what exactly does that mean? what are those rules? are the costs/benefits of the rules distributed equally?

this video is actually far weaker than what surges look like in reality. the phrase “shock and awe” comes readily to mind. while i can understand why the military would want to use this strategy, which as i think about it differs from the blitzkrieg only in effectiveness, i think there are serious problems adapting military tactics to domestic space.

As someone who has the personal experience of being able to say that could be my brother in one of those cars, I agree that citizens need to pay close attention to the efforts made for their protection.

I say this also as one who comes with the perspective which may sound unique but was also shared by the late Johnnie Cochran. ‘Equal protection under the law’ if it is to mean anything at all requires the presence of police on the scene when violent crime takes its toll. The price we pay for living in cities we didn’t build is living by rules we didn’t create. And it seems to me that if one is going to defend the ineffectiveness of police action, then there is a whirlwind to reap – which most likely will be negative, considering who builds cities and who does not.

The way that the politics of insurgency actually share tactics, strategies and resources across space is woefully understudied as well. Be careful what you wish for.