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Mall Ninjas got coppettition
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Most cops have some kind of tactical gear kept in the trunk of their car. They don't mess with it for each call they grab and go.
I'd rather have them wear night vision for nothing than spend an extra 10 minutes fucking around in the parking lot to not.
But I do agree with the main point of the post. Clothing plays a part in our psyche. If you dress sharp you'll act sharp. If you dress slopply you'll act sloppy. If you dress like a soldier you'll act like one, and that usually isn't what cops should be doing. Hammers seeing nails and all that.
i’d rather they not exist as a paramilitary arm of the state with a license to murder people. the same people they pretend have rights.
In this case both points are correct:
That shit probably sucks to install and remove, and only SWAT should need it.
It always embarrassed Samuel Vimes when civilians tried to speak to him in what they thought was “policeman.” If it came to that, he hated thinking of them as civilians. What was a policeman, if not a civilian with a uniform and a badge? But they tended to use the term these days as a way of describing people who were not policemen. It was a dangerous habit: once policemen stopped being civilians the only other thing they could be was soldiers.
GNU Sir Terry
Dont they have clips for quickly getting them on/off?
They do, but it's cops so it might take them a minute lol. Other than speed taking off the nvgs also fucks with the balance of the helmet. The other stuff on the back acts as a counterweight. Still removable but still I bet they just wanted to grab and go
This. They'd have to pop off the counterweight too, especially if these are bump helmets not ballistic, which tbh 50/50 could be either.
But why only two have ears? I'd rather have ears than nods, honestly! Weird choice.
(It's possible there's just not enough pixels to see the last guy's ears lmao)
Looks older, likely a SGT who just wants to dress up too but his mic is up above his ear.
Oh I see it there, thought that was part of the plane or something lol
Mic pointed up in case Jesus whispers down on comms or something I dunno. Watching these bumblefucks walk around in tactical gear they’ve clearly never worn except in front of a mirror is just embarrassing.
Point blank, cops shouldn’t have swat gear or be treated as a paramilitary group. They’re supposed to protect and serve. Cops shouldn’t be a tactical force, they should be public servants.
I agree, however I could argue there are times when having a tactical force IS the public service. Not saying the pic posted would be one of those times though
Then send in a tactical unit for those situations that is specifically trained for the situation. We’ve seen how police handle those situations and I really don’t feel like escalation is the best approach for guys who can’t be bothered to do their job in the first place, let alone be properly trained and ready for a tactical de-escalation. Fuck off with the excuses for these fucking pigs.
Okay so ordinary police are out. You're in charge of this new tactical unit, what does it look like? Where is the line between a ordinary response and a tactical response? What gear/technologies would they have as default and what would they have access to?
I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm truly curious because if we want reform we have to have a goal to reach. Change is cool but change to what?