Police Militarization
n. the process of arming the police with combat gear and weapons, often military surplus, instead of investing in solving the causes of said conflicts
n. the process of arming the police with combat gear and weapons, often military surplus, instead of investing in solving the causes of said conflicts
ex. The city bought NYPD riot gear to deal with the homeless, instead of investing in homeless shelters, bc shelters bring down the 'value' of an area, but you can't attract rich people if homeless people are around either. And then the homeless will be sent to for profit prisons and coerced into working for 5 cents an hour, while the state gets free labor. Isn't criminalizing poverty cool?