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bvar22

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1. Anyone who has been outside in the last 10 years..
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 05:52 PM
Jan 2016

..can't possibly miss the Militarization of our local police forces...in equipment and tactics.
One of the events that really frightened me was the Nationally Co-Ordinated Attacks
on OWS encampments by local police. These were clearly organized, timed, and coordinated Nationally.
Truly frightening.

The local police used to belong to us.
Now they take orders from Homeland Security or some other opaque National Security Program.



Police Officers used to be easily identified by badge #s and name tags.
Now, when they put on their StormTrooper Costumes, those are usually covered so individual officers can't be identified or held responsible for their actions.

...There should be a LAW against that!

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