Both were created to serve two different purposes where neither jurisdiction could be crossed. The first introduction of local police forces into “militarization” began with the wars on drugs and terrorism. The creation of SWAT teams was done to neutralize these wars and their threats. Militarization quickly began to make its way into the national police force, influenced by the cultural behaviors of returning military personnel and new technologies. Militarizing the police serves the interests of both parties; the army wants to expand its power and increase its budget while the police take advantage by equipping themselves with powerful weapons and well-trained personnel. However, a major drawback of the concept of “police militarization” is that the public has now come to fear the national police rather than seeing them as servants of public safety. The Black Lives Matter movement is a call for help from local black communities who are victims and who view the police as