It's way early morning and I phoneposting so excuse me if I'm a little all over the place.
TL;DR - It's enough to nip militant action in the bud, keeps the cops entertained and contractor money flowing but the state is
not prepared for general resistance.
>>2940680>So why the fuck are they cranking up the state repression? (Read: getting and practising with new tools)
<Maybe they're doing this to kind of get ahead of the curveI think you've answered your own question
in part. The other driving factors I cannot tell you for sure but here's my speculation.
>recruitment Not drawing in recruits but retention and maximising the effectiveness of fewer and less fit coppers by utilizing "labour saving" devices and techniques as well as giving state of the art tools to jingle the keys over the oldheads.
>contractsAn excuse to spend money and give people contracts for both equipment and training
>cultureBoth for the "prestiege" of the institution in general and for the egos of the individuals within it. I shit you not I saw a constable with a thin blue line aus flag patch and another with a punisher skull smart watch at a train station. These are the sorts of people who 100% want to larp as le ebin upholders of the right
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