The combination of a post-9/11 America and a government bent on prosecuting a war on drugs has not only expanded law enforcement powers in recent years, it's created a new breed of police officer -- commando-cops. Now the police officers and sheriff deputies are armed with a grade of equipment previously reserved for the military, such as
Rise Of The Police State: “Commando Cops” Proliferating in the US
More SWAT teams exist than ever and the line between police officer and soldier is becoming more obscured.