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		xkcd-sucks on Nov 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads gu... The weapons are orthogonal to the culture; most of the police abuse volume is in beating, arrest and confinement, property destruction and confiscation, etc. The shootings make news, but lots of people don't get shot and still suffer lasting material consequences

graemep on Nov 18, 2024 [–]

I agree those are problems in many places (and to some extent will be with anywhere), but would not describe them as militarisation.

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