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Police Agencies Address ‘Militarization’ – ‘The General Public Will Never See This Type of Equipment Coming Out Against Them’
WND
(Deseret News) Helmeted officers in camouflage and sharpshooters with automatic weapons atop a heavily armored vehicle descended on a small Missouri town this week to quell demonstrations against the police shooting of an unarmed teenager.
By some accounts, the show of force — including the firing of tear gas and rubber bullets — more resembled an invading army than local law enforcement. And it triggered a nationwide debate about the “militarization” of police departments.
Police agencies in Utah have some of the same weapons and vehicles as those on display in Ferguson. Some were acquired from the Department of Defense program that has transferred billions of dollars’ worth of surplus military equipment to state and local agencies, which has now come under sharp criticism.
Read more at WND:
http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/utah-police-agencies-address-militarization/?cat_orig=us
