“We’re Building A Domestic Army”
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Marine Corps Colonel: “We’re Building A Domestic Army”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Equc9A1pqQk
How did America’s police become a military force on the streets?
Police departments across the country now sport armored personnel carriers designed for use on a battlefield. Some have helicopters, tanks and Humvees. They carry military-grade weapons. Most of this equipment comes from the military itself. Many SWAT teams today are trained by current and former personnel from special forces units like the Navy SEALs or Army Rangers. National Guard helicopters now routinely swoop through rural areas in search of pot plants and, when they find something, send gun-toting troops dressed for battle rappelling down to chop and confiscate the contraband. But it isn’t just drugs. Aggressive, SWAT-style tactics are now used to raid neighborhood poker games, doctors’ offices, bars and restaurants, and head shops—despite the fact that the targets of these raids pose little threat to anyone. This sort of force was once reserved as the last option to defuse a dangerous situation. It’s increasingly used as the first option to apprehend people who aren't dangerous at all.
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_did_americas_police_become_a_military_force_on_the_streets/
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution reads:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
So how is it they use snipers, the dead have no due process. How is it they take property owned by someone that may have a lb of pot. I used to think it was a good idea to confiscate the drug dealers property, that is when I imagined it would be the drug kingpins luxury items. Never did it cross my mind it would be some small time pot dealers GEO Prizm.
Most importantly the raiding of peoples home because of political opinions or whistle blowing makes me wonder what justifies a Swat Raid and are these tactics legal ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Equc9A1pqQk
How did America’s police become a military force on the streets?
Police departments across the country now sport armored personnel carriers designed for use on a battlefield. Some have helicopters, tanks and Humvees. They carry military-grade weapons. Most of this equipment comes from the military itself. Many SWAT teams today are trained by current and former personnel from special forces units like the Navy SEALs or Army Rangers. National Guard helicopters now routinely swoop through rural areas in search of pot plants and, when they find something, send gun-toting troops dressed for battle rappelling down to chop and confiscate the contraband. But it isn’t just drugs. Aggressive, SWAT-style tactics are now used to raid neighborhood poker games, doctors’ offices, bars and restaurants, and head shops—despite the fact that the targets of these raids pose little threat to anyone. This sort of force was once reserved as the last option to defuse a dangerous situation. It’s increasingly used as the first option to apprehend people who aren't dangerous at all.
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_did_americas_police_become_a_military_force_on_the_streets/
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution reads:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
So how is it they use snipers, the dead have no due process. How is it they take property owned by someone that may have a lb of pot. I used to think it was a good idea to confiscate the drug dealers property, that is when I imagined it would be the drug kingpins luxury items. Never did it cross my mind it would be some small time pot dealers GEO Prizm.
Most importantly the raiding of peoples home because of political opinions or whistle blowing makes me wonder what justifies a Swat Raid and are these tactics legal ?
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
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