Itemizing Atrocity

Abstract

For blacks, the “war on terror†hasn’t come home. It’s always been here. According to the Economist, “America’s police have become too militarized.†Not to be outdone, Business Insider published an article by Paul Szoldra, a former US marine who professed to be aghast at the scenes of camouflage-wearing, military-weapon-toting police officers patrolling the streets of an American city in armored vehicles. Szoldra quotes one of his Twitter followers, another former soldier, who wrote: “We rolled lighter than that in an actual warzone.â€