“A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of blood and a thirst for power and must either be smartly rebuked, or blindly obeyed in deadly fear.”—John SalterHow many children, old people, and law-abiding citizens have to be injured, terrorized, or killed before we call a halt to the growing rash of police violence that is wracking the country? How many family pets have to be gunned down in cold blood by marauding SWAT teams before we declare such tactics off limits? And how many communities have to be transformed into military outposts, complete with heavily armed police, military tanks, and “safety” checkpoints before we draw that line in the sand that says “not in our town”?
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To paraphrase Forrest Gump: GESTAPO is as GESTAPO does.
ReplyDelete(In case anyone wondered, GESTAPO is shorthand for GEheime STadt POlezei -Geheime State Police. And shouldn't these SWAT teams rename themselves Typical Weapons And Tactics squads anyway?)
How about Citizen Assault Squads?
DeleteNo. I like TWATS better.
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