Yeah, that makes pretty good sense too.
I found this to be a pretty good read regarding as to why today's police are going somewhat, "off da hook."
6. Police are increasingly militarized.
During President Obama’s gun control push, he argued that “weapons of war have no place on our streets;” but as Radley Balko has amply documented in his 2013 book, Rise of the Warrior Cop, local police are often equipped with weapons powerful enough to conquer a small country. Police use of highly armed SWAT teams has risen by 1,500 percent in the last two decades, and many police departments have cultivated an “us vs. them” mentality toward the public they ostensibly serve. Although possession of these weapons does not cause misconduct, as the old saying goes, when you have a hammer everything begins to look like a nail. <snip>
Seven Reasons Police Brutality Is Systemic, Not Anecdotal | The American Conservative
10%? Interesting. I was sure there would be more. I tried looking it up. All I got was.. "No one (not the VA nor the DOJ) keeps statistics on how many combat vets are employed as law enforcement officers. Most of my generation has retired, so the Vietnam vets are only a tiny percentage. I am sure that the total number of combat vets has only increased slightly in the last ten years. <snip>
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130730163536AAlq8qx
And bull**** rhetoric of wannabe a soldier cops trying to place themselves on the same high ground as our soldiers. "Police officers and military veterans are kindred spirits. Both wear their uniforms with pride. Both don their uniforms to be part of a larger team of professionals protecting those who can't protect themselves at great personal risk. And both operate within a rigid command structure. <snip> blah, blah, blah.............
Military Vets Joining Law Enforcement - Article - POLICE Magazine
I thought for sure there would be more than 10%. Where did you find that information? I can't find anything on that.
Happy New Year Rev.