Why are police departments becoming militarized?

I know it's not politically correct to blame anything on a criminal, but
criminally minded people want to kill police officers why is that so hard to understand?

Last night while getting ready to go to work a news story ran about a Police Officer at the Lakewood Mall being viciously attacked by a coward who keeps in shape by punching out his woman.   It reminded me of an incident back in the late 1990's, a fat slob ambushed, two Sheriff deputies sheriff's deputies  Michael Haugen  and  James Lehmann  were called to a residence on a domestic dispute call.  To pour salt in the wound the local newspaper ran a picture of the slain officers on the front page.  

I implore you when shopping stay far away from nuclear families.  Give them a width berth.  Do not walk past them.  Do not make eye contact, or sudden moves.  Avoid being in close quarters with them.   If you have to be prepared to abandon your shopping cart and run full speed in the opposite direction.   Don't waste your time screaming, use your energy to run.  Don't park near them in parking lots.  Exercise extreme caution at all times.  Don't ever be lulled into a false sense of security.



http://blog.pe.com/crime-blotter/2013/10/08/whitewater-sheriffs-department-remembers-deputies-haugen-lehmann/