• delirious_owl@discuss.online
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    2 months ago

    To make more money for the weapons manufacturers.

    SWAT teams didn’t always exist. Many would argued they should not exist. But if they no longer exited, police would spend less money in military style equipment.

    Police don’t care if SWATing is harming people. They just need to keep their expenses high, and SWAT teams are great for that.