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Obama Moves to Halt US Police Militarization

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Following episodes of racially charged unrest that brought militarized troops onto the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland, the U.S. government is imposing new federal restrictions on some military-style equipment for local law enforcement. The federal government is halting funding of gear such as tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft, grenade launchers and camouflage – equipment that an inter-agency group found eroded public trust in law enforcement, the...

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