Well I think you ironically pointed out why it’s so hard
We don’t (at least in theory) live in a police state
If you’re using military behavior to explain policing, you’ve missed a fundamental point about freedom
I'm not using a military or police state to explain someone's behavior.
It was a statement to show that most people in America do this every day without any problems and our veterans, the people who protect our rights do it multiple times a day!