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>> i say thanks to the federal government for finally seeing things our way. its like it happened yesterday, to me, you know? i miss my son very much. and im just glad this is, you know, is coming to some type of conclusion, you know? maybe i can get some type of closure. >> the department of justices report pulled back the veil on a particularly rotten miami police department. the department that regularly uses an excess of force. the use of excess force by police against the very citizens they...

Writing for the "huffington post." its a fantastic book, remarkable reporting. i suggest folks check it out. what did you make of this report from the doj on miami? how atypical? where is this demarmt on this spectrum? >> you said it was reminiscent of the lapd in the 90s but reminiscent -- this is not the first doj investigation in miami. in 2003, there were several officers indicted for planting guns at shootings. for wiping finger prints off of guns at shootings. 1996, squad of miami cops sho...

His mother, sheila, fought to hold the department accountable for her sons death, hopes this weeks reports give her a bit of closure. >> i say thanks to the federal government for finally seeing things our way. its like it happened yesterday, to me, you know? i miss my son very much. and im just glad this is, you know, is coming to some type of conclusion, you know? maybe i can get some type of closure. >> the department of justices report pulled back the veil on a particularly rotten miami poli...

Hold the department accountable for her sons death, hopes this weeks reports give her a bit of closure. >> i say thanks to the federal government for finally seeing things our way. its like it happened yesterday, to me, you know? i miss my son very much. and im just glad this is, you know, is coming to some type of conclusion, you know? maybe i can get some type of closure. >> the department of justices report pulled back the veil on a particularly rotten miami police department. the department ...

Producing -- >> what about the system is doing it? so what is broadly the argument of the rise of the warrior cop? what is new, whats risen? what do we have now that we didnt before? >> one is you have the rise of s.w.a.t. teams dramatic over the last 30 years. weve seen a 1 rkz,500% increas s.w.a.t. teams. there are 3,000 s.w.a.t. raids per year in the 1980s. the vast majority of those are for consensual drug crimes. what i also argue in the book, though, this militarization, its a mindset, rig...

To start looking at incentives and try to understand why youre producing -- >> what about the system is doing it? so what is broadly the argument of the rise of the warrior cop? what is new, whats risen? what do we have now that we didnt before? >> one is you have the rise of s.w.a.t. teams dramatic over the last 30 years. weve seen a 1,500% increase of s.w.a.t. teams. there are 3,000 s.w.a.t. raids per year in the 1980s. the vast majority of those are for consensual drug crimes. what i also arg...

Increasingly sees itself at war with the american people. joining me now is the author of "rise of the warrior cop," radley balko and also senior writing for the "huffington post." its a fantastic book, remarkable reporting. i suggest folks check it out. what did you make of this report from the doj on miami? how atypical? where is this department on this spectrum? >> you said it was reminiscent of the lapd in the 90s but reminiscent -- this is not the first doj investigation in miami. in 2003, ...

Radley balko and also senior writing for the "huffington post." its a fantastic book, remarkable reporting. i suggest folks check it out. what did you make of this report from the doj on miami? how atypical? where is this department on this spectrum? >> you said it was reminiscent of the lapd in the 90s but reminiscent -- this is not the first doj investigation in miami. in 2003, there were several officers indicted for planting guns at shootings. for wiping fingerprints off of guns at shootings...

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