Actually I was born in Ireland. I lived on the south side and I am Irish and I am a US citizen. I also worked in law enforcement as well. Most of the people I have encountered in law enforcement are in it for the right reasons. They care about their job, they care about doing the right thing. Just like any career like this you have people that should never be the police. There is a sect that joins the police for the same reason they join the military. The fantasy of power. They are usually easy to identify, but once again. The union makes it hard to weed them out. Just like its hard to weed anyone out when you have a contract and collective bargaining. The funding you speak of for the "military" style weapons are typically part of grants usually part of a federal program. This is not the local tax dollars buying tanks. Its a grant that gives you access to a specific item or items. The local tax dollars are more for operational costs. The police were uniforms. Outside of the tactical side of the house which is special operations such as srt/swat the average police office wears a normal uniform and has a police car. The police cars are manufactured by Ford/Chevy and are not military style. They have a hopped up engine, some stabilizing bars, a barrier for the detained, a terminal. They are typically painted ether to be very visible as a deterrent or dark for the ability to mask themselves typically for traffic interdiction. They were bullet proof vests which are bulky. They have their firearm, their secondary, a mag light, the less than lethal weapons, their star. I dont know what you want them to wear.