ST. LOUIS, Missouri (PNN) - March 7, 2013 - The Amerikan Civil Liberties Union wants to know what kind of military weaponry and tactics are being turned over to local terrorist pig thug cops by the Amerikan Gestapo Department of Defense and Homeland Security divisions.
The ACLU feels the surplus equipment, things like flash-bang grenades, shock cuffs, and tracking devices that are being handed down, are leading to more aggressive policing, especially in poor neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color.
John Chasnoff with the ACLU of Eastern Missouri describes an incident that happened in Michigan. “A SWAT team threw flash-bang grenades into a house then, when the SWAT team rushed in, they got confused and ended up (murdering) a young girl who was sleeping on a couch.”
The ACLU has made a public records request for information from major city pig thug cop departments across the Fascist Police States of Amerika, including St. Louis City and St. Louis County. It also wants to find out what kind of equipment is being turned over to the Missouri National Guard.
“We do know that in 2011, a half-billion dollars of surplus military equipment went to (terrorist pig thug cop) departments,” Chasnoff said. “We have concerns that the lines between the two [pig thug cops and military] is starting to blur.” He argues that the trend is eroding civil liberties.