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The Wizard

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1. It's a start

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 05:47 AM

Aug 2014

but the militarization of the police is dangerous. It's right out of Himmler's playbook.
The question is: Do you feel threatened or at ease with police acting as combatants? I'm not comfortable seeing American streets as battlefields.

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Some local police departments begin giving up military-style vehicles amid unease [View all] unhappycamper Aug 2014 OP

It's a start The Wizard Aug 2014 #1

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Our tax money, wasted and used against the citizenry. Owl Aug 2014 #4