyesjoe1438]

Finally, someone who uses ironic correctly

[@addman]

terrorize you into my freedom

[@r34p3rex]

The terrorists won

[@Wizen887]

Its not the war on terror it's the war on drugs

[@RekyRiddles62]

50 years later…. “Why do America’s police have tanks and nukes?”

[@randomguyoninternetidk4014]

@allergy5634You’re most likely think of the Nat. Guard. Not the police.

[@tiresoup1824]

@Allergy Those aren’t tanks, it’s a difference to note. Most of the time armored vehicles are used for evacuating civilians and operators from a dangerous environment.

[@tiresoup1824]

Since when did American police even have nukes?

[@Borinquen_1]

​@allergy5634 You don't even know how to tell the diference between an M-1 Abrams and a Lenco Bearcat Imao.

[@Oddie99000]

I can’t believe the US treats the pandemic like a political issue

[@therambler3713]

This is the result of polarized politics, left vs right. Obsession with politicizing everything.

[@MrTastyCarp]

There are some of us in the US who can't believe it either...

[@Oddie99000]

Well, at this point, I’m not surprised. But it’s without a doubt a shame, for all the reasons you gentlemen provided. I can’t wait to move out and, be in a better place, even if we do rock sometimes

[@jacobburgess8841]

Sad reality is it’s so clear Facebook, Google, KZbin have all separated mobs into positive feedback echo chambers... As if both sides are hero’s and opposition is the enemy.

[@retsmon3440]

Hey, here in Brazil too. People think being in quarantine is being a left Wing supporter

[@fakyu9346]

When US Goverment realized that The US is actually the biggest oil producer in the world : (Fast typing) How to *INVADE* yourself ?

[@janekduda7548]

You know that thw first paragraph is enough. You don't need to say "get it guys".

[@Herbayse]

liberate*

[@sriyadityasrivatsa5346]

100th like

[@Athanatoi]

By executing the executive Order 66

[@bobthefabolous3833]

@@Athanatoi America: Revenge of The Confederate

[@chronic5487]

as a non American i thought the military was doing police’s work

[@messiaheatennowdles263]

It’s true. That’s why bad things happen, we depend on police to be military train but they’re just a paper pusher

[@raviolimonster9381]

They use military because yes you can sign laws and reform the cops but you can't with the American military.. it would be to hard

[@ekevanderzee9538]

@John Doe and why is that? WHY does the U.S.A. have not only the worlds two largest armies, four largest airforces, three largest navies, and a supplementary internal militia that surpasses the most militaries in the world, but NO efdective police (or any other measures that can indicate a functioning civilisation)?

[@ogarcia2672]

Haha you should visit mexico then. We used to have marines as police like for 12 years, now we habe civil-army force. You need to be prepares for the next big thing , what they don’t say its that crime leves are higher than ever.

[@luckylindy1776]

@@ekevanderzee9538 - please elaborate 'supplementary internal militia'....? do you mean the National Guard and Reserve (federal gov't) and the individual state guards (state gov't)... do not forget the private militias too....

[@Roman_Citizen7]

America's way of handling protests isn't even close to bad

[@AeIiano]

Exactly. At least they don’t nuke the state and disown it. Hunger games reference btw

[@NeroSaintClaudius]

Yeah its downright terrible

[@matthewsauder7133]

@@NeroSaintClaudius I can’t tell if this is a joke or not because there’s no tone in text.

[@NeroSaintClaudius]

@@matthewsauder7133 not a joke

[@Someone-sc2hk]

tear gassing unarmed protesters isn't bad?

[@pumpkopf]

Only the US could buy so many tanks, that they have some lying around for "policing"

[@GoldenDoom]

and russia.

[@rune.theocracy]

@@GoldenDoom especially russia

[@Michiro13]

What are the "tanks" used by police for "policing"?

