Marko has a piece about police departments and SWAT teams
When you dress like a soldier, carry the same equipment as a soldier, talk like a soldier, train like a soldier (and in many cases, alongside a soldier), and you’re told that you’re fighting a war, then sooner or later you’ll feel like a soldier, and then you’ll start acting like one.
The problem with that is that the mission of the soldier and that of the cop are fundamentally incompatible. The soldier is there to kill the enemy and break his stuff. The cop is there to impartially enforce the law with the least amount of force necessary for the job.
He’s got some interesting things to say, so head on over and read it. He’s also messing with his blog theme again…
Update: Ah, Marko is moving to Wordpress. That explains it. And here is the link to the same article at the new digs.
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