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A HERETIC I AM

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2. Because author Radley Balko did the research....

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 04:37 PM

Sep 2015

and this book is well written and thorough.

He goes into detail regarding the proliferation of SWAT teams in this country and how their mission has been skewed from its original intent. He discusses the "no-knock raid" and how they often go wrong. If you are at all interested in gathering a better understanding of the militarization of America's police forces, this book will provide it.

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