Police Checkpoint Proceedures

[losttrail]

Holy cow the tinfoil is thick in this thread. 2 random pictures with no supporting context and everyone is talking shit about the people who protect you while you sleep. Yes, there are good and bad cops, all are human and make mistakes as we all do. The same people bitching about overweight cops are some of the same people that can't walk half a mile without stopping to catch their breath. Some of you need to spend less time armchair quarterbacking people who protect you and more time being productive.

Rant over for now

I think the issue is that we see an ever increasing 'militaristic' equipping of our local law enforcement units. There seems to be a trend over the past 20 years or so, to blur the line between the military and local law enforcement. Not just through equipment but also training, tactics and attitude.

The military attitude is much less "innocent until proven guilty" than our "civilian" laws portend.

While i believe that our local law enforcement agencies has just cause to up-gear, up-train and up-tactic due to the increasing capabilities of threats, I also believe that there is a very real 'Orwellian' threat facing the citizenry of the U.S.

[DavieD55]

I think the issue is that we see an ever increasing 'militaristic' equipping of our local law enforcement units. There seems to be a trend over the past 20 years or so, to blur the line between the military and local law enforcement. Not just through equipment but also training, tactics and attitude.

The military attitude is much less "innocent until proven guilty" than our "civilian" laws portend.

While i believe that our local law enforcement agencies has just cause to up-gear, up-train and up-tactic due to the increasing capabilities of threats, I also believe that there is a very real 'Orwellian' threat facing the citizenry of the U.S.

Oh yeah, the boogieman terrorists that will get us... As Jmaes Madison new long before we did...

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."

There is now a domestic threat that has been created which is anyone who does not bow to the agenda of the current administration.

[275RLTW]

None of us were there, facing the threats that officer was that day, or everyday. 1 fed agent and 3 local PD w ere injured just prior to that. None of the critics here face the dangers that officer does every single day, the threats against him and his family, and against his brothers. I applaud him for making the hard decision to do what was necessary, safe (finger is clear of the trigger), and legally right, to ensure he made it home at the end of the day. Most of the critics here have never made that decision nor have the balls/ability/mindset necessary to do that. Are local cops becoming more militaristic? Of course! Look at the current threats they face today. If you want to flap your gums about their tactics then take it up with their chiefs, not the guy on the street everyday just trying to provide for his family. Most of you who talk the most shit have done the least...

[newracer]

None of us were there, facing the threats that officer was that day, or everyday. 1 fed agent and 3 local PD w ere injured just prior to that. None of the critics here face the dangers that officer does every single day, the threats against him and his family, and against his brothers. I applaud him for making the hard decision to do what was necessary, safe (finger is clear of the trigger), and legally right, to ensure he made it home at the end of the day. Most of the critics here have never made that decision nor have the balls/ability/mindset necessary to do that. Are local cops becoming more militaristic? Of course! Look at the current threats they face today. If you want to flap your gums about their tactics then take it up with their chiefs, not the guy on the street everyday just trying to provide for his family. Most of you who talk the most shit have done the least...

I know it is not clear in the picture but none of what you posted allows him to put another person's life in danger by pointing a loaded weapon at them. His life is no more important than the passenger of the car.

[BushMasterBoy]

Police in Colorado are protected by law, so they aren't charged with "menacing with a deadly weapon". Really rich people are not so concerned with with roadblocks as they take helicopters over that shit. Oh wait, is that a drone coming for us? LMAO

[<MADDOG>]

Exactly how are the threats of today different than the past?

[merl]

Exactly how are the threats of today different than the past?

Communication is better so we now know about them?

[rondog]

I know it is not clear in the picture but none of what you posted allows him to put another person's life in danger by pointing a loaded weapon at them. His life is no more important than the passenger of the car.

I agree.

[sniper7]

Holy cow the tinfoil is thick in this thread. 2 random pictures with no supporting context and everyone is talking shit about the people who protect you while you sleep. Yes, there are good and bad cops, all are human and make mistakes as we all do. The same people bitching about overweight cops are some of the same people that can't walk half a mile without stopping to catch their breath. Some of you need to spend less time armchair quarterbacking people who protect you and more time being productive.

Rant over for now

I protect myself. Pretty much The only interactions I've had with cops involved me giving them money. Be it for tickets, a concealed carry permit or donations for their group/cause.

[Delfuego]

But... "it's for your own protection"