The rapid militarization of local police departments in the United States is the subject of the documentary film "Do Not Resist." Since 9/11, the federal government has provided police departments more than $40 billion in equipment.
In this exclusiv...
The rapid militarization of local police departments in the United States is the subject of the documentary film "Do Not Resist." Since 9/11, the federal government has provided police departments more than $40 billion in equipment.
In this exclusive clip for Salon, a city council in New Hampshire debates accepting a federal grant for a military vehicle and a small town in Wisconsin shows how it is using a discarded MRAP armored vehicle for drug seizures. The film won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. "Do Not Resist" premieres February 12 on PBS.
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