The Rise of the Warrior Cop One of the most disturbing trends in American policing in recent years has been the militarization of police weapons and tactics. In his new book, "The Rise of the Warrior Cop," author Radley Balko traces the roots of American law enforcement, from colonial-era police officers to SWAT teams and task forces today's specials. In the face of heated controversy surrounding the “war on drugs” and the “war on terror,” policymakers have adopted a dangerously aggressive style of policing that too often results in unnecessary deaths and injuries. Some say modern law enforcement contradicts our Bill of Rights and is unconstitutional. In the book “Rise of the Warrior Cop,” the author explains how modern police adapt most military tactics. These wars are more than just metaphors designed to rally public support and get all the money possible to support these programs. They change the way we think about what the police do. Wars mean shoot first and ask questions later. Wars require military tactics and weapons. Wars cause civilian casualties. Are we at war with our own people? In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Radley Balko examines the continued militarization of police in the United States. A detailed history of a dangerous trend, Mr. Balko's book traces the militarization of the police over the past 50 years, a period that corresponds not by chance to the rise of SWAT teams but by design. Created in the early 1960s and primarily used in large cities and against dangerous, heavily armed criminals. Today, SWAT teams are found in almost every city across the country. 80% of cities between 25,000 and 50,000 inhabitants also have their own SWAT teams. It's not fair... middle of paper...... the light was happening. The way our police adapted Mr. Balko's aggressive and violent tactics showed us how liberals and conservatives alike have allowed the militarization of our police forces to flourish in our country. The police and the army are very different even in the way they conduct their raids, much safer than the police, less accountable than the army and much less disciplined than the army. After reading this book, I probably wouldn't be able to work because I see the point in it and I see that it's not going in the right direction. These paramilitary tactics aren't much of a problem at the moment, but they will soon be. Not all police officers are bad as Mr. Balko says. There are very good police officers in the United States, but the officers have put the police above the people they are supposed to serve..