Special Weapons And Tactics

In WW1 and WW2, the weapons and tactics of war were very important towards the different countries and sides. They each had a certain way of fighting and defending. In World War One, it was harder for people because it was earlier in the 1900s. But, it was a little easier during World War One because the weapons and tactics were amped up.

On May 16th, 2010 Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a seven-year old Black girl from the east side of Detroit, Michigan was fast asleep at her grandmother’s home when Detroit Police Department’s Special Response Team mistakenly entered the residence during a midnight raid. Officer Joseph Weekley discharged a bullet that entered Stanley Jones’ head leaving her body lifeless. Initially, Weekley was charged in connection with Stanley Jones’ death but prosecutors cleared him in 2015, ensuring he would face no repercussions for his negligence that resulted in the premature death of Aiyana Stanley Jones.

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was a segregated U.S. Army. They fought in World War II. It was made up of Japanese Americans that were from the Mainland and Hawaii. The men from Mainland thought that the Hawaiians didn’t speak English very well. There was a conflict between both groups and got sent to a detention camp. The 442nd learned about teamwork very fast. They decided they would complete every assignment that came their way. Frank Hachiya wrote a letter to his 8th grade teacher before he was killed. In addition, he talked about all his regrets in life and how he wasted most of his time. At his funeral, his teacher read the letter.

If the United States were to militarize the police, it would be an unnecessary expense for a country in so much debt. The U.S. debt is currently at about $18 trillion. There are a few things that the U.S. could cut back on or avoid all together. An example would be SWAT teams. More than 80% of small town police departments

Guns and other equipment in an officer’s arsenal play a key role in the officers safety as well as the safety of others

The reason why the school shooting problem is a load of crap with the people that own guns is because the people who make these horrible choices have mental problems and could not get the correct help that they needed. Out of a recent survey from propublica.org 61.5% of the school shooters have a substance abuse problem. 43.5 % of the shooters were victims of bullying. This concludes that many of the people that decided to do these horrible things like school shooting have had problems in the past that affected them mentally, and if they chose taking innocent students lives as a solution, they had a mental problem and did not get the correct help. Not every homeowner that has a gun in their house is going to go shoot up a school. Its also true that the police need guns to protect themselves. Police using these guns are using them as self protection. They do not just do a drive by on people or kill anyone without a reason. They are here to protect the people and the town so they need weapons on them to be able to protect every

Maybe you're thinking that, if anyone was in a situation that would necessitate a gun, surely it is a matter for the police? While the police do serve a useful function and are essential in the due process of law, they are not wholly effective at crime-prevention. In fact, according to the Supreme Court, “nothing in the language of the Due Process Clause itself requires the State to protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens against invasion by private actors.” (DeShaney v. Winnebago Cty. Soc. Servs. Dept. 195). Is protection a goal of the police force? Probably. Nonetheless, it is not a requirement; there is still an expectation for citizens to be responsible for their own defense. That being the case, it seems almost farcical to prevent a populace from defending itself by limiting its access to defensive tools.

On June 13, 1942 William “Wild Bill” Donovan set out to select, train, and assess hundreds of young enlisted and commissioned soldiers for the daunting task of operating behind enemy lines in World War II. Each of these soldiers would endure six to eight months of rigorous training that included small unit tactics, language, subversion, sabotage, logistical resupply, and supporting a resistance force. At the conclusion of training, eighty-three Americans would join the ranks of over a hundred Jedburgh teams that inserted into occupied France to disrupt Nazi forces. Their mission: organize, arm, and train groups of French resistance guerrilla and orchestrate the sabotage and guerrilla warfare activities to complement operations of the advancing

Two other egregious mishaps of overzealous SWAT team, Parenti say were a young mother killed as she attempted to run and shield her baby during an early morning raid by a Swat team (she was not a suspect in the case). Additionally, an overzealous SWAT raid lead to the death of a 56-year-old man who was shot as he jumped from his card table during a surprise raid by masked SWAT commandos. (No Drugs were found). (127). Parenti says, SWAT killings of the mentally ill are usually classified as suicide by cop. With their adrenaline going, Parenti says there are even incidents were Swat has shot at and killed

