I just read an online article about the Detroit PD responding to routine calls, like domestic disputes and public distirbances, with Special Response Teams carrying submachineguns and other esoterica of war. I mean, WTF? I had a few years on the job with NYPD and, with relatively few exceptions, we recognized that the boot heel is not the means to deal with public discontent.

In police jargon, "black glove" is someone who abuses authority. Imagine if you had a whole department who rolled that way.