How G.W. Schulz got the Scoop On the Militarization of Police by ProPublica published on 2012-04-12T18:06:09Z Federal tax dollars have helped local police forces stockpile high-tech combat gear without much oversight. Our Justin Elliott talked to the Center for Investigative Reporting's G.W. Schulz to find out how he got the story, parsed the data and ultimately, who should be held accountable for how the money is spent. Photo credit: Flickr user poncнo☭penguιn Genre News Comment by Bnewfield Militarization of police is a worrying development indeed... But small-town cops doing routine patrols in bullet-proof tanks with machine guns is just one part of the bigger picture: that the US will soon be under a dictatorship. There's an article that lays it out pretty well here: http://www.martiallawusa.com Take a look sometime; scary stuff! 2012-04-14T03:48:57Z
