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@AdamWeinstein @joshuafoust The Iraq vets I know preferred to get their heavy gear off in occupied towns to humanize themselves w populace.

@AdamWeinstein they seem more like they're "playing army" because it's the closest they'll get to real action.

@adamweinstein @joshuafoust Actually patently false. They've been militarizing (tactics and gear wise) for decades for 'the drug war'

@AdamWeinstein Cuz infantry are trained & often professional. Cops are sometimes thugs & enforcers. #Ferguson @PhyllisCopeland

@AdamWeinstein and that's saying something, coming from a former military guy.

@AdamWeinstein A great point. We trust our military because of trained professionalism. But w/o it the weapons are irresponsibly dangerous.

@AdamWeinstein @ChrisWarcraft Crazy what happens when you give big guns to small minds.

@AdamWeinstein @keithjs Yes. Armies can't make civilians immediate targets without being guilty of a war crime.

@AdamWeinstein @EdwardARowe1 and not to mention better trained as well.

@AdamWeinstein @ChrisWarcraft is there anyway to legislate that only the military can have military gear? No reason for cops to have this.

@adamweinstein @joshuafoust The shift, and the 'drug war's role in it is very well detailed in @radleybalko's book…