Quote of the Day

[Content Note: Police militarization.]

"When did 'protect and serve' turn into 'us versus them'? ...'Bring it. You fucking animals, bring it,' one police officer was caught on video telling protesters. In Ferguson and beyond, it seems that some police officers have shed the blue uniform and have put on the uniform and gear of the military, bringing the attitude along with it. ...If there's one thing I learned in Afghanistan, it's this: You can't win a person's heart and mind when you are pointing a rifle at his or her chest."—Paul Szoldra, in a must-read piece: "This Is the Terrifying Result of the Militarization of Police."

[H/T to Deeks.]

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