One example cites an incident in Los Angeles. Two gunmen with full body armor were caught robbing a bank and found themselves surrounded by police. They proceeded to fire their guns at officers and the officers attempted to fire back (18). The issue lies in the fact that police were only equipped with handguns and; therefore, could not pierce the armor worn by the men. Law enforcement ended up having to wait for stronger weapons to arrive, but were eventually able to stop the gunmen (19). While this example shows how militarization can be beneficial, military weaponry and tactics should be viewed as an exception, instead of the
One example cites an incident in Los Angeles. Two gunmen with full body armor were caught robbing a bank and found themselves surrounded by police. They proceeded to fire their guns at officers and the officers attempted to fire back (18). The issue lies in the fact that police were only equipped with handguns and; therefore, could not pierce the armor worn by the men. Law enforcement ended up having to wait for stronger weapons to arrive, but were eventually able to stop the gunmen (19). While this example shows how militarization can be beneficial, military weaponry and tactics should be viewed as an exception, instead of the