[@myoko343]

and Israel

[@HelplessGazellle]

@@Michiro13 hostage situations, major terrorist attacks, multiple active shooters, and credible bomb threats

[@oliverkregor3661]

US: Our police looks like military units. Armenia: Our police IS our military.

[@omnia9348]

Brazil; two police forces; civilian and military police.

[@dwijgurram5490]

Gray state is coming

[@creerpepro]

@@omnia9348 same thing here in the US

[@omnia9348]

@@creerpepro 😶 but in US is just one police.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824]

@@omnia9348 It isnt

[@typicalperson6389]

US Military: “Yeah so we got these cool things we don’t need anymore so-“ Police: “I’LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK”

[@kierandonohoe978]

Well when they’re getting outgunned by criminals with murder rates out of 1880 NYC id say they needed them. Should read up on the problems police have faced.

[@waliahmed6]

Great job buddy just keep copying other's comments

[@marinman3626]

@@kierandonohoe978 another thing is that military surplus is just cheaper than new or used police gear

[@ow_su]

@@kierandonohoe978 1880 is a completely different timeframe

[@iinsanityhyper7720]

@@ow_su okay? And why should they get rid of it then if it works.

[@Cheese90167]

US Military: “We got some spare guns and gear if you wa-“ Police: “You *did* have some spare gear and guns”

[@mikhailshtin2726]

Army is like big brother for the police, that gives his old stuff that doesn't fit him anymore

[@Penigale]

Very well said. Why doesn't the left understand this?

[@ShadowGamer-gs3ez]

I mean, they complain about police looking like "military", fist off you can look anywhere in the world and you will see swat teams and riot police look exactly the same, yet somehow its a problem in the US and US only.

[@ShadowGamer-gs3ez]

@@woodychelton5590 What is worrying about the police having equipment that helps them stay in advantage of criminals.

[@evanhall06]

Woody Chelton then just don’t pay your taxes

[@evanhall06]

Woody Chelton yes ik such a brilliant idea. Not like the feds will go after you or anything

[@abhishekj6406]

Few years later: Why do American police looks like stormtrooper

[@marcelh7864]

Because you are the Empire. Do you seriously think the US (government) are the good guys?

[@mayo_-]

@@marcelh7864 take a joke.

[@gxn731]

@@marcelh7864 when you win wars and become a world superpower you get the privilege of saying you're the goods guys, that's how its always been

[@Dragontron20]

Execute Order 66

[@marcelh7864]

@@gxn731 The US did good with winning the world wars but that doesn't excuse the behavior of US governments in the second half of the 20th century until now. I would even go so far as to say the US image has been tainted on the world stage due to the regime changes, coups, drone strikes, illegal wars and torture committed in the name of freedom and democracy. The US maintains a positive image on the inside (the greatest country in the world, FREEDOM!!) but outside the American bubble this is not the case. Which is quiet similar to the Galactic Empire.

[@josuaerick9670]

"What is a police officer going to do with an assault rifle when he's facing a protest" "When you give someone a hammer, why are you surprised that everything looks like a nail to them" That bit was smart.

[@adiabd1]

That mentality does corrupt what the government called "Police"

[@_My_YouTube]

Vox needs to do better regarding the accuracy of terms in their scripts. They use the terms "assault weapon," "automatic weapon," and "military weapons" interchangeably, and then apply those terms to both the M-16 and the AR-15. An AR-15 is NOT an assault rifle like the M-16. It is not a military weapon. It is a semi-automatic rifle (just like most hand guns are semi-automatic). It does not have select fire capabilities, and has a fixed magazine instead of a detachable box magazine. "AR" in the term "AR-15" stands for ArmaLite NOT assault rifle.

[@martinak6977]

@@_My_KZbin Do you really need an AR-15 for a PEACEFUL protest? Use it to shoot in a shooting range as much as you want, but police don't need it to control a peaceful protest.

