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Militarization of police or the necessary tools to fight crime?

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Post by Turtleneck 2014-06-09, 20:21

During the Obama administration, according to Pentagon data, police departments have received tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment; and hundreds of silencers, armored cars and aircraft.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/military-equipment-used-by-police_n_5475382.html
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Post by xsanguine 2014-06-10, 13:34

If they were only going after crimes, that'd be one thing... but I couldn't justify police ever having that power.

We are in the future right now. No one notices, though.
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