re: #21 Ace-o-aces

That’s the great irony of all this police militarization. Violent crime is at historic lows, yet cops are being armed like a post-apocalyptic army.

I think it really took off after the North Hollywood bank robbery back in 1997. I remember watching it live and seeing reports of police commandeering weapons from a local sporting goods store because their service weapons couldn’t penetrate the body armor the thieves were wearing.