[dragonwriter]

I don't have a problem with the existence of paramilitary local law enforcement agencies.

I have a problem with centralized, all-purpose paramilitary law enforcement agencies.

If you ignore half the words of a description, it can change the meaning significantly.

[alehul]

It's a good distinction, so I asked what would happen in each of the three cases. I think that's one of the trickiest parts of this concept.

In a country as armed and violent as the United States, escalation happens quickly and dangerously. We've all seen videos of officers pulling a car over for speeding and being executed the moment they look away, there's been more than a few in the past couple months alone [1] [2] [3]. Nearly any situation can become lethal for the officer and civilians [4], so I think it's fair to ask in what situations there would be an armed responder.

Edited with sources as it was downvoted:

[1] https://nypost.com/2020/09/15/police-release-footage-of-fata... [2] https://apnews.com/article/808248ed232ca2a83dad8780359bf69b [3] https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/us/south-carolina-deputy-kill...

[4] https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/16-153...