Because It Worked So Well the Last Time

One wonders if the fact that it was an Obama order had anything to do with this:

The Trump administration is preparing to lift a controversial ban on the transfer of some surplus military equipment to police departments whose battlefield-style response to rioting in a St. Louis suburb three years ago prompted a halt to the program.

The new plan, outlined in documents obtained by USA TODAY, would roll back an Obama administration executive order that blocked armored vehicles, large-caliber weapons, ammunition and other heavy equipment from being re-purposed from foreign battlefields to America's streets.

Because we really need to reinforce the feeling of the police that they're an occupying army.

In this Aug. 9, 2014 file photo, a police tactical team moves in to disperse a group of protesters in Ferguson, Mo. (Photo: Jeff Roberson, AP)

Via Joe.My.God.