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In a message dated 03/31/2000 5:15:16 AM Central Daylight Time,
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"The US is turning more into a police state with each passing day."
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Coaches in sports have long taught that
"you will play like you practice".
Your Report gives some sobering insight as to
why 4 New York Police Officers recently shot and
killed an unarmed man in the Bronx.
They were simply "playing what they have been practicing"!
The ominous question is: What are they practicing for?
Notice this news story talks about "search and destroy" missions.
This is military terminology right out of the Vietnam War.
Nakano
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Warrior Cops
The Ominous Growth of Paramilitarism in
American Police Departments
by Diane Cecilia Weber
The 1980s and 1990s have seen marked changes in the number of state and
local paramilitary units, in their mission and deployment, and in their
tactical armament. According to a recent academic survey, nearly 90
percent of the police departments surveyed in cities with populations
over 50,000 had paramilitary units, as did 70 percent of the departments
surveyed in communities with populations under 50,000. The Pentagon has
been equipping those units with M-16s, armored personnel carriers, and
grenade launchers. The police paramilitary units also conduct training
exercises with active duty Army Rangers and Navy SEALs.
State and local police departments are increasingly accepting the
military as a model for their behavior and outlook. The sharing of
training and technology is producing a shared mindset. The problem is
that the mindset of the soldier is simply not appropriate for the
civilian police officer. Police officers confront not an “enemy” but
individuals who are protected by the Bill of Rights. Confusing the
police function with the military function can lead to dangerous and
unintended consequences—such as unnecessary shootings and killings.
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