Now that the sight of American police decked out as if they are replaying the events of Blackhawk Down has alerted the American public to the militarization of our police agencies, perhaps they will finally be receptive to the warnings that some of us have been making for years about the next generation of weapons that are being developed for “crowd control.” As we’ve seen over the past few days, regardless of whether it’s created for military purposes, this gear tends to eventually end up on the streets of the United States.
Gives new meaning to the polarity between law & order and liberty.
Salon
Militarized cops’ scary new toys: The ugly next frontier in “crowd control
Heather Digby Parton
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