WhenprotestsbrokeoutinFerguson, Missouri, in 2014, thecountryandtherestoftheworldwatchedasthelocalpolicedepartmenttooktothestreetswithmilitaryvehicles.
We'veseenhowmilitarizedgearcansometimesgivepeople a feelinglikethere's anoccupyingforcesopposedto a forcethat's partofthecommunitythat's protectingthemandservingthem.