John Stossel Warns: Beware of Warrior Cops
We need police to catch murderers, thieves, and con men, and so we give them special power—the power to use force on others. Sadly, today's police use that power to invade people's homes over accusations of trivial, nonviolent offenses—and often do it with tanks, battering rams, and armor you'd expect on battlefields. And, as John Stossel warns, with the Drug War winding down, cops are finding new excuses to use their military-grade toys.