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Lessons of a former Seattle Police Chief: Militarization Is a Mistake

Posted on November 23, 2011 Author Linda Boyd Comments Off on Lessons of a former Seattle Police Chief: Militarization Is a Mistake
Norm Stamper, former Seattle chief of police, says cops are part of the 99%, and that militarization of the police is a mistake.

http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/275-42/8462-lessons-of-a-police-chief-militarization-is-a-mistake

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