And these are just the ones where they got the wrong house (other than the one where they drove an armored car to a guy’s house to intimidate him). They’re offensive weapons, and the cops use them as such.
Any tool can be misused. I’d be curious what the percentage of wrong use cases of MRAPs is. There is a massive accountability issue with America’s policing. We need to address the accountability issues, not just take all their tools away.
When a tradesman fucks up a job do you blame the tools they used or the company they work for?
So we just send the police to go deal with the military hardware that civilians have access to with nothing? We need more accountability for when and how they use their tools and weapons rather than just taking them away.
If cops are afraid of civilians having this hardware, they’re in the same boat as the rest of us. Maybe they’ll have some incentive to lobby for laws that would keep all of us safe.
But instead they lobby for things like perpetuating the decades long “war on drugs,” which is largely what this breach and clear shit is used for.
They want to wage war on civilians. And, really, just some civilians.
The police causes more death than the military. And until that changes, we are free to reduce the equipment and revise the training they should get.
There’s no good reason for a plumber to have c4. And there is no good reason for police to have armored vehicles. It’s not a building, it’s just pipes, and it’s not a warzone (before the police arrive), it’s a city.
Oh yeah and we can absolutely expect police handle lethal encounters. It’s a unique job with unique issues and if you can’t handle that, get out. You don’t get to cosplay military just because you feel too weak inside.
A SWAT team destroyed a Texas home and refused to pay for the damage. Now the homeowner is fighting back.
Police Owe Nothing To Man Whose Home They Blew Up, Appeals Court Says
Wisconsin police send armoured vehicle to collect fine from 75-year-old
Homeowner left to cover damages after Las Vegas SWAT raid goes awry
Not an MRAP, but explosives: Police tore through the wrong house. Now Austin won’t pay for the damage.
And these are just the ones where they got the wrong house (other than the one where they drove an armored car to a guy’s house to intimidate him). They’re offensive weapons, and the cops use them as such.
is that to the wrong house or through the wrong house? not joking, legitimately asking i’ve seen a few civil cases against PDs
Here’s an archived version that’s not paywalled.
Any tool can be misused. I’d be curious what the percentage of wrong use cases of MRAPs is. There is a massive accountability issue with America’s policing. We need to address the accountability issues, not just take all their tools away.
When a tradesman fucks up a job do you blame the tools they used or the company they work for?
We know what happens when we arm a police force with military weapons and no accountability.
I absolutely blame the cops and the people who gave them these deadly toys.
If a tradesman “fixed” my plumbing with C4 I’d blame the plumber and the guy who gave him the explosive.
I’d rather the right-wing paramilitary not have weapons of war.
So we just send the police to go deal with the military hardware that civilians have access to with nothing? We need more accountability for when and how they use their tools and weapons rather than just taking them away.
I really don’t care if cops have to deal with that. It’s their job.
If they don’t want to do it, find another one. The world could use fewer armed right-wing meathead goons.
Or try de-escalation for a change.
To add:
If cops are afraid of civilians having this hardware, they’re in the same boat as the rest of us. Maybe they’ll have some incentive to lobby for laws that would keep all of us safe.
But instead they lobby for things like perpetuating the decades long “war on drugs,” which is largely what this breach and clear shit is used for.
They want to wage war on civilians. And, really, just some civilians.
Can’t find that in the manual…
The police causes more death than the military. And until that changes, we are free to reduce the equipment and revise the training they should get.
There’s no good reason for a plumber to have c4. And there is no good reason for police to have armored vehicles. It’s not a building, it’s just pipes, and it’s not a warzone (before the police arrive), it’s a city.
Oh yeah and we can absolutely expect police handle lethal encounters. It’s a unique job with unique issues and if you can’t handle that, get out. You don’t get to cosplay military just because you feel too weak inside.