This conflict is intentional because the government wants to fight the war on drugs effectively in communities but, the war on drugs has made local law view Americans as the enemy.
- Militarization of police is intentional because the federal government is supplying local police officers with military grade equipment to fight the War on Drugs. According to, Glenn Greenwald in, THE MILITARIZATION OF U.S. POLICE: FINALLY DRAGGED INTO THE LIGHT BY THE HORRORS OF FERGUSON, it states, “...the War on Drugs that has made law enforcement agencies view Americans as an enemy population…” This is indicating that the War on Drugs has contributed to the fact law enforcement views Americans as the enemy population.