I’ve always thought the U.S. spends WAY too much on the military, ten times as much as the next highest nation, China. A by-product of this excessive spending is a surplus of equipment that ends up being used to militarize our domestic police forces. This results in abuse of the equipment by police. Check out this video from Brave New Films. I’d rather see my tax dollars going to schools, infrastructure, or clean energy research and development. Thanks for caring.
-Shepard
Armored tanks. Automatic weapons. Tear gas. In small towns across America.

When did we all become the potential target of hostile military-police aggression? When the federal government decided to spend billions getting police every toy they could possibly want.

To use against our own citizens. With no protocol or training on when such force and intimidation may be justified.

But now we have the chance to tell the federal government that this must stop.

Land of the free, home of the brave does not mean non-violent citizens being beaten into submission, SWAT team raiding homes on a regular basis, or armored tanks rolling through towns anytime Americans exercise their right to peaceful protest.

Share this video and join the fight against police militarization.

Thank you for your continued support of Brave New Film’s work around ending excessive militarization, both at home and abroad!

Best,
Robert Greenwald, President
Brave New Films