[@ghostknight5748]

@@martinak6977 yeah remember the blm protests(peacefully) turn into riots

[@gavindhailwal3432]

Police are great

[@dhirvyas2031]

“Why are you in riot gear?!” -protesters “Gee, i wonder why.” -police

[@thememer1605]

USA: Rifles, Riot Gear and helmets Mexico: Mounted LMGS on SUVS, chasing cartels down public highways shooting at eachother -_-

[@agency920]

This is also due to the US tho

[@thememer1605]

@@agency920 ?

[@plo9458]

@@thememer1605 it is alot of the weapons and vehicles provided to them are from the US and even the DEA accidentally lost I think a couple hundred rifles that they were using to track the cartel. But mexico is a war zone that type of equipment is most definetly needed

[@charleshulien9997]

GTA for ya

[@10M01.]

@@charleshulien9997 😂😂😂😂

[@ThatOneGuyWhoLostHisHandle]

Also “grenade launchers” really? This is why context is so important. Those things fire teargas shells and nothing else, no cop is walking around with a six shooting 40mm grenade launcher.

[@acehindiephoto]

i know right vox is just trying so hard to make it sound serious.

[@nade7242]

i think they also load beanbags sometimes

[@arbys.v2387]

@@nade7242 yep

[@sparkyfun1]

Teargas is banned under the Geneva Protocol of 1925 for use in warfare as an asphyxiating gas. The fact that there is no international law banning or even regulating the use of restricted weaponry on your own citizens still astounds me. The response "It's okay, the grenade launchers only shoot chemical weapons" is something I don't think is a valid reason for grenade launchers to be available to police forces.

[@nade7242]

Tear gas isn't a deadly gas and doesn't suffocate you to death, it only causes agitation. that's why it's not outlawed.

[@juliensteines8601]

I mean, weather you like em or not. those police riot uniforms look extremely badass.

[@Fett-Haskesin]

Ur not even wrong 😭

[@chairmanxina2338]

They really do

[@HarshitSingh-hh3vu]

Yup

[@dwijgurram5490]

Gray state is coming

[@noob-bricksproductions]

ikr but the bad thing is that theres literally no need for them.

[@PXMP_Will1]

“Why are you in riot gear?” Mhhh maybe because you are rioting

[@kurdaitcha5806]

Those "rifles" have air canisters on them.

[@articfox4127]

Do they hurt

[@CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

@@articfox4127 they sting since they're either bean bags or tear gas, sometimes rubber

[@articfox4127]

Thx

[@wyattguilliams9472]

@@articfox4127 Go paintballing and let us know if it does

[@articfox4127]

Wyatt Guilliams I have always wanted to

[@Masiba7517]

America is Florida man of the world and that's a fact

[@commentsforcomments3018]

"America is Florida man of the world and that's a fact" -- Manpreet Singh's opinion

[@askagainquick7826]

It's true

[@realhumphreyappleby]

A true opinion though

[@apieinthesky]

@@commentsforcomments3018 You would be the joke in the comedy club

[@aoliravioli]

Lance all he did was quote Manpreet, why’re u so aggressive lol

[@kr4zyy]

US Military: Hey we got spare bombs lying around..want some? US Police: *I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK*

[@thatnopal4068]

I will be actually happy if my police force did that

[@clicheguevara5282]

Israeli military: We're training American police and the media won't dare report on it!

[@BeaverChainsaw]

@@thatnopal4068 you shouldn't, other the horrific deaths that can come with millitarizing the police force(swatting for example)grenade launchers can harm public and private property and some the vehicles the police now use are for known degrading roads. So it basically cost the public extra money.

[@benjiboi6669]

Thomy Fun you mean tear gas launchers

[@3153-e4w]

Thomy Fun they use foam rounds out of the grenade launchers, it is literally illegal everywhere to even posses fragmentation (explosive) rounds

[@enoobg3sg1iscool]

For the love of god stop calling the AR-15 an assault rifle. It's not. Learn the difference.

