Re:Man charged after US gamer is shot by SWAT following hoax...
by lj3 on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:26AM
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> Look into Australian police tactics if you think racial makeup is the prime driver of militaristic police tactics.
Nowhere did I say anything of the sort. At least Australia is a better comparison than the EU or UK. And I agree with you that increased militarization of the police is both unnecessary and counterproductive.
So the question remains: why is the police becoming increasingly militarized when the results are worse across the board?
There are much more reasonable ways to enquire about a potential drug situation, and that is all these raids are, very violent enquiries, given little to no evidence past a phonecall exists to pin the household.
If you are going to search the whole house anyway, and surround the perimiter, what good does such an aggressive incursion produce? These aren't military outposts, the element of surprise gets you next to nothing.