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Militarized police force: No longer just a threat, it’s here

July 15, 2013 Steve Sorkin Cities, Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Police, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Judging from the two excerpts published so far on Salon.com, Radley Balko’s new book, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police

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The militarization of local law enforcement

December 14, 2011 Madonna Gauding Cities, Crime/Violence, Government, Military, Police, Public safety 2 comments

One of the many disturbing trends since 9/11 is the steady militarization of our domestic police. Thanks to loads of money and equipment funneled

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