[@Dannysoutherner]

Liberals have no intention of learning anything about guns. See what Washington State just did.

[@Omar-su3ii]

Walks the side walk and hears “ENEMY AIR-STRIKE IN THE AIR, GET TO COVER!”

[@hydrox3935]

best joke in this coment section

[@zabifaqiri4192]

I wont be surprised if drug searches are met with swat ....imagine a real culprit!!! Probably rocket or fighter jet blow em up. No jokes

[@shneagan2208]

Enemy AC130 ABOVE

[@mrnohax5436]

Shneagan enemy nuke incoming it’s over

[@itsok682]

@@mrnohax5436hahaha

[@InsertFloppy]

America, where the police are equipped like military but the doctors aren't equipped like doctors

[@emzeeitsuki9396]

Oof

[@potassiumcyanide3857]

They still use win98 in hospital

[@TamimLB]

Well here in South Africa we literally get beaten by the SANDF just for going out to get food.

[@lawrenceredmacher4382]

police departments are getting tanks but elementary school teachers have to buy supplies for classrooms themselves

[@outlsd1590]

On God

[@Unnatural09]

What I learned: America constantly needs to be in a war or they give the equipment to the police.

[@michaeltheundeadmariachi4494]

Your profile pic definitely sums it all up

[@Ghesh_Vargiet]

yeah but most citizens never notice

[@alleghanyonce]

America had one less war to fight so they waged another one on the population.

[@Unnatural09]

It represents my utter bewilderment.

[@thejfactor1]

It’s a truth; nonetheless, a necessary one. The US is running out of natural resources. China isn’t. The US buys most of its rare earth metals from China, which is a huge supply chain risk. To counter this, we have a military presence in Afghanistan, and our government supports opposition groups in Xinjiang. This brings us leverage at the negotiating table when it comes to trade deals.

[@fendywong9148]

Usa: our police looks like soldiers Malaysia:great job

[@сукаблять-д3т]

I’m from the uk and I promise you here people are moaning that police are being given tasers.😂

[@Tristan12]

Similar discussion in the Netherlands. Thank god we live in Europe.

[@obamagaming8700]

Britannic hayyomatt I see British police get bullied people 😂

[@madgavin7568]

@@Tristan12 Dutch Police carry guns, what's the issue with Tasers?

[@RealSaudiExplorer]

@@madgavin7568 They tickle the target to make him laugh and shake. This shrinks the target nerves until they disconnect. So, teasers can make you paralyzed.

[@meferswift]

Did your citizen eligible for ar15?

[@AibolatKazhyakpar]

3 years later in the USA: - why this officer is carrying nuclear bomb?

[@ravimaithreyregulagedda2158]

iT's fOR tHeIr oWn SaFeTy!!!

[@VFAHSN]

Welcome Fallout!

[@LegendGamer-je8is]

@@VFAHSN war...war never changes

[@kostam.1113]

Sometimes you need to nuke those protestors in order to disperse them

[@VFAHSN]

@@LegendGamer-je8is we can all agree that when reality starts to seem like fallout... we have a problem!

[@greenlookinboi]

Well some of these photos were national guard so technically that is the military

[@sirhayden5516]

national guard is the military..... they are deployed just like the army or USMC.

[@L33T_Taco]

@@mrdarthkermit3711 i mean realisticly...active duty doesnt have that much more training alot of the times....

[@javierrivera9824]

@@mrdarthkermit3711 they stop smugglers

[@hellogoodnite8447]

@@mrdarthkermit3711 They got more training than regular cops tho as well as better gear

[@joshuafisette7255]

@@sirhayden5516 guard and reserve get deployed for 12-18 month tours while active duty guys are only gone for 3-6 months

[@xSuki98]

I'm not American or anything like that but we in Serbia also have "militarized" police forces which I like. Not because they will hurt someone or anything like that, because I know that they're gonna protect us whenever it's needed. We never had school shooter or mall shooters, but you know.. The guy who sleeps with the gun under his pillow is a fool every night except one. About the AR's on the protests, imagine the scenario where the guy who's against the protest takes out the AR and starts spraying at innocent protestants and police doesn't have anything against it.

