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> Most cops should be issued a radio and a bicycle, so you attract people who want to look like [1] instead of [2].

Having police on the roads is having a huge positive impact on drinking and driving. Let’s be careful not to over-correct when demilitarizing our police force.

>>nsl73+(OP)
Compared to other countries (that have less crime rates), US' police is _way_ too much militarized. So the margin is quite big

>>nsl73+(OP)
That just strikes me as a disingenuous argument. No one can argue that drinking and driving is bad. But I would argue that drinking and driving is not correlated to SWAT teams being kitted out like they're on the ground in Afghanistan in 2004, and regular street police having access to military weaponry.

>>nsl73+(OP)
How does an MRAP reduce drunk driving?

How does any military hardware reduce drunk driving?

Yes, police need cars. That’s not controversial.

>>nsl73+(OP)
Apparently, other developed countries have found different ways to reduce drinking and driving ...