On AlterNet: paramilitary

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "paramilitary"

Robocops vs Occupy Wall St: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Tactics

Natasha Lennard, Salon. November 23, 2011.

The most aggressive policing originates in methods developed by law enforcement agencies in Miami in response to mass protests in 2003.

SWAT Teams, Flash-Bang Grenades, Shooting the Family Pet: The Shocking Outcomes of Police Militarization in the War on Drugs

Norm Stamper, AlterNet. November 11, 2011.

There are more than 50,000 police paramilitary raids in the US each year – more than 130 every day. Virtually all are for prosecution of drug warrants.

SWAT Raids Gone Wrong -- Paramilitary Policing Is Out of Control

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. June 1, 2010.

In 1980, 2,884 SWAT deployments were recorded nationwide; the number today is estimated by experts at 50,000 annually or more.

The Chiquita Story: How the Times Goes Soft on Corporate Crime

Charlie Cray, Huffington Post. August 27, 2007.

In the New York Times' bizarro world, a multinational caught financing right-wing terror groups is only looking out for its workers.