Photo: Gabe Camacho Cops in the Commonwealth The pitfalls of militarized, federalized policing by Nancy Murray Table of Contents I. Introduction Twenty-first century ‘homeland security’ policing took over Watertown’s streets during the hunt for those responsible for the heinous attack on the...
I. Introduction II. Fighting the ‘war on drugs’ • A drug raid in Framingham • A drug raid in Boston • Drug raids in Fitchburg • SWAT teams in the frontline of the ‘war on drugs’ • Blurring police and...
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Photo: Gabe Camacho The United States is not a battlefield, and our homes and communities should not be targets for military raids. But throughout Massachusetts today, forces composed of members of our public police departments increasingly resemble military units, backed up by...
The ACLU of Massachusetts obtained the following documents from public agencies in preparation for our 2014 report, “Our Homes Are Not Battlefields.” National Guard The following documents describe the state Guard's counterdrug operations, including the training of state and local police in...
The drug war has claimed another casualty.
19 month old baby Bou Bou Phonesavanh is in a medically induced coma in critical condition, suffering from severe burns and wounds after a Georgia SWAT team threw a flash bang grenade into his crib. The grenade exploded in the baby’s face.
