Conservative Criminal Justice Advocates Embrace Obama's Police Militarization Move - BuzzFeed News

Conservative Criminal Justice Advocates Embrace Obama's Police Militarization Move - BuzzFeed News: "Conservative-leaning criminal justice advocates cautiously praised President Obama’s reforms to federal programs that funnel millions in military equipment to local law enforcement Monday, while progressive leaning advocates called the changes surprisingly robust.
“I see no reason why a 20-ton mine resistant vehicle should ever roll down any city in our country. The president can change some of this through executive order and I commend him for doing so,” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said in response to a question from BuzzFeed News at a press conference following a campaign event in Philadelphia. The libertarian-leaning Republican and 2016 presidential candidate was the most vocal politician to speak out against so-called police militarization in the wake of the Ferguson, Missouri, unrest in 2014."



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