Video of Insane Militarized Police State Response to Alleged Armed Man in Keene Home
A few weeks ago in Keene there was a standoff in West Keene to which dozens of cops and state police responded. They brought out the BEARCAT, MRAP, a bomb robot, all kinds of cruisers and trucks, and apparently every state cop from all over - in full camouflage, plus Keene police and Cheshire Sheriffs.
What was this tremendous militarized response regarding (at who knows what taxpayer cost)? A man who'd allegedly brandished and fired a weapon, according to the Keene Sentinel. That's it.
Luckily independent journalist Vincent Freeman of Shire Free Media was on-the-scene and captured video of the militarized police state insanity. Overreaction? You decide.
To their credit, the cops didn't hurt the man in the home this time, but they didn't need to respond like this. This is a scary level of police militarization and very dangerous to liberty.
Think this was the first time something like this has happened in Keene? Think again. In 2012 police had a similarly ridiculous response to an even less-threatening domestic incident in West Keene where a man stormed off into the woods while armed. Oh and don't forget the lockdown of part of Downtown prior to that in 2010 over an abandoned backpack full of beer. More recently, who could forget the ridiculous response to the Pumpkinfest Riots the police created in the first place by raiding peaceful day parties.
It is an act of total inefficiency on the part of the agents, it is not a terrorist attack or a great assault, only a man who fired a weapon, this does not show force, demonstrates the inefficiency of the police.
It is a bit terrifying that response, perhaps the intention is not to scare other citizens but to show an image that generates confidence. The issue of weapons is very complicated and can be debated for hours.
This response is outrageous reminds me of every single government response in my country, is the American government turning more authoritarian and oppressive by the day? Just the other day my government struck down some businessmen with similar force to expropriate their business, they started shooting at the businessmen because they didn't want to surrender their property....
Don't let your country fall this low, by looking at the news America seems to be becoming more militarized by the day, this must be stopped