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Obama: Now That You Mention It, Maybe Police Shouldn't Have Tanks

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Nathan Tempey

Published May 18, 2015

Modified May 18, 2015

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Police in Ferguson, Missouri advance on protesters wearing military gear. The feds could still give police departments armored vehicles like the ones pictured under President Obama's just-announced policy change.

 

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Published May 18, 2015

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