American cops are so heavily militarized these days that the only way I can tell the difference between them and the army is the color of their body armor-that, and the army is less trigger-happy. (Charles Stross)

American cops are so heavily militarized these days that the only way I can tell the difference between them and the army is the color of their body armor-that, and the army is less trigger-happy.

Charles Stross

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