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sabrina 1

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3. I completely agree. It is a huge issue, and should be on the agenda of every Democrat running for
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 07:07 PM
Apr 2015

public office. The militarization of the police is simply not acceptable in a country that continues to call itself a 'democracy'.

Who are they accountable to? Over 5, 000 Americans have been murdered by the police since 9/11, making the police a bigger threat to Americans, especially POC and the poor and mentally ill, than any terrorist group in foreign nations.

To allow this carnage to continue, to ignore the threat these out of control though 'protected' armed forces pose to Americans cannot be allowed to continue.

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