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kleinbl00 · 1493 days ago · link · · parent · post: Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
That's the whole point. Departments in Georgia that engaged with the program in a non-trivial way were more likely to kill people. That's even why I pulled out that quote about the helicopter and its transmission - it isn't just the purchase of ex-military combat gear, it's engagement with the program at all. The adoption of a military footing leads to the adoption of a military doctrine. full stop.$1000 is not much money, certainly not enough to outfit a department with anything deadly.