Police now armed for war against returning Veterans.

Returning veterans, gangs, drug dealers, cults, or 17" shotgun barrels. Police want to militarize; they will use whatever excuse is convenient.

Part of the problem with this line of thinking comes from a very real lesson learned in the Iraq War. What happens when you take a group of experienced and dangerous men and let them loose in a civilian population with no sense of purpose or means of employment to feed their families?
When a US Congress filibusters bills that were intended to address that specific issue, proactive police departments interested in maintaining the peace are forced to militarize. We all grew up on "Rambo"... isn't that the way all homeless Vets behave???
In truth, we do represent a danger, but more often than not, it is to ourselves rather than the community we went forth to defend and has since abandoned us.

The militarization of law enforcement is a topic at work and in my home for the last month or so. I am the only person with LE experience at home, but my partner at work was prior LE. My wife and my co-worker seem to think it is fine and does not go against what LE should be focused. I have no problem with outfitting officers with body armor and such, but draw the line on issuing armored vehicles. I like the idea of forming special units equipped with this equipment along with strict guidelines and procedures on it's deployment, keep the number of units commensurate with population of the state and strategically located for response. But the wholesale of distributing armored vehicle to any and every Law Enforcement agency wanting them is not a good idea regarding perception and economics. I teach my children and grand children the LE is the good guys, but officers that look as if they just fell out of tone of the popular video games is scarier than hell to a 4 year old, for that matter, I'd probably be liable to shoot first if I met what looks to be some sort of soldier on my farm.
As for them being armed and equipped in order to put down the returning Vet, I have heard that on many occasions and in the current environment and administration, I find it very plausible, not likely, but very plausible.