Increasingly, the Defense Department is supplying the gear for this SWAT buildup. Also, the more paramilitary police units there are, the more policing in general is militarized. The SWAT culture of militarism is also promulgated by the weapons industry, professional associations, and a slew of magazines, books, and videos. Foremost among these is the National Tactical Officers Association and its publication Tactical Edge , which is marketed exclusively to police officers. These segments or fragments penetrate in separate directions in an ever-widening pattern inside a soft target.
Fragmentation is the main cause of tissue disruption.
There are literally dozens of similar publications, all of which push products and a scary worldview. The night's first bit of excitement starts at a routine traffic stop when a person flees on foot into a nearby house. As David is cuffed, the cops begin opening drawers and lifting cushions in search of drugs. Let's go outside, David. The captive is searched, interrogated, and forced to the ground, while flashlights are continually shined in his face.