Pentagon to Ferguson Cops: Stop Playing Army And Give Us Back Our Humvees

by Jesse Rappaport • August 11, 2015
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The Obama administration has ordered Ferguson police to return two military HMMWV (‘Humvee’) that were distributed as part of a government program to give surplus military weapons to local police forces. The action occurs amidst ongoing national concern over police violence.
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The city of Ferguson was ordered to relinquish the Humvees in June of this year, after it was discovered that they were given in error, but local officials have resisted giving them up. Finally, the decision was made to go and reclaim the vehicles: “So we’re going to go down with a trailer and truck and get them on an expedited basis,” said Mike O’Connell, a government official.
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Protests in Ferguson marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, a victim of police violence, continued over the weekend. However, when violence broke out in the late hours of Sunday evening, a state of emergency was called. Protests continued Monday evening, when more arrests were made.
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