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If they had to turn away things like surplus military gear and federal dollars for training in military tactics because they weren't willing to take the account
by jrochkind1 4y ago
If they had to turn away things like surplus military gear and federal dollars for training in military tactics because they weren't willing to take the accountability measures -- that'd be progress.
- YeBanKo 4y agoPolice really rarely needs military surplus gear anyway. Neither do they need training in the military tactics, unless they want to treat policing streets as a battlefield, which is very concerning if they do.
- jrochkind1 4y agoOh, they do, pretty widely, and it is concerning. https://theintercept.com/2014/08/14/militarization-u-s-police-dragged-light-horrors-ferguson/ https://theintercept.com/2014/08/14/militarization-u-s-polic...