Images of Militarized Police in Baton Rouge Draw Global Attention

http://theintercept.com/2016/07/11/images-militarized-police-baton-rouge-draw-global-attention/

Publisher:  The Intercept
Date Written:  11/07/2016
Year Published:  2016  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX19732

Photographs and video of heavily armed police officers wearing body armour and helmets arresting protesters in Baton Rouge over the weekend reverberated on social networks and in the world's media, focusing new attention on the militarization of police forces across the United States.

Subject Headings

• Police Militarization