On the Fact that S.W.A.T. Raids In America Have Increased by a Frightening 1,900% Over the Past Four Decades - https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2020/1026/Pressure-builds-for-US-police-to-change-military-mindset

And in many instances they're being utilized for bush league stuff like serving warrants and small drug infractions, things that regular police used to handle routinely and with little more than a gun, night-stick, taser, and cuffs. And talk about escalating situations, yeah, I'd say that bringing a small army to a largely manageable assignment where civil liberties can easily be trampled upon fits the bill quite nicely.