<story><title>Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows</title><url>https://www.ajc.com/news/police-killings-more-likely-in-agencies-that-get-military-gear-data-shows/MBPQ2ZE3XFHR5NIO37BKONOCGI/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jakelazaroff</author><text>&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; In Georgia alone, police departments and sheriff’s offices have received more than 2,700 military rifles, night vision goggles and laser gun sights, and literally hundreds of armored vehicles, including more than two dozen mine-resistant vehicles built to fight the war on terror abroad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;How else will they protect themselves in the dangerous minefields of Atlanta? &amp;#x2F;s&lt;p&gt;I’m glad someone has put together the data on this, but it’s entirely unsurprising that police cosplaying as the military murder more people. It’s dystopian as hell, and it baffles me that it’s a contentious issue rather than being universally condemned.&lt;p&gt;Edit: added &amp;#x2F;s to relevant paragraph. I know, Poe&amp;#x27;s law, my bad.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>opwieurposiu</author><text>Police in Georgia literally throw hand grenades into the cribs of sleeping babies and get away with it.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nbcnews.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;us-news&amp;#x2F;ex-georgia-deputy-acquitted-after-flash-bang-grenade-hurts-toddler-n479361&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nbcnews.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;us-news&amp;#x2F;ex-georgia-deputy-acqui...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows</title><url>https://www.ajc.com/news/police-killings-more-likely-in-agencies-that-get-military-gear-data-shows/MBPQ2ZE3XFHR5NIO37BKONOCGI/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jakelazaroff</author><text>&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; In Georgia alone, police departments and sheriff’s offices have received more than 2,700 military rifles, night vision goggles and laser gun sights, and literally hundreds of armored vehicles, including more than two dozen mine-resistant vehicles built to fight the war on terror abroad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;How else will they protect themselves in the dangerous minefields of Atlanta? &amp;#x2F;s&lt;p&gt;I’m glad someone has put together the data on this, but it’s entirely unsurprising that police cosplaying as the military murder more people. It’s dystopian as hell, and it baffles me that it’s a contentious issue rather than being universally condemned.&lt;p&gt;Edit: added &amp;#x2F;s to relevant paragraph. I know, Poe&amp;#x27;s law, my bad.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nicoburns</author><text>&amp;gt; How else will they protect themselves in the dangerous minefields of Atlanta?&lt;p&gt;They could put the money into dealing with the social problems that cause it to be a &amp;quot;minefield&amp;quot;. Their job is to protect citizens &lt;i&gt;including criminals&lt;/i&gt;. They&amp;#x27;re not doing it properly if they&amp;#x27;re shooting people. And they&amp;#x27;re likely making people a lot more likely to shoot at them in the process.</text></comment>