Well, this is a good start:
CAMDEN, N.J. — President Obama on Monday banned the federal provision of some types of military-style equipment to local police departments and sharply restricted the availability of others.
The ban is part of Mr. Obama’s push to ease tensions between law enforcement and minority communities in reaction to the crises in Baltimore; Ferguson, Mo.; and other cities.
I’m old enough to remember when it was startling to see cops wearing combat gear and carrying military-style rifles. Those days are gone.
But making the police force look less like an occupying army is a small step in the right direction. Now we need to figure out how to train cops to act less like an occupying force dealing with hostiles.