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1. Demilitarize the police departments.

Reply to pleinair (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 07:09 AM

Aug 2014

Vest cameras are not enough. The departments must be demilitarized. There is no excuse for paramilitary forces in the streets of the United States of America.

Stopping police militarization: Once again, the solution requires confronting corporate politicians.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025416709

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Vest cameras for police officers [View all] pleinair Aug 2014 OP

Demilitarize the police departments. woo me with science Aug 2014 #1

Agree totally n/t pleinair Aug 2014 #2

Vest cameras? SwankyXomb Aug 2014 #3

Petition calling for all police to wear cameras has now surpassed 136,400 signatures tencats Aug 2014 #4

This would make a good OP pleinair Aug 2014 #5