https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/this_thanksgiving_lets_say_no_thanks_to_the_tyranny_of_the_american_po
Militarized police, shootings of unarmed citizens, SWAT team
raids, misconduct and qualified immunity have transformed the U.S. into a
police state. What we must contend with today is the danger
of having a standing army (which is what police forces, increasingly
made up of individuals with military backgrounds and/or training, have
evolved into) that has been trained to view the citizenry as little more
than potential suspects, combatants and insurgents. Despite propaganda
to the contrary, it is estimated that U.S. police kill more people in days than other countries do in years. On an average day in America, at least 100 Americans have their homes raided by SWAT teams
(although I’ve seen estimates as high as 300 a day), which are
increasingly used to deal with routine police matters: angry dogs,
domestic disputes, search warrants, etc. Every five days a police officer somewhere in America engages in sexual abuse or misconduct.
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