Are Police Becoming Too Militarized, And Does It Escalate Conflict?

Just two months ago, before the coronavirus closed businesses and before the killing of George Floyd shook the nation, Sacramento City Council made an unpopular, but relatively quiet decision. They voted to spend $400,000 from the city’s public works fund to buy an armored military vehicle called a Lenco Bearcat.

Just two months ago, before the coronavirus closed businesses and before the killing of George Floyd shook the nation, Sacramento City Council made an unpopular, but relatively quiet decision. They voted to spend  $400,000 from the city’s public works fund to buy an armored military vehicle called a Lenco Bearcat.