“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”: The new warrior cop is out of control

Posted by gwcalvert 10 years, 10 months ago to Government

I do not normally read Salon... but this is an excellent article about the militarization of the police.
"SWAT teams raiding poker games and trying to stop underage drinking? Overwhelming paramilitary force is on the rise"

SOURCE URL: http://www.salon.com/2013/07/07/%E2%80%9Cwhy_did_you_shoot_me_i_was_reading_a_book_the_new_warrior_cop_is_out_of_control/

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Posted by khalling 10 years, 10 months ago

gw, the link does not go through

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Posted by gwcalvert 10 years, 9 months ago

Try this... http://www.salon.com/2013/07/07/%E2%80%9...

Here are a couple of other stories about the book:

http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/artic...

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/...

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Posted by Rocky_Road 10 years, 9 months ago

The link just worked for me, and although the article is long, the gist can be had quickly.

The cover story is definitely entrapment, and the surviving family settled for 2 million. The remaining stories are straight out of 1984....

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Posted by sdesapio 10 years, 9 months ago

Link doesn't work gw.

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