Here underlines the major problem in America; guns. Fundamentally without guns, the percentage of police shootings would be next to nothing, furthermore the percentage of officers killed/ attacked would also be next to nothing. 58% of police shootings were as a result of the victim having a gun, if that person didn’t have gun then they possible would still be alive today. The NRA belief that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, however if guns were just taken out of the equation then the amount of police shootings and even public shootings would severely decrease. Not to say that police officers shouldn’t have guns, in the most extreme cases such as a SWAT raid, the use of guns should be permitted, like it is in the UK. But police officers that walk the streets of America, should not have a gun, as long as members of the public don’t have a gun. However, unfortunately this will never be the case because in America it is their second amendment right to have a gun, meaning the only way to get rid of that amendment is through 2/3rds of the senate and ¾ of

I absolutely believe that it is appropriate and necessary for local and state law enforcement agencies to acquire equipment from the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) better known as The 1033 Program. This program allows all agencies to sign for perfectly good excess military equipment without any cost to the agency. This really benefits the smaller agencies across the country because the majority of the agencies employ less than 200 personnel with over three quarters of the department’s budget solely going towards salary and benefits (Dudley, 2014). Being able to sign for excess military equipment without any charge allows that department to be better equipped and saves the taxpayers money.

Lastly, if people feel unsafe with firearms they possess they can simply rid of them, when the right time comes, through a “Gun Amnesty Drive”. This is where people can drop off a firearm that you possess that is inherited or simply, no longer in usage. That means that people can use a gun amnesty drive to drive away the worry of that weapon crashing into the wrong hands (Verbal Irony). Toronto Police Inspector Chris Boddy feels that “any time the Toronto police removes one gun out of a neighbourhood, [it is] a good day, and [we have] a lot of good days”. Due to Gun laws in Canada, programs like the Gun Amnesty program in Toronto, and similar ones around the country are able to happen, which gives the police a chance to get ahead against criminals and gangs. Do listen though, the guns collected via these programs are not repurposed for the use of police officers, but are destroyed, ridding of anyway for the guns collected to be brought out onto the street.

The militarization of the local law enforcement first escalated with the passing of the 1981 Military Cooperation Law Enforcement Act, which allowed for greater engagement between the military and the domestic police (Coyne, 2015). The terrorist attacks on 9/11/01 provided an opportunity for an expansion of the militarization of the police (Coyne, 2015). In 2002, the Department of Homeland Security was formed. The Department of Homeland Security provided even more funding for local police departments to buy military-grade equipment and training (Hall, & Coyne, 2013). The police started to use more military tactics and technology and this has lead to the lines being blurred between the police and the military. The idea behind the militarization of the police is preventing further terrorist attacks from happening on United States soil (Nacos, Bloch-Elkon, & Shapiro, 2007). Even though there are some benefits from using military technology and strategies in policing, the militarization of police is more harmful than beneficial.

Every day police officers in every jurisdiction across America deal with some of the worst segments of our society, arrest these people, and then hopefully go home safe after a long day at work. They often times go home to a family who does not have the skillset or tools to protect themselves in the same manner or fashion as a police officer does. Families are left exposed to the potential for danger if one of these suspects later comes after their police officer spouse or parent. There are some jurisdictions that require their police officers to carry their service weapon off duty, and some that don’t require but do allow this if the officer chooses to do so. This is all well and good as long as the officer stays within their legal jurisdiction, but what happens if they want to take their family on a road trip up state, or out of state? The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, or LEOSA, is public policy on the federal level that was created to protect law enforcement officers on all levels (local, county, state, and federal) and is reciprocal throughout the fifty states as law. It is without a doubt a major protection for law enforcement officers while off duty and for those who are retired.

Law enforcement agencies in the United States reliance on the paramilitary structure model of the industrial and manufacturing era has become increasingly outdated and ineffective (Batts, Smoot, & Scrivner, 2012). Despite the change law enforcement agencies remain slow to adapt to