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Our Towns Are Not War Zones: Police Militarization in MA

December 16, 2014 By SamTracy

The debate on police militarization, rumbling for years, has been thrust into the national spotlight after protests in Ferguson, Missouri were met with heavily armed and armored police forces acting more like combatants than peacekeepers. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1033, Ferguson, haverhill, Milford, MRAP, new-bedford, norfolk, pentagon, police militarization, rehoboth, west springfield

Fixes Following Ferguson?

August 26, 2014 By massmarrier

I confess I'm a typical pinko/progressive/UU type. I look for the underlying causes of societal problems and the related solutions. Hence. the events and aftermath of Ferguson gets me. Today on Left Ahead, Ryan Adams and I kicked around the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: accountability., body cameras, civilian-review boards, Ferguson, michael-brown, militarization, police

Maura Healey: How I’d respond to Ferguson as Attorney General

August 24, 2014 By maurahealey

The crisis in Ferguson is heartbreaking. No one with experience in law enforcement or as a civil rights advocate can watch the scenes from that community without thinking about our own responsibilities. We’ve seen how tragedies like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Ferguson

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