Fucking Cops: Volume II

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I feel better.  I'm not the only one who has noticed.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33535...tary-force

Has the NYPD Become a Paramilitary Force?

Vitale identifies these seven qualities as the principal aspects of the increasingly popular framework of paramilitary policing:

1. Surveillance and infiltration of nonviolent political organizations.
   
2. Denial of protest permits and tight restrictions on demonstration locations.
   
3. Heavy deployment and use of defensive equipment, such as body armor.
   
4. The use of 'less lethal' weapons on non-violent protestors.
   
5. Deployment of highly trained specialized police units to control demonstrations.
   
6. Preemptive arrests and targeting of protest leaders.
   
7. Coordination between local and federal law enforcement officials.
   

Other practices often accompanying paramilitary policing include the use of sophisticated cyber technologies, video surveillance and agents provocateurs.