Updated on December 4, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
POLICE OR SOLDIERS? Since the expansion of the drug war in the 1980s – and especially since the attacks of September 11th, 2001 – local police forces have been enthusiastically adopting military weapons and tactics, and the trend has been as evident in South Carolina as in other states. Whether and to what extent …
Tag: Law Enforcement
The Militarization of the Police
Updated on December 4, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
POLICE OR SOLDIERS? Since the expansion of the drug war in the 1980s – and especially since the attacks of September 11th, 2001 – local police forces have been enthusiastically adopting military weapons and tactics, and the trend has been as evident in South Carolina as in other states. Whether and to what extent …
Category: Budget, Commentary, Individual Liberty Tags: Law Enforcement, Over-Policing