[@The_Superintendent]

Swat needs to have the gear because of there job and role, like breaching a building is very dangerous

[@thevideoarsenal1]

Perhaps they need it but is there really a need to deploy it on civilian populations as much as they do

[@ruskibruski]

thevideoarsenal1 if people are trying to destroy federal property yes absolutely

[@HartlyLion]

@@thevideoarsenal1 with all the looting that's going on? Absolutely. And now it is more apparent that some Rioters are now attacking Police forces. I don't blame them for having extra gear deployed, it's getting crazier in the streets.

[@tehpigez7551]

@@thevideoarsenal1 I agree, swattting is a real practice.

[@isaacwoodruff5568]

@@thevideoarsenal1 yes, there are like 1000 people at these protests, and when they go sideways like they always do the police need something to keep them safe from those 1000 people

[@geraldkiing1904]

2040: Why America's police have the Death Star?

[@shaunmattice6413]

*Them people have busted lights*

[@petergriffin3723]

To blow up criminal infested planets.

[@TheDrunkenPirate625]

Xenos, I now commit exterminatus upon this planet.

[@rafim393]

Or like storm troops?

[@rafim393]

even i dont

[@Galm1]

There's a difference between riot gear (wich all officers in large cities should have) and tactical gear. In most cases tactical gear is reserved for SWAT teams.

[@Hersatz]

If a society is taken to the point of riot, police shouldn't be allowed to protect the government from its citizens. Riots come from deep and unresolved issue. A society doesn't start to destroy parts of itself for the sake of it. It put it at risk as much as it does the government. But it's the only weapon it has against something that is otherwise far too strong to beat. Police shouldn't be allowed to help the government to repress such cries for change. I strongly believe that it should even be a fellony to willingly accept to do so.

[@mellib4889]

@@Hersatz the right to revolution is indeed something to fight for.

[@Mike-ok1cq]

@@Hersatz your ideology literally made 0 sense. Having no police to protect "Govt" do you have any idea what that would cause? even less consequence for the ones destroying their own cities and property. Increasing property tax. Causing an even more increased police presence that you i'm assuming do not want around.

[@eva2k0]

@@Hersatz What about protecting other peaceful citizens from the rioters? Not all riots have just roots. Not everyone agrees with the cause. Even if the riots come from a positive desire for positive change, destroying private property of other citizens isn't acceptable. Not to mention the destruction of public property will eventually be paid for by the tax payers.

[@Its-Av3rage]

Erzats Erz how can you look at it like that? I’m just confused? Riots come from when people are mad. Not “deep and unresolved issues”. People destroy society for many reasons. But this time it’s for things like a TV or something or even nothing at all. Police aren’t just helping the government, which at the moment they should be doing so, they’re protecting people, businesses, VETERANS MEMORIALS, etc. In plus what exactly are they “repressing”? These “cries for change” don’t make any sense. I think they should stop using tear gas, rubber bullets, etc and start using real bullets.

[@Ghost0465-1]

Because that is called Riot Control Gear, in the case of a Violent and if declared via bullhorn; unlawful gathering, They’ll use that gear and non-lethal tactics to counteract the crowds numbers/aggressiveness.

[@chaoticgoodboi793]

When people realize AR doesn’t stand for assault rifle. I’ll cackle.

[@Adelaide_Transit]

Don’t you just love it when a brand name becomes the only product, it’s easy to understand that AR is a brand. AR means armalite which is a brand. I love it when people have no clue what they are talking about (I’m not saying you have no clue, I understand, support and find your statement funny)

[@lampiaoverde2090]

N... no but... the guardian told me it meant Assault rifle, and that it shoots 1000 boolets a second and hit a target from 10 miles away while auto locking in innocent children

[@karstenschuhmann8334]

It does not really matter how they call semi and fully automated weapons. The content holds water nevertheless.

