Topic: Police Demilitarization

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Episode 842 52:28 - 55:29

842: CannMed

Police Demilitarization, Pulse Nightclub Shooting and Local Law Enforcement

A Black Lives Matter activist at a town hall argued that police killed many victims at the Pulse nightclub during the crossfire and called for the disarming and demilitarization of law enforcement. The hosts discuss the proliferation of military-grade equipment in small-town police departments, citing a recent manhunt in Calistoga as an example of excessive force and "overkill" in local policing.