This past May, the New York Times requested an accounting from the Pentagon of all the military gear since 2006 which had been transferred from our military to police forces around the United States. What they received in response was a staggering list, including “tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands […]
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See how many military surplus grenade launchers and assault vehicles your local police now have at their disposal
Posted in Civil Liberties Also tagged Ferguson, Michael Brown, military industrial complex, Missouri, police, police state, the militarization of the police 13 Comments
What I learned from Ferguson: Now’s the time to get the tanks off our streets and the money out of politics
As the story in Ferguson continues to evolve, one thing has become clear to me… Now is the time to move against the increasingly militarization of America’s local police forces. The public awareness has never been higher, and, for the first time, I feel like momentum is on our side. Before we get into that, […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged Alan Grayson, campaign finance reform, Darren Wilson, dismantling of public education, Ferguson, Fraternal Order of Police, Hydra, Jim Pasco, Michael Brown, military industrial complex, Missouri, racism, RootStrike, starve the beast, the militarization of the police, wealth inequality 34 Comments
Riot police and protestors clash for the fourth straight day in Ferguson, Missouri over the killing of a young, unarmed black man… Anonymous promises to hold police force responsible if immediate action isn’t taken
This video was posted just minutes ago by Patricia Bynes, Democratic Committeewoman of Ferguson Township, Missouri. It shows police officers in the city of Ferguson launching tear gas and stun grenades at protestors. This is the third night in a row that police and protestors have faced off in the northern St. Louis suburb. It […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged Anonymous, democracy protests, Dorian Johnson, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Mike Brown's Law, Missouri, Patricia Bynes, police, police brutality, police state, police tactics, protests, racism, riot police, riots, sonic weapons, St Louis 89 Comments