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Challenging a Militarized Police State in the US From Policing to SWAT Teams
Paterson, Kent http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/05/22/challenging-a-militarized-police-state-in-the-us/
Publisher: Counterpunch Date Written: 22/05/2014 Year Published: 2014 Resource Type: Article
When the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) and other law enforcement agencies cracked down on protestors March 30, 2014, the citys finest rolled out a military-style force. Equipped with gas masks, body armor, batons and automatic rifles, they deployed officers on horseback, a SWAT Team and a pair of armored vehicles. After confronting shouting protestors, the APD released tear gas, which seeped into campus dormitories.
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