police militarization | Watching America

Japan: Shooting of Police Officers – the Need To Discuss a Gun-Free Society

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2016. Published in Kyoto Shimbun

Here is the reality: gun culture is eating away at America.

China: American Police Brutality Has Become a Public Danger

Robin Koerner - June 23, 2015. Published in Huanqiu

When some officers are faced with the decision of whether or not to open fire on a suspect, they often just indiscriminately shoot to kill.

Mexico: Police: Militarization and Excess

Robin Koerner - May 28, