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Originally Posted by Zulu29
Lets wait til details emerge before we spout off lines like, "another example of a US police force going over the line". Tear gas canisters or diversionary devices can sometimes cause fires. I find that more plausible then they intentionally burned down the cabin but we shall see.
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Well if you look around at small town police forces in the US, you notice how they have been getting military equipment for a while now. I read a great article a few months ago about the militarization of the US police force, but for the life of me I can't find it.
Reasoning basically was that small town 'cops' were being provided with military equipment but no training, and private firms were stepping in to do the training, and making a killing as a result. The END result is negligible, as there is no need for small towns to have a SWAT team. Much less one that has a military assault vehicle.