Police Militariization Essay

With all the events in Ferguson this past year, this has created a large argument on the militarization of police. Crime and police brutality is not escapable and there won 't be any way to stop it completely. Most would say that would hurt more than help the situation, on the contrary, militarization may help. The days when Andy Griffith’s biggest problem was dealing with the town drunk is gone. Now were dealing with billion dollar terror groups like ISIS and mentally insane people with assault rifles. Militarization is necessary to protect the people of the United States and the officers themselves from this modern crime ridden world.
First, what is militarization? Militarization has referred to gear, equipment, or even clothing, which is given to the police from the military at a discount. But, why do the police need equipment that is designed for military level combat? Well after seeing what happened in the Ferguson riots didn’t look so different from what happened in riots in other parts of the world. People throwing rocks, screaming, taunting the police into taking action, and often violence. In which the police did not handle this properly either. Pictures of the way police handled this went viral. Cops pointing guns at people trying to control them with fear was not the way to respond either. …show more content…
The first is the increasing of population. The population in America has been growing rapidly and exponentially since the beginning. And now with everyone living such tight areas people are bound to be more ornery and unwilling to comply. The second is our methods of communication, primarily social media. The third being the frequent movement of people to different communities. All three of those factors increase the need for a more uniform police force that operates more like the military, but with different goals and a more local