The tactics employed by the American police have been changing over time. A trend, however, that observers see is the move from the traditional appearance of the police to the current appearance of a soldier. There is no debate that the security situation has changed from the one of the past and coupled with the current availability of military equipment, the policeman has been turned into a warrior cop armed like a soldier and ready to deal with law breakers harshly. This change has come with an increased disregard of the basic freedoms that the average American citizen has Continue reading...