All eyewitness accounts however limited they may be, tell a different story, the government and media is just building up a counter story to protect their image.
The police arm just as armed as the military is in IRAQ, plenty of gadgets and gizmos, now all they need is the gunner on the top and you got yourself a full ready to go Military vehicle. (Hence militarization). Why do we need this against our own people? People are forming roadblocks for peaceful protest far more often than to loot or cause violence. Keep the police safe? So that's why they keep going on the offensive? You keep drinking that kool aid Godot. Maybe someday you'll wake up and realize that America is corrupt too.