Forget everything you’ve ever been taught about free speech in America. It’s all a lie. There can be no free speech for the citizenry when the government speaks in a language of force. What is this language of force? Militarized police. Riot squads. Camouflage gear. Black uniforms. Armored vehicles. Mass arrests. Pepper spray. Tear gas. Batons. Strip searches. Surveillance cameras. Kevlar vests. Drones. Lethal weapons. Less-than-lethal weapons unleashed with deadly force. Rubber bullets. Water cannons. Stun grenades. Arrests of journalists. Crowd control tactics. Intimidation tactics. Brutality. This is not the language of freedom. This is not even the language of law and order. Unfortunately, this is how the government at all levels—federal, state and local—now responds to those who choose to exercise their First Amendment right to peacefully assemble in public and challenge the status quo.
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Show Notes
The Militarization of American Police, The Leonard Lopate Show
“Police Are Using Military Weapons to Occupy Ferguson, Missouri,” Slate
Kettling
“The lessons of Baltimore, and Ferguson, and too many places,” Los Angeles Times
“Victory in Unlawful Mass Arrest During 2004 RNC the Largest Protest Settlement in History,” NYCLU
“Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters,” The Nation
“KKK rally peaceful, police tear gas protesters afterward,” C-Ville Weekly
“Protesters Surround KKK Gathering In Charlottesville,” NPR
“Right to protest also means freedom from militarized police,” USA Today
“Does military equipment lead police officers to be more violent? We did the research,” The Washington Post
“Will the Growing Militarization of Our Police Doom Community Policing?” COPS
“Police fire tear gas at crowd protesting Charlottesville KKK rally,” Roanoke Times
“‘Comply or Die’ policing must stop,” Daily KOS
“I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me,” The Washington Post
“Contempt of cop, America’s defiance revolution,” CBC News
“How To Break Up a Peaceful Protest Peacefully,” Forbes
Tear Gas, Guns and Riot Squads: The Police State’s Answer to Free Speech Is Brute Force
Battlefield America: The War on the American People
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