[@theh2oshark32]

@@jet8421 atomic sounds better tbh

[@socialistteletubby3642]

yeah it means armalite but you know what they mean when they talk about a assault rifle.

[@doomskull7549]

I love how everyone thinks that "military grade" means the best when it actually just means cheapest and most mass producable

[@duncanthrower13]

Doomskull it just sounds scary thats why they use it

[@zvir7493]

@@duncanthrower13 They throw "assault" in front of anything and the snowflakes will loose it

[@duncanthrower13]

Zævir lets not forget the word “tactical” as well

[@1911dawg]

@@duncanthrower13 and pistol grip

[@mayxuuu9354]

Military grade, tactical assault banana.

[@HaremuKingu]

US Military: How much of our excess military equipment do you want? US Police: Yes.

[@SuperAmazingNoob]

@@PlebeianPatriot makes no sense but ok

[@justinc21]

You realize they don’t use military surplus right ...

[@zoldrake]

You need to keep in mind that there's a ridiculous amount of people versus Maybe 10 to 15 cops at a specific location they have the gear because they don't know what their mindset is they don't know if they are going to pull out a gun it's not a baseball game you don't get your bag searched that's why they need armed police just in case people start pulling ak's

[@nofyfb123]

I am more cautious about cops than gangs. And I am not even black. And you should bend just a bit lower and spread just a bit wider - your masters hate to inconvenienced. Oh, and don't forget to bring your own Vaseline.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@@justinc21 depends. If you watched the video, it's partially surplus and partially new procurements in the style of military hardware. As lots of the big departments where it started in the90s still have lots of their old Military grants and now the smaller police precincts get the military goodies while the big ones buy "police equipment" directly from the military OEMs it's by now a mix out of "second hand" and "new" stuff.

[@ironbeagle1610]

3:01 dont just gloss over what the dude said after that sentence, its literally right below.

[@bombakugel]

2022: Why America's Police Officers have Orbital Canons

[@matchaisasoup]

Bombakugel 2055, they go plasma rifles It would be funny too lol

[@user-tb2cd8kr3v]

2022: why police have tanks

[@samitheemperor8044]

Why police have infinity stones

[@tabout7920]

TF2Fan1 Exact shots laughs in movie theater

[@sillybilly2004]

but it still cost 750K

[@otx_mario5179]

Imagine being a cop unarmored with only a pistol in a country were any one can obtain an AR 15

[@jamesbomb1741]

I know funny right lol

[@jamesbomb1741]

This country is going into the john.

[@adibz959]

Thats what im saying. You need to ban drugs and assault rifle to make police go back using pistol

[@otx_mario5179]

If anyone thinks that police are too militarized go watch a vid from donut operator regarding the topic

[@hybridxtr]

@@adibz959 banning more guns will not stop illegal gun crime.

[@manfromprussia]

Americans: My neighbor has an M4.I Have Ak 47 and a Glock Also Americans : Why the police is carrying Military Grade Weapons😂😂

[@xhafts]

Republicans/democrats bud

[@Ben-er4bg]

You can’t buy m4s in America they are military only but we can own ar 15

[@2kmichaeljordan438]

You cant own a ak or m4.l

[@user-gr2wy8no3v]

M4 are illegal

[@Ben-er4bg]

Brady Haley you can get a class 3 gun permit and get one but they are very rare and expensive

[@Lunar1fy]

Everybody gangsta Tull the riot stops and it says counter terrorist wins 💀

[@eggboi4916]

“You give someone a hammer, why are you surprised everything looks like a nail to them?” -Oogway the wise turtle

[@МагжанСыдыков]

Nice quote!

