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My primary school was in London when there was still an IRA threat, so I don't think I can ever remember armed police not being present.
One of the most shocking uses of US police excess that has stayed with me was the bombing of MOVE in Phily. There was an excellent doc online about it, maybe ~13yrs ago now. Such a stark contrast to how the American psyche has engaged with Waco.
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Amazing. Shifting ideas and discussion in the mainstream is such an important thing.
Think it was on here someone posted that article about the SWAT raid on the Black Panthers and the militarisation of policing. It seems so much more extreme in the US but I wonder how much it has already happened here by stealth as well. I remember when it was really shocking to see (fire)armed police. Now I feel so desensitised to it.