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If you seriously think the police are using their military gear against potential terrorists then you are extremely misguided.Military-grade hardware is not required to deal with armed civilians. If there are no terrorists, who do you think they're going to use this gear on? For fuck's sake the guys in Ferguson are more kitted out than the .
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Well for one, I also know that the police are using Military grade stuff, because the protests are out of control and they are going crazy. The police use these things for good and bad reasons, but mostly for good. Without them, alot of people would be killing and robbing stores. The only reason why they have military grade stuff is to scare the public and it worked greatly. 

Be greatful for the government's spending on military defenses and giving some to the police, without them, the country would be in a second revolutionary or civil war.