beaker
NES Member
Rise of the Warrior Cop
Is it time to reconsider the militarization of American policing?
Yes, I think so. Given the corruption level of local, state and federal governments I definitely think so.
What say you all?
Pretty good article, worth a read, and mainstream...
The number of raids conducted by SWAT-like police units has grown accordingly. In the 1970s, there were just a few hundred a year; by the early 1980s, there were some 3,000 a year. In 2005 (the last year for which Dr. Kraska collected data), there were approximately 50,000 raids.
A number of federal agencies also now have their own SWAT teams, including the Fish & Wildlife Service, NASA, the Consumer Products Safety Commission and the Department of the Interior. In 2011, the Department of Education's SWAT team bungled a raid on a woman who was initially reported to be under investigation for not paying her student loans, though the agency later said she was suspected of defrauding the federal student loan program.
Now Why the **** does the consumer products safety commisison and the Department of Education need SWAT teams? Jeebus...
Is it time to reconsider the militarization of American policing?
Yes, I think so. Given the corruption level of local, state and federal governments I definitely think so.
What say you all?
Pretty good article, worth a read, and mainstream...
The number of raids conducted by SWAT-like police units has grown accordingly. In the 1970s, there were just a few hundred a year; by the early 1980s, there were some 3,000 a year. In 2005 (the last year for which Dr. Kraska collected data), there were approximately 50,000 raids.
A number of federal agencies also now have their own SWAT teams, including the Fish & Wildlife Service, NASA, the Consumer Products Safety Commission and the Department of the Interior. In 2011, the Department of Education's SWAT team bungled a raid on a woman who was initially reported to be under investigation for not paying her student loans, though the agency later said she was suspected of defrauding the federal student loan program.
Now Why the **** does the consumer products safety commisison and the Department of Education need SWAT teams? Jeebus...