Earlier today, I discussed the over militarization of state law enforcement at a HSGAC hearing. I think many of us are horrified by some of the images that came out of Ferguson. We were horrified to see an unarmed man with his hands over his head being confronted by an armored personnel carrier or by a drawn assault weapon. Were horrified by images of tear gas being shot into the yards of protesters. One of the fundamental things about America is dissent, and the ability to have dissent. But confronting protesters with armored personnel is thoroughly un-American and for 150 years, we’ve had rules separating the military, keeping the military out of policing affairs. You obscure that separation if you allow the police to become the military. WATCH: washingtonpost/posttv/politics/rand-paul-militarization-of-police-is-crazy-out-of-control/2014/09/09/18fbfcc2-383b-11e4-a023-1d61f7f31a05_video.html
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:28:55 +0000