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Readers respond: Keep military gear from police
NEW!I served 10 years in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves. I’m a military veteran. I am appalled by the violent attacks on peaceful protesters. The Trump administration is attacking civilians in our streets. I didn’t serve only to come home to see the same kind of military gear used against my neighbors. Heavily armed, unaccountable police forces have no place on our streets, especially deployed against peaceful protesters.The Pentagon’s 1033 program, which redistributes surplus military weapons, vehicles and equipment to local police departments, needs to end. It should have...…NEW!I served 10 years in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves. I’m a military veteran. I am appalled by the violent attacks on peaceful protesters. The Trump administration is attacking civilians in our streets. I didn’t serve only to come home to see the same kind of military gear used against my neighbors. Heavily armed, unaccountable police forces have no place on our streets, especially deployed against peaceful protesters.The Pentagon’s 1033 program, which redistributes surplus military weapons, vehicles and equipment to local police departments, needs to end. It should have...WW…
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