Mapping The Militarization Of America's Police Force Since 2006

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/18/2014 13:16 -0400

A few months ago we warned about the SWATification of America, mapping the surplus military gear by state. Having already documented America's conversation to a turnkey totalitarian banana republic (confirmed over a year later by Edward Snowden), we note the following six charts from The NY Times that show the spread of military-style equipment - including aircraft, vehicles, body armor, grenade launchers and assault rifles - since the creation of the free Defense Department program in the 1990s.

The Summary:


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Click here for full interactive NY Times charts
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Which begs the question: just who is America's police force - and by extension the Obama administration, which is behind this quiet militarization of local police forces with weapons that would normally be seen in a warzone - preparing for war against?


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-0...ice-force-2006