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242 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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elzbardico ◴[18 Nov 24 14:55 UTC] No.42172833[source]▶
The militarization of law enforcement and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
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graemep ◴[18 Nov 24 16:20 UTC] No.42173879[source]▶
> The militarization of law enforcement and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

Do you mean for the US, rather than the human race? Some of us live in countries where the only weapons most cops carry are truncheons and tasers.

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xkcd-sucks ◴[18 Nov 24 16:25 UTC] No.42173948[source]▶
The weapons are orthogonal to the culture; most of the police abuse volume is in beating, arrest and confinement, property destruction and confiscation, etc. The shootings make news, but lots of people don't get shot and still suffer lasting material consequences
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1. graemep ◴[18 Nov 24 16:33 UTC] No.42174026[source]▶
I agree those are problems in many places (and to some extent will be with anywhere), but would not describe them as militarisation.