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MILITARIZATION OF LAW ENFORECEMENT: [According to the Cato Institute and others, state, local and federal law enforcement agencies are becoming increasingly militarized, failing to use search warrants, and are making frequent mistakes in their unconstitutional raids / assaults on American citizens.] Should this unconstitutional trend be reversed by federal, state, and local officials?

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Militarization of Police

American neighborhoods are increasingly being policed by cops armed with the weapons an...
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Police Militarization

Sometimes a single story has a way of standing in for everything you need to know. In t...
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Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America

Executive Summary Americans have long maintained that a man's home is his castle a...
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The absurdly dangerous militarization of America's police

This article originally appeared on AlterNet. What a Christmas little Bastrop had! It&#...
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Our Militarized Police Departments

Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to spea...
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The Militarization of American Police - And Shredding of Our Constitutional Rights - Started 30 Years Ago Washington's Blog

Police Being Militarized Nationwide Journalists from across the spectrum have documente...
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Drawing Down: How To Roll Back Police Militarization In America

When the FBI finally located Whitey Bulger in 2010 after searching for 16 years, the re...
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The growing militarization of U.S. police

Text smaller Text bigger (WND editor's note: This is an exclusive report from the ...
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How did America's police become a military force on the streets?

Editor's Note: In a remarkable speech at the National Defense University in May, P...
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How Did Police Become So Militarized? -- TakePart Live

Subscribe for new TPL clips daily: ‪http://bit.ly/14nkAxM‬‬‬ Author Radley Balk...
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Militarization of U.S. Police Forces

This month, more Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles (MRAPs) have found their way ...
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The Militarization of the American Police, the Shredding of Our Constitutional Rights

The Militarization of the American Police, the Shredding of Our Constitutional Rights I...
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Police Militarization Makes Us Less Safe: Why I Oppose Urban Shield (Community Voices)

"Because we deserve better," I said to every West Oakland resident I encounte...
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The Rutherford Institute :: Are Police in America Now a Military, Occupying Force?

Are Police in America Now a Military, Occupying Force? Despite the steady hue and cry b...
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Scenes from a militarized America: Iowa family 'terrorized'

Watch this video, taken from a police raid in Des Moines, Iowa. Send it to some people....
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Some Are Saying This Surveillance Video Is Evidence of the Alarming Militarization of Local Police Forces in America

A dramatic raid by local police in Ankeny, Iowa, was captured on surveillance video las...
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Video of the Day - Thuggish Militarized Police Terrorize and SWAT Team Iowa Family

So police in the city of Ankeny, Iowa are on the hunt for a couple of people suspected ...
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Obama Expands Militarization of Police

Among items transfered to local law enforcement agencies have been assault rifles and g...
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CNN takes on police 'militarization'

CNN compares the newest innovations of police technology and specialty vehicles with ac...
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Video: War on Drugs & Militarization of Police

Video: below The militarization of local Police, War on Drugs, and increasing Federal f...
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Police militarization expo Urban Shield descends on Oakland (VIDEO)

SWAT teams, military contractors and law enforcement from the world over are gathering ...
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Video: Radley Balko Discusses Militarization of Police Force

"The police have become more militarized, more soldier-like in the last generation...
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John Fund - The United States of SWAT?

The United States of SWAT? - Military-style units from government agencies are wreaking...
Submitted on: Apr 21, 2014
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Community Police Armed with the Weapons and Tactics of War

The police officers on our streets and in our neighborhoods are not soldiers fighting a...
Submitted on: Apr 21, 2014
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Frightening new reason to fear police

Text smaller Text bigger A key distinction between the U.S. and other nations, even rel...
Submitted on: Apr 21, 2014
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