Rise of the Warrior Cop

[Paslode]

SWAT as code enforcement, revenue enforcement ....good times.

"I've been involved in about five standoff situations where, as soon as the MARV showed up, the person gives up," saving time, money and increasing safety, Bean said.

Madison's police recently made a similar endorsement after officers used one to carry out the safe arrest of a man who had fired at police from a window of his home.

MARV stands for Marathon County Response Vehicle, which his department obtained in 2011. It's the only one in the county and gets used 10 to 20 times a year, Bean said.

"People may not always understand why, but an armored vehicle is almost a necessity now," Bean said.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wiscons...ce=twitterfeed

Originally Posted by Billy L-bach

The more I think about it the more I refuse to accept the use of the moniker "warrior cop"...
...most of the events we look at when using the term "warrior cop" highlight men that have earned neither the title of 'warrior' OR 'cop'.

Some are in fact 'cops', but almost none of them are 'warriors'. Putting on body armor and wearing a bunch of kit HARDLY qualifies as being a warrior. I offer as evidence, the legend of Ephialtes of Trachis...
...he willingly demonstrated the brand of warrior spirit and honor that was always resident beneath his cloak and sheild.


The word "warrior" is every bit as abused these days as "operator" was a few years ago.

Just an opinion

I believe the term "Warrior" Cop came out around the time that the "Bullet Proof Mind" came out. Just FYI Sir.

[wpd654]

I would like this cop patrolling my neighborhood http://youtu.be/qfdRALis3lQ I would buy the bystander a beer or two.

[Five-O]

Originally Posted by wpd654

I would like this cop patrolling my neighborhood http://youtu.be/qfdRALis3lQ I would buy the bystander a beer or two.

I'd buy that bystander a mocha soy latte as well, but would politely ask hin not to wear Crocs..

http://www.lawofficer.com/article/li...xic-leadership

[MR2]

KUSA – Nearly half of the $22 million in excess military equipment sent to the state under the military's now-controversial 1033 Program was donated to smaller Colorado law enforcement agencies. The analysis, completed by 9Wants to Know, suggests a highly rural tone to a story that has generated international headlines since clashes erupted with police on the streets of Ferguson, Mo.

http://www.9news.com/longform/news/i...rado/18604617/

[DIYPatriot]

I would say this is unbelievable, but I can't. This is becoming so believable and that's really f'd up.

A man who called 911 to report that he had seen a shooting suspect was mistakenly shot by responding law enforcement officers on October 31, Vancouver police said Tuesday.

The man had told police that he spotted 59-year-old John Kendall in the 700 block of Northeast Blanford Drive. A manhunt was under way at the time for Kendall, who deputies said had shot his neighbor earlier that morning.

Investigators then confirmed Kendall's cell phone was in the immediate area according to the Vancouver Police Department.

A SWAT team arriving at the scene spotted a man who matched Kendall's description. They were unaware that the citizen who called 911 was still there.

"Law enforcement personnel watched as the citizen (believed to be Kendall) exited his vehicle and circled behind his trunk," police explained. "Fearing that he armed himself, law enforcement fired multiple shots at the individual in order to stop the perceived threat before the citizen could enter the woods."

Story Continued at KGW News

Editorial from TTAG

[The Reaper]

"To Protect, and to Serve."

Can I now legally shoot someone, because I suspect that they are "arming themselves"?

TR

[Sdiver]

Okayyyyyy, so apparently the citizen DID arm himself ...

The man was shot in the leg. He took cover behind a gravel pile and fired a shot back, then he called 911 again, this time to report that he had been shot.

Unless he was already armed?

Someone's got some 'splainin to do.

[Streck-Fu]

How not to do it.....Seems a little close to "Crying Wolf"...LINK

Winter Haven, Fla. (CBS TAMPA) – Students, teachers and parents were taken by surprise after an “active shooter drill” brought the Winter Haven middle school into lockdown as armed police officers burst into classrooms with their weapons drawn.

Students at Jewett Middle Academy said they were terrified when police officers burst in the doors for a planned active shooter drill – but students and teachers are irked they were not told ahead of time.

Seventh-grader Lauren Marionneaux told WTVT-TV that when the officers burst into her class with an AR-15, she was in fear for her life.

“We actually thought that someone was going to come in there and kill us,” the station quoted her as saying.

[Five-O]

It's hard to believe such a bad idea made it all the way to the execution phase. Wow. Idiotic. Not sure this has anything to do with the militarization of police as much as a case study in stupidity.

[TacOfficer]

What would the excuse have been, if there was a slip and fall and a round lets loose or a teacher had a heart attack from the trama of seeing the police storming the school?

Accidents happen during legitimate incidents, but my dear brother is creating one of his own making.

[wpd654]

Wow. That is just insane! I would be irate if that was my kids school. How did that ever pass sniff test from the street cops, let alone the brass? That is up there with selling guns to cartels. I see civil suits coming.

[Streck-Fu]

Now that New York has the SAFE Act to disarm its citizens farther, it is time to create a new police unit with 'machine guns'....LINK

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Thursday that the NYPD is establishing a new anti-terror strike force.

The unit of 350 cops will be specially trained in high-tech weaponry to deal with protests, “lone wolf” attacks and evolving threats posed by terrorists, CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reported.

The Strategic Response Group, Bratton said, will be dedicated to “disorder control and counterterrorism protection capabilities.”

“They’ll be equipped and trained in ways that our normal patrol officers are not,” Bratton said. “They’ll be equipped with all the extra heavy protective gear, with the long rifles and machine guns — unfortunately sometimes necessary in these instances.”

I wonder if that extra training means they won't hit bystanders .....

[Mustang Man]

When I was in Kabul 6 months ago, our Company Commander didn't want dismounted troops to carry saws, only have them and the 240's fixed on the vehicles. He wanted to decrease the chances of civilian casualties that may have been caught in the crossfire in the city, our primary mission was PSD and convoy security. I'm now just reflecting on how cops will probably be more heavily armed in a city in the UNITED STATES than what some troops were in a city in AFGAHNISTAN last year. Telling isn't it...