Current protests highlight risks of militarizing the police
Clip: 6/2/2020 | 10m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
What happens when police officers see protesters as 'the enemy'
Former senior military officials are criticizing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper for participating in a controversial photo op with President Trump and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley for walking through D.C. in his battle-dress uniform. Nick Schifrin talks to John Yang and then discusses the increasing militarization of police with Radley Balko, author of “Rise of the Warrior Cop.”
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Current protests highlight risks of militarizing the police
Clip: 6/2/2020 | 10m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Former senior military officials are criticizing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper for participating in a controversial photo op with President Trump and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley for walking through D.C. in his battle-dress uniform. Nick Schifrin talks to John Yang and then discusses the increasing militarization of police with Radley Balko, author of “Rise of the Warrior Cop.”
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