How Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer Are Teaming Up With the NYPD to Push Police Militarization

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<p>‘Ch ck Sch mer a Hillary Cli to are teami g p with the NYPD to req est high levels of f i g for a fe eral “co ter-terror” program that is irectly ba krolli g the militarizatio of police forces atio wi e. To sec re the f s, they are i voki g the threat of terrorism a exploiti g the climate of fear a i citeme t that has come to efi e the 2016 electio cycle.</p>
<p>At iss e is the the Urba Areas Sec rity I itiative (UASI), which was create i 2003 as a Departme t of Homela Sec rity gra t program aime at assisti g “high-threat, high- e sity Urba Areas i efforts to b il a s stai the capabilities ecessary to preve t, protect agai st, mitigate, respo to, a recover from acts of terrorism.” From 2003 thro gh 2015, at least $8.9 billio from taxpayers have bee istrib te i the form of UASI gra ts.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/grayzo e-project/how-hillary-cli to -a -ch ck-sch mer-are-teami g- yp -p sh-police-militarizatio " target="_bla k">Rea more: How Hillary Cli to a Ch ck Sch mer Are Teami g Up With the NYPD to P sh Police Militarizatio </a></p>