re: #184 Aunty Entity Dragon

What went wrong in the last 15 years?

Let’s start with 9/11 and the subsequent militarization of police forces across the country (with small departments getting “mobile terrorism command centers” and big departments getting everything). Then add to that several cops were in the military reserve or returned from duty and got jobs as cops - the war zone mentality remained. Plus you’ve got a political climate that doesn’t abide anything that might appear “soft on crime and terrorism”, and the broad definition of terrorism.

Basically, we’re going to be able to add “blame 9/11” to the rules of “when in doubt blame the fall of the Roman Empire or the industrial revolution”