Our militarized police departments
Reason
by Radley Balko
07/02/07
Militarization is a broad term that refers to using military-style weapons, tactics, training, uniforms, and even heavy equipment by civilian police departments. It’s a troubling trend because the military has a very different and distinct role than our domestic peace officers. The military’s job is to annihilate a foreign enemy. The police are supposed to protect us while upholding our constitutional rights. It’s dangerous to conflate the two. But that’s exactly what we’re doing...
http://www.reason.com/news/show/121169.html
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Radley+Balko
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Radley Balko
07/02/07
Militarization is a broad term that refers to using military-style weapons, tactics, training, uniforms, and even heavy equipment by civilian police departments. It’s a troubling trend because the military has a very different and distinct role than our domestic peace officers. The military’s job is to annihilate a foreign enemy. The police are supposed to protect us while upholding our constitutional rights. It’s dangerous to conflate the two. But that’s exactly what we’re doing...
http://www.reason.com/news/show/121169.html
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Radley+Balko
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 3. Jul, 11:48
