Comment from the Rutherford Institute: "Freedom Watch Alert: Today, crime is at its lowest levels in generations, and yet police departments across the country continue to add to their arsenal of firepower. One police precinct insists they need a mine-resistant vehicle “to protect against a possible attack by veterans returning from war.” Other officers claim they’re preparing for a worst-case scenario. Yet what could be worse than a nation transformed into a police state, where officers shoot first and ask questions later, all the while the citizenry are transformed into suspects?" https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/u...ml?ref=us&_r=2