
#353: The Free Thought Project | Jason Bassler
Macroaggressions
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The 1033 Program and the Recirculation of Used Military Equipment
The 1033 program is looking for new and inventive ways to recirculate used military equipment into the police system. It's reached over 10,000 jurisdictions; it's allocated more than $7.6 billion in equipment. The Pentagon was keeping track of all everything that was returned during that time period: 126 different armored vehicles, 138 grenade launchers, 1600 and nets. And there isn't any evidence that this program makes communities or officers safer.
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