[@InsufficientGravitas]

In the Uk, there is a very definite line between police and military, and even where it blurs with firearms response units and counter-terrorism squads there is still a different style of policing designed to minimise casualties in terms of people, suspects and police officers

[@martiansurgery]

Israelis training police thats why - Vox gotta hide the truth. George Floyd was killed by a neck hold learned from Israeli training TRUTH!

[@Nomad-bi6su]

That’s MASTER Oogway to you eggboi!

[@nevaoswald70]

Don't refuse to disperse, honor curfews, light things on fire and destroy things, loot, touch cops, or throw things at them and you won't become a nail. Freedom of choice.

[@JimJamJaboo]

"I turned it all down, because it feeds a mind-set that you're not a police officer serving a community, you're a soldier at war" - the retired police chief. Wow he was a very sensible man.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Not really. Many of these vandals, rioters and extremists has created a war-esque situation, which warrants a militarized and brutal crackdown by our federal authorities in order to restore peace and remove illegal elements from our country. Downsizing these aspects will only create an increase in crime, illegal activities and lawlessness which benefits the individuals who deserves it the least.

[@squeaky2384]

Serenity and why do you think these protesters are creatures these war-like situations in the first place. Do you think they wanna risk getting tear gassed and possibly killed? This is NOT a problem with the protesters. When you’re intimidated, your fight or flight response kicks in.

[@KRYMauL]

Squeaky Also, when you can’t sleep or are experiencing anxiety from other factors.

[@neeneko]

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 Yet time and time again, it is the police that escalate protests from peaceful to violent. Attacking peaceful protests turn them violent, the war like mentality of the police is causing them to turn into wars. Kinda unsurprising that the side with all the weapons encourages situations where firepower decides the outcome.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

@@neeneko I responded with a long paragraph, but KZbin's annoying filtering system removed it. *sigh*. The police are responding after reports have been made. They're there after a crime or esclated situation has surfaced. Those contributing to a prolonged unrest, those defying orders, those staying in the way, and particularly those committing severe crimes, will be handled roughly by the police for good and necessary reason.

[@salmanshah2617]

Imagine doing a peaceful protest and you look into the sky see an A10 and hear BRRRRRRT

[@SocuteRaptor]

If it's an all-black protest, you may see it.

[@garbagebeans6939]

You wouldn’t hear the BRRRRRRT

[@Evac12]

Socute Raptor no it’s illegal that wouldn’t happen

[@blink-reveluv-my6875]

Patriot Of truth yeah keep telling yourself that

[@GentlesirGibbles]

@@Evac12 It's already happened a few times in history. One of the first cases of incendiary airplane bombings was against african american business in the Tulsa Race Massacre.

[@Kansoi-07]

“Why are you in riot gear?” Because this is a riot

[@emptyhad2571]

“When the police become the military then they become the enemy of the people” ~ Star trek.

[@thecommentaryking]

@@emptyhad2571 Gendarmerie forces in Spain, France and Italy laughing in the background. Also the quote is from Battlestar Galactica

[@joshuaalfaro4781]

Yea sure, people just sitting down holding a poster, is a riot

[@Kansoi-07]

@@joshuaalfaro4781 it is

[@NeedForMadnessSVK]

TL;DR: Military-Industrial complex selling unused equipment to Prison-Industrial complex.

[@gavindhailwal3432]

Police are great

[@duckfuke2997]

And both Parties battling to ensure it will only continue.

[@NadimBraun]

I get the snark in your comment, but it's not really accurate. There is/was no money being exchanged here by government to private companies. The 1033 program was US military passing on surplus kit that was already bought and paid for to the police for next to nothing. This is more like an outgrowth of US warrior culture which is seeping into every facet of civilian life.

[@mattcannon5996]

@@NadimBraun Do you mean just in this instance no money was exchanged? I thought when dealing with other countries the producers of the equipment frequently sell old gear for money, usually to any taker?

[@signifidelica2819]

Accurate, thanks

[@christopherbanks1773]

American: "We have a problem. Use gun." Issue isn't solved. " *Use more gun* "

[@thesingularityproject4042]

@10 hours of stuff that remind me of something the political left did in China awhile ago **coughs in tiananmen square**

[@Happyface45678]

TF2 Engineer reference?

[@dunkind8083]

There is this thing called de-escalation tactics

[@Clancy3]

@10 hours of stuff I guarantee a lot of this liberal nonsense could be fixed with some guns and a lot of dead hippies

[@HenryHabenero]

@10 hours of stuff Thats the A-10

[@BrainsApplied]

Having some riot gear isn't that weird. But those guys really are overequipped! The more I follow the news, the happier I am to live in Europe.

[@grizzamundo]

I wish I lived in Europe right now 😔

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

I bought many clothes I ended up not wearing, it's such a waste

[@jonnahhexx5268]

Its not that it is so much better here, europa is over 2more years wait and see

[@caseybouquet]

Always remember the news will highlight the worst of any situation, in reality America isn’t much different than any European country.

[@jonnahhexx5268]

@@grizzamundo no you dont trust me

[@raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah]

“Why are you in riot gear?” “Because y’all are rioting”

[@bjarkiengelsson]

Funny that, but lately every riot was started by police overaction. Seems if police weren't hyped up wannabe soldiers and didn't decide to swing or open fire, they wouldn't need all that armor..

[@raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah]

@@proudcascadian protesting?

[@TheIFerreiraoliveira]

USA: why American police looks like military? Brazil: You do know some other countries millitary comes to train with BOPE (Brazil swat) right?

[@fabiofernandez4265]

USA: Why American police looks like military Peruvian Riot Police: Even uses military vehicles (Especially APCs) from the 70s until now, and their """Non Lethal""" weponry consists only of Shotguns with rubber shots (which should be cathegorized as "Less than lethal") and tear gas, Oh and they use uniforms from special forces. Yeah Americans keep complaining of a riot police force that uses paintball guns, and MRAPS

[@andrewchen2283]

BOPE is pretty dope

[@TheIFerreiraoliveira]

Btw, The brazil"s "Swat" counterpart uses apcs and helicopters for operations

[@Legend-qu8lc]

The USA still practices with local swat but it’s for pistol qualification

[@TheIFerreiraoliveira]

@@Legend-qu8lc lul

[@deathbygrapes5]

What he said about the "us" vs. "them" is just very great. The police are us, they should serve their community, and de-escalate situations, not the opposite.

[@k.p.8955]

Yes, this is my biggest gripe with that whole mentality. The police force should be an outgrowth of the community it serves. As much as possible the majority of police on the force should know the community they serve because they were part of it. Not knowing the people, the behavior, the culture, etc. creates misunderstandings that lead the larger problems that should have been small. It needs to be a community project, not an us versus them.

[@jacksontimblin4106]

@@k.p.8955 When a large part of the community is criminal then it makes the job of being part of that community very difficult for the police.

[@menumlor9432]

Trash

[@deathbygrapes5]

@@menumlor9432 ?

[@deathbygrapes5]

@@jacksontimblin4106 What are you trying to say exactly

[@akashdeb5201]

*Imagine a country that is so obsessed with wars that they wage a war with themselves...*

[@wanderingnomad7928]

Man that's messed up....

[@trevorlee9949]

Man i know right! What country are you from?

[@Beraksekebon21]

Gotta be number one baby,number one at anything,yeee haawwww..

[@butternutbestboy1251]

I mean if we have another civil war then that would be great cause all of the gun owners would be ready and the liberals will puke rainbows and hope it does something

[@fleshtaffy]

Welcome to North America, the land of the free 🤣

[@williamsherman1942]

Anarchists: The American police are way too militarized! Armenia: Our police is literally the Army, rolls up with a tank around the corner. 😂

[@damackabet.4611]

Funny thing is the citizens can get better stuff than 90% of what the police have in usa.