Back to Normal: Upgrading Police to Military

This is just not a good way to go. We're looking more and more like a third world dictatorship where there really are no local police - just storm troopers.

Of course Trump would do this. He likes heavy-handed policing. And he hates Obama, so any time he can undo or reverse something Obama did, he's on it.

US President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to undo Barack Obama’s order and lift a ban on arming local US police with war-fighting equipment, including grenade launchers and heavy armored vehicles.

The ban was imposed in 2015 following violent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

  RT

Grenade launchers. Tanks.

The move would revive “the full scope of a longstanding program for recycling surplus, lifesaving gear from the Department of Defense, along with restoring the full scope of grants used to purchase this type of equipment from other sources,” reads an administration document reportedly delivered to some law enforcement agencies. “Assets that would otherwise be scrapped can be re-purposed to help state, local and tribal law enforcement better protect public safety and reduce crime,” it adds.

"Life saving" military weapons and equipment.

The documents indicate Trump's order would prioritize public safety over the appearance of intimidating, military-type equipment. The files reportedly describe much of the gear as “defensive in nature” meant to protect officers while on duty.

They'll be getting the defensive grenade launchers.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.