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Friday, August 15, 2014

Why America's Police Are Becoming So Militarized

From the way police entered the house--helmeted and masked, guns drawn and shields in front, knocking down the door with a battering ram and rushing inside--you might think they were raiding a den of armed criminals.

In fact they were looking for $1,000-worth of clothes and electronics allegedly bought with a stolen credit card. They found none of these things, but arrested two people in the house on unrelated charges.

They narrowly avoided tragedy. On hearing intruders break in, the homeowner's son, a disabled ex-serviceman, reached for his (legal) gun. Luckily, he heard the police announce themselves and holstered it; otherwise, "they probably would have shot me," he says. His mother, Sally Prince, says she is now traumatised.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

They aren't even slightly "militarized". Don't believe the biased media.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
They aren't even slightly "militarized". Don't believe the biased media.

August 15, 2014 at 7:52 AM

who are you trying to kid? this has been going on since 1990

Anonymous said...

7:52 you make me smile... No one is that stupid, your only trying to goat people.
The whole command structure is military with captains, lieutenants sergeants, corporals.
They use weapons you see on the battlefield like M4's & AR-15's while wearing military surplus armor from the pentagon while driving hardened armored vehicles with SNIPERS perched on top.

Anonymous said...

maybe Barbara ought to be looking into getting some of this equipment. naw, there's no crime in da bury!

Anonymous said...

t. naw, there's no crime in da bury!

August 15, 2014 at 10:11 AM

if kops spent half the time on fighting crime, instead of hiding behind bushes to catch speeders, maybe there wouldn't be any crime.