of police militarization in the united states specifically the report looks at the way that s.w.a.t. teams are using the weapons of war. my next is the writer of that the washington post article. he s also written a book, rise of the warrior cop. after ten years of war in iraq and afghanistan, a lot of hardware is coming home. where it is ending up? a lot of it sending up at police departments across the country. we re not even talking about big city police departments. these mine resistant armored personnel carers designed to with stand blasts from ieds are ending up in places like the ohio state police department or tiny sheriff s department. this is stuff designed for use
report looks at the way s.w.a.t. teams are using the weapons of war. my guest now is the writer of that the washington post article and he has also written a book rise of the warrior cop, the militarization of america s police forces. good to see you. after ten years plus of war in iraq and afghanistan, a lot of hardware is coming home. where is it ending up? well, a lot of it is ending up at police departments across the country. we re not even talking about big city police departments. these mine resistant armored personnel carriers designed to with stand blasts from ieds are ending up at places like the ohio state university police department or in, you know, tiny sheriff s departments and police departments, little towns across the country. this is stuff that was designed for use on a battle field being used, you know, on american streets and neighborhoods. well, is there a need for it?