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It’s no accident cops have looked more like US Armed Forces during the protests. A primary reason is the 1033 program. Created in 1997, it allows the DOD to give excess equipment to local authorities, who only have to pay for shipping 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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This week’s protests have shown just how many weapons police now have at their disposal. They range from the visible, like tactical vehicles and tear gas, to covert instruments, like stingray surveillance devices. Here are some of the tools they’re using and how we got here 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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More than $7.4 billion worth of DOD property has been distributed. Much of it is perfectly ordinary: clothing, radios, etc. But it also includes so-called controlled equipment: rifles, armored vehicles, etc. The DOD does not provide training to agencies receiving the latter 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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