Nixon’s War on Drugs, Reagan’s War on Poverty, Clinton’s COPS program, the post-9 11 security state under Bush and Obama: by degrees, each of these innovations expanded and empowered police forces, always at the expense of civil liberties. The unrest of the 1960s brought about the invention of the SWAT unit–which in turn led to the debut of military tactics in the ranks of police officers. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other–an enemy.Today’s armored-up policemen are a far cry from the constables of early America. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. You can read this before Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces written by Radley Balko which was published in July 9, 2013. Brief Summary of Book: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces by Radley Balko
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