Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 7:49:42 GMT -6
You didn't think they meant it when the national politicians complained about militarization of the police forces, did ya? I think some men like Obama literally fear their own population and feel the extreme need for that paramilitary force with a badge..to be within a very short call for the important people.
They sure haven't slowed down one bit in shipping combat ready gear.
Oh, and no one would be going crazy..they DID say they'd review it. Then again... Holder WAS resigning and many other things WERE supposed to be happening ...when an election was still set to be held and things needed said which few planned to follow. (just my interpretation of all that)
After all, if they cared at all behind the words? You'd expect we see a slow down in the flow of military hardware, and certainly not an INCREASE in the flow..right?
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I swear, we'll be looking like a banana republic more than a free nation in no time at this rate. A machine gun for every cop, and for every cop, a machine gun to enforce the law with. (sigh)
Welcome to the New America...I suppose.
They sure haven't slowed down one bit in shipping combat ready gear.
The federal government shipped nearly 4,000 more assault rifles to local law enforcement agencies in the three months following the Ferguson riots, marking a huge surge in the amount of lethal firearms being doled out to police and sheriff’s offices.
Oh, and no one would be going crazy..they DID say they'd review it. Then again... Holder WAS resigning and many other things WERE supposed to be happening ...when an election was still set to be held and things needed said which few planned to follow. (just my interpretation of all that)
President Obama called for a review of the program, civil rights advocates said the local police had become indistinguishable from the military, and even some police departments questioned their own policies.
After all, if they cared at all behind the words? You'd expect we see a slow down in the flow of military hardware, and certainly not an INCREASE in the flow..right?
The 3,879 rifles the Pentagon shipped was an astronomical increase over the dozen rifles shipped during the same three-month period in 2013, with several police agencies taking delivery of hundreds of rifles soon after the Ferguson riots.
I swear, we'll be looking like a banana republic more than a free nation in no time at this rate. A machine gun for every cop, and for every cop, a machine gun to enforce the law with. (sigh)
Welcome to the New America...I suppose.