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boycriedwolf619:
http://www.youtube.com/v/INdcaeeb3ws

WOW

virtuoso:

Props for this, very eye opening short clip, I have read Dr Roberts' article on the militarisation of the police before but to see it, that's a different ball game and brings home the point in a much more hard hitting manner.

Laconic:
Yeah this is complete horseshit.  I live in a city where there are only 30,000 residents when both colleges are in session.  So about 20,000 permanent residents.  Anyway, on our old base here we have Homeland Security choppers, DEA offices, and the local police are now armed with M-16s.  They also have dirt bikes, jet skis, 4-wheelers and many more dispensible pieces of equipment.

boycriedwolf619:

--- Quote from: Laconic on September 18, 2007, 02:51:27 PM ---Yeah this is complete horseshit.  I live in a city where there are only 30,000 residents when both colleges are in session.  So about 20,000 permanent residents.  Anyway, on our old base here we have Homeland Security choppers, DEA offices, and the local police are now armed with M-16s.  They also have dirt bikes, jet skis, 4-wheelers and many more dispensible pieces of equipment.



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I dont get it. You  say its complete bullshit but you basically describe the same thing thats in the video. Or maybe I'm just not understanding you.

Smoke Break:
lol, there are some good points, but he's also full of shit on others, regular cops driving around aren't dressed or armed like that, he kept showing special situations devoid of their context. They do have armories with heavy shit, and carry MP5's and sometimes M16's in the trunks, but have you seen what regular citizens(and criminals) have at home? I'm still more equipped than these fucks. I love how we accept scare tactics from people like this.

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