On Monday, President Trump announced he was issuing an executive order to reinstate the transfer of military weapons and equipment to local police forces. A partial ban had been put in place late in the Obama Administration. The weapons transfer program has a long history in the drug war but even 25 years later it has failed to make a difference in that war. It has been successful, however, in further undermining our civil liberties. A militarized police force is all about control, not safety.
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
Well gee the actual military has done such a fantastic job quelling turmoil in the places that they operate. Surely somebody has actually studied this. I suspect violence is met with violence in a never ending cycle.
No good reason to deny cops bullet-proof vehicles. Or body armor. Or more tear gas launchers. The whole “militarized police” thing is largely hyperbole. I love Ron Paul, and voted for him twice. I do agree that we need to do other things like hold gangsta rappers who promote race-hate, rape and violent crime accountable.
> No good reason to deny cops bullet-proof vehicles. Or body armor. Or more tear gas launchers.
Mad men should not have any of these things.