Opinion

‘Riotsville, USA’ Shows the Birth of Police Militarization

EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL

A new documentary uses archive footage to show how the government started thinking of protesters as enemies, and police as soldiers.

Radley Balko
Radley Balko
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Radley Balko

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