Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at the origins and reasons behind the high-degree of militarization of the police in the US. He says that the police in the US have structurally been a force that suppresses the Black population. He also looks at the role of the defense and homeland security departments in supplying military equipment to the police.
Police violence on protesters shows racist nature of US state
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at the origins and reasons behind the high-degree of militarization of the police in the US