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You can add The War On Terror to that list. Where do think US police get all their fun toys to play with? "How 9/11 helped to militarize American law enforcem
by nielsbot 7mo ago
You can add The War On Terror to that list.
Where do think US police get all their fun toys to play with?
"How 9/11 helped to militarize American law enforcement": https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-9-11-helped-to-militarize-american-law-enforcement/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-9-11-helped-to-milita...
- pstuart 7mo agoYep. But the War on Drugs has been around much longer and is more relevant to people's day to day lives. And people buy into it. I hear this all the time "Sure, weed should be legal, and cocaine too because I like to party now and then, but the 'hard stuff' should definitely be illegal because its dangerous". To make matters worse -- people think that those who advocate against it are doing so because they want to do drugs (and some may) but it's a civil liberties issue and is the foundation for the militarization of the police.
- TRiG_Ireland 7mo agoThe War on Drugs is more relevant to your day-to-day life, perhaps, but people in the Middle-east are also people, in case you forget that.