ACLU Has Concerns Over Military Weapons Used By Local Police
” ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The American Civil Liberties Union wants to know what kind of military weaponry and tactics are being turned over to local police by the Department of Defense and Homeland Security.
The ACLU feels the surplus equipment, things like flash-bang grenades, shock cuffs, and tracking devices that are being handed down, are leading to more aggressive policing, especially in poor neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color.
John Chasnoff with the ACLU of Eastern Missouri describes an incident that happened in Michigan. “A S.W.A.T. team threw flash-bang grenades into a house then, when the S.W.A.T. team rushed in, they got confused and ended up killing a young girl who was sleeping on a couch.” “
This a very disturbing trend . It’s about time the ACLU shed it’s partisan blinders and participated in the discussion .
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I heard on News Radio about an hour ago, anyone living within proximity of Fort Dix, New Jersey, this weekend, March 09 – 10, 2013, the will be live fire exercises with US Army & USMC training with Live ordnance expected to do the usual, rumble the ground and shake “Old Granny” from her rocking chair.