Let's be clear. The cops have become more militarized since the so-called
"war on drugs" initiated under Nixon and continuing to various degrees under succeeding administrations. This has led to erosion of the Castle Doctrine, the proliferation of SWAT teams, the arming of even small police departments with military grade equipment, and the recruitment of guys who are more interested in kicking ass than they are serving the community. Worse, they circle the wagons and refuse to be accountable for their actions unless somebody like the Justice Department sits on them.
It baffles me that right-wingers who supposedly want smaller government also want cops in the streets throwing their weight around not to mention an expansion of incarceration in a nation already rife with prisons. Jeff Sessions is the embodiment of an AG who will encourage these kinds of actions rather than hold police accountable. [Post edited by Seattle .Hoo at 04/14/2017 3:03PM]
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