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    ‘Do Not Resist’ Puts Militarized Police Under Fire

    American law enforcement is using billions of dollars worth of military equipment, sometimes in ways it shouldn’t, according to a new documentary.
    by Max Kutner Nov 25, 2016 5 minutes
    The documentary 'Do Not Resist' shows how military equipment is changing police culture.
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    Men in boots and camouflage sit on what appear to be armored tanks. Lightning flashes in the distance. The opening setting of the documentary Do Not Resist looks like Fallujah, but it’s Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of the 2014 fatal officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown. Protesters chant “No justice, no peace” as the officers push toward them with a wall of tactical vehicles and flashing lights. They keep their guns up and fire tear gas into the crowd.

    The directorial debut of filmmaker Craig Atkinson, premiered in April at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won best documentary feature. and opening in more locations in November, the film explores the militarization of American police and how law enforcement sometimes uses former and surplus military equipment it says

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