What do you think will be the outcome of equipping local and state police with military gear and training? Is this gear essential in keeping police safe, or are there unintended consequences that many don’t see?
We discuss this under the recent news of President Trump removing limitations of military gear and weapons to local police in this episode of Analysis Behind the News.
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Helpful links:
Support Your Local Police and Keep Them Independent action project page:
https://www.jbs.org/action-projects/support-your-local-police
Trump Reverses Obama Policy on Surplus Military Gear for Police:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-reverses-obama-policy-surplus-military-gear-police-n796581
Obama Restarts Militarization of Local Law Enforcement:
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/23743-obama-restarts-militarization-of-local-law-enforcement