![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
![SGVCityWatch on Twitter: "LAPD battering ram also arrived to the Valinda barricade. https://t.co/RwleEuMZgT" / Twitter SGVCityWatch on Twitter: "LAPD battering ram also arrived to the Valinda barricade. https://t.co/RwleEuMZgT" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrCVXy4agAEsFZp.jpg)
SGVCityWatch on Twitter: "LAPD battering ram also arrived to the Valinda barricade. https://t.co/RwleEuMZgT" / Twitter
![Batter Ram: used to keep Los Angeles Police Personnel safe when rolling through gang infested neighborhoods. They … | Military vehicles, Armored vehicles, Vehicles Batter Ram: used to keep Los Angeles Police Personnel safe when rolling through gang infested neighborhoods. They … | Military vehicles, Armored vehicles, Vehicles](https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/ba/65/0f/ba650f472ce65d663d4c264a94546d55.jpg)
Batter Ram: used to keep Los Angeles Police Personnel safe when rolling through gang infested neighborhoods. They … | Military vehicles, Armored vehicles, Vehicles
![NOlympics LA on Twitter: "LAPD's militarization was already unprecedented before 1984.After the Games' Closing Ceremonies, things got worse. In February 1985, LAPD turned their new tank and its massive battering ram against NOlympics LA on Twitter: "LAPD's militarization was already unprecedented before 1984.After the Games' Closing Ceremonies, things got worse. In February 1985, LAPD turned their new tank and its massive battering ram against](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5tOK3aUcAE4AC8.jpg)
NOlympics LA on Twitter: "LAPD's militarization was already unprecedented before 1984.After the Games' Closing Ceremonies, things got worse. In February 1985, LAPD turned their new tank and its massive battering ram against
![Today I learned the LAPD used two V-100s as breaching vehicles. The battering rams had smiley faces. : r/TankPorn Today I learned the LAPD used two V-100s as breaching vehicles. The battering rams had smiley faces. : r/TankPorn](https://i.redd.it/j1rxn1w2dmz71.jpg)