Serve and Protect is Now Search and DestroyLily Dane Indeed, uniformed thugs police officers kill more Americans every year than terrorists do. In fact, we are eight times more likely to be killed by a cop than by a terrorist. If youd like to see what kinds of military equipment your local police department has acquired,see Mac Slavo of SHTF Plans articleDatabase Shows What Military Equipment Your Local Police Department Has Been Stockpiling. As if it isnt bad enough that militarized police forces are becoming common in the US, the epidemic is spreading to our childrens schools. As reported by Infowars, schools in Texashave acquired military equipment: Citing the shootings at Columbine and Sandy Hook as pretexts for the need to militarize school police, an investigation launched byCBS affiliate KHOUrecently found that cops in at least 10 different Texas school districts are seemingly gearing up for war. In all, the departments received 64 M16 rifles, 18 M14 rifles, 25 automatic pistols, and magazines capable of holding 4,500 rounds of ammunition as well armored plating, tactical vests, and 15 surplus military vehicles, reports KHOU. Unfortunately, Texas isnt the only state that has decided to arm some of their school police officers to the hilt schools in Kansas, California, Florida, and Utah have as well. This is cause for concern, asEarl Ofari Hutchinsonso passionately expressed in his article Now Its the School Police That Are Becoming Militarized: School officials insist that their officers will be well-trained in the use of their military-style weapons. But this misses the point. Military-style weapons are designed for combat, and they are designed to spray a field of battle wreaking mass carnage against the ranks of enemy soldiers. Opening up on a mythical shooter in a grade school could cause the same mass carnage. The difference is the victims would not be enemy soldiers on a battleground, but 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. School officials havent said how they would avoid that carnage. In ordering his review of the military weapons programs, Obama said there is a big difference between our military and our local law enforcement and we dont want to blur those lines. School officials that have armed their police with assault-style weapons have done more than blur that line. They have sent the horrific message that weapons of mass destruction have a place at their schools. Colleges are no exception the Pentagons 1033 program has reached them as well, reports Vice.com: According to documents obtained by the websiteMuckrock, more than 100 campus police forces have received military materials from the Pentagon. Schools that participate in the program range from liberal arts to community colleges to the entire University of Texas system. Emory, Rice, Purdue, and the University of California, Berkeley, are all on the list. In 2012, UC Berkeley tried to use the programto purchasean eight-ton armored truck. After a backlash, university officials ultimately decided the truck was not the best choice for a university setting. The following year, Ohio State University acquired amine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. So far, it has yet to be targeted. How ironic that the American populace is being terrorized by those who were supposed to protect us from terrorism. You can sign a petition to end arming police with war weapons here: stoppolicemilitary.org Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 