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How Do Police Departments End Up With Military Equipment?

caption: A member of the Emergency Response Team at the Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington, D.C., this year.
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A member of the Emergency Response Team at the Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington, D.C., this year.
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Ross Reynolds talks with Al Jazeera America correspondent Sebastian Walker about why police departments in the United States are acquiring military equipment.

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