Before anyone passes judgement on this thread, please take a moment to read a snipit of this...
I have not found anything in this to be something that doesn’t expand upon what some of us already know, but it is something that illustrates a continued effort to demonstrate a desire to intimidate, control, and at a moments notice take away our freedoms and liberties...
The source, in my opinion is not as damning as it has been in the past...
This is something folks need to see, regardless of the source...
Just my opinion...
I agree. The theme of Police Militarization has been a source of many excellent discussions and debates on FR. I would add that the militarization of police forces have also lead to a certain sense of militancy or belligerence among police forces.
They do practice swat actions in the middle of L. A. and the spectators applaud when it is over.
I had a discussion with a nephew who is a policeman here in Iowa. His dept was returning a lot of the weapons given to them because the regulations and paper work was too much.