Paramilitarization of Police

Outside the Beltway by James Joyner | Jun. 6, 2008 (Opinion)

Radley Balko wonders why a catalog selling off duty noveltywear to police officers is doing selling "Death Dealer" t-shirts....Cops, though, aren't trigger pullers by mission. Desensitizing them to violence probably isn't a good idea. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Beth Wellington - Jun 6, 2008 - 12:35 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Beth Wellington (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Douglas Hord (review), Dennis A. Abbott (review)
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Edited by: Beth Wellington - Jun 6, 2008 - 12:38 PM PDT

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Douglas Hord
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 by Douglas Hord - Oct. 1, 2008

Great subject, worthy of deeper examination, facts, citations and .. um .. work. This is well expressed opinion, with some t-shirts.

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Dennis A. Abbott
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 by Dennis A. Abbott - Oct. 1, 2008

There's nothing there.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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Beth Wellington
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 by Beth Wellington - Oct. 1, 2008
Beth posted this story.
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