![Police militarization is not a new thing. The LAPD was smashing down the walls of suspected crack houses with this battering ram vehicle in 1986. : r/pics Police militarization is not a new thing. The LAPD was smashing down the walls of suspected crack houses with this battering ram vehicle in 1986. : r/pics](https://external-preview.redd.it/quek7lr30XWVodBCEML0xl5Dd9FXtyqGdD-W0EpIwnY.png?auto=webp&s=4ab8933eed9295237f54adecd3d6e96f37e408b0)
Police militarization is not a new thing. The LAPD was smashing down the walls of suspected crack houses with this battering ram vehicle in 1986. : r/pics
![Police, Special Task Force, SEK, officer holding a metal battering ram for the forced entry of doors and windows Stock Photo - Alamy Police, Special Task Force, SEK, officer holding a metal battering ram for the forced entry of doors and windows Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RC97T5/police-special-task-force-sek-officer-holding-a-metal-battering-ram-for-the-forced-entry-of-doors-and-windows-RC97T5.jpg)
Police, Special Task Force, SEK, officer holding a metal battering ram for the forced entry of doors and windows Stock Photo - Alamy
![Casey Hurbis on X: "We could have used the Michigan State Police SWAT team battering ram against the Northwestern offense today. #SpartanProblems https://t.co/dngiKJOLzy" / X Casey Hurbis on X: "We could have used the Michigan State Police SWAT team battering ram against the Northwestern offense today. #SpartanProblems https://t.co/dngiKJOLzy" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Do3UZUWXoAEfVkr.jpg:large)