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Originally Posted by simi
9/11 was a god send for building up the police state the government has so badly wanted... and I won't say why they let 9/11 happen, or I'll spend half my day explaining it to a few closed minds.
Let's just say the right got what they've spent years and years trying to figure out how to do in one single day and got it by doing nothing.
Makes perfect sense.
Now... show me your papers..
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Yep. Now the coppers have all sorts of new weaponry and surveillance gear. The last demonstration I saw of their newly acquired tactical gear left me wondering whether they were law enforcement or a commando unit. They do not need this type of equipment IMHO. I can understand the need for strategically placed counter terrorist units under FBI direction, but every municipal police force doesn't need the level of tactical equipment they have acquired since 911. I'm also bothered by the continued advancement in electronic eavesdropping equipment being acquired.
It is interesting that most of this equipment would likely not be useful for its intended purpose of thwarting terrorism. The money would be better spent on actual live intelligence operatives and analysts.