Source: Orange County Register
by Steven Greenhut
“It wasn’t a surprise when President Donald Trump penned his recent executive order that calls ‘for cities to unleash high-impact local police forces.’ … Many conservatives applauded the order, arguing that he’s merely empowering police to do their jobs. But police and prosecutors have plenty of tools. … As someone who has covered police-abuse cases, I can guarantee that officers make mistakes, can be overly aggressive and on occasion are corrupt. After the 1980s-era War on Drugs, police often have used tactics more appropriate to an occupying military force rather than to civilian police officers. If you think police should be unrestrained, get back to me after a SWAT team gets the wrong address and invades your house instead.” (05/09/25)
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/05/09/unleashing-police-means-more-abuses-of-everyones-rights/