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In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new all-out offensive. as far as the new money is concerned, incidentally, i have made it clear to the leaders that if this is not enough, if more can be used, if dr. jaffey after studying this problem finds that we can use more, more will be provided. >> of course, was richard nixon officially launching the u.s. war on drugs in 1971. i'm here with radley balko talking about his new book. "rise of the warrior cop." >> it's been fueling it, without the war on drug, i don't think we would have the proliferation of s.w.a.t. teams ...

And a 30-tablet free trial. we are beginning to see stories coming out of the miami, florida, police department that are eerily reminiscent of the lapd of the 1990s. a shocking new report coming up. and radiall radley paw thor of "the rise of the warrior cop." a reminder to always double

His mother, sheila, fought to hold the department accountable for her son's death, hopes this week's reports give her a bit of closure. >> i say thanks to the federal government for finally seeing things our way. it's like it happened yesterday, to me, you know? i miss my son very much. and i'm 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 justice's 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 b...

Hold the department accountable for her son's death, hopes this week's reports give her a bit of closure. >> i say thanks to the federal government for finally seeing things our way. it's like it happened yesterday, to me, you know? i miss my son very much. and i'm 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 justice's 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 citi...

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." it's 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 o...