Jacob Medina’s Reviews > Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces > Status Update

“Body camera policies vary widely by police agency, as do the mechanisms by which agencies purchase the cameras, store the footage, and oversee how they are used.”

“Policing tends to be a consequence free profession.”

“Studies consistently show that undocumented immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than native born citizens.”

We don’t have any reliable statistics on how and when lethal force is applied in these military style situations.

Community policing as well as the COPS program, have good intentions, but oftentimes the money funneled from those programs goes right into SWAT teams and further militarization.

“Law enforcement has never been good with self discipline.”