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In reply to the discussion: The Ugly/Threatening Gear of our Militarized US Local Police Departments Comes in View in Durham, NC [View all]malthaussen
(17,235 posts)5. Sad. It looks like a still from a bad dystopian movie.
Unfortunately, it's real.
-- Mal
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The Ugly/Threatening Gear of our Militarized US Local Police Departments Comes in View in Durham, NC [View all]
KoKo
Dec 2013
OP
I'd go back to McKinley and Roosevelt, they started all this by fighting back on the behalf
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#20
It is almost laughable, because they are the only people initiating violence
Taitertots
Dec 2013
#26
Add in a couple of drones, throw in some flashbangs, think of the live tracking
BelgianMadCow
Dec 2013
#32