The Militarization of America's Police

The police are there to serve citizens and protect us from dangers. The military makes war on enemies. A big difference, obviously. But for a number of reasons, America's police have been morphing into more of a military force. Burt's gust is Alex Pareene, a columnist for Salon.com who has researched and written about the extent of this historic and rather chilling change.

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