Article 2VECC Quantifying the additional killings commited by cops when they get military weapons

Quantifying the additional killings commited by cops when they get military weapons

by
Cory Doctorow
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The US Department of Defense's 1033 program sends "surplus" military equipment to US police forces ("surplus" in quotes because military contractors lobby for the US military to buy more weapons than they need in order to feed materiel to the program), which has created a situation in which cops show up in their communities literally clad in the armor of an occupying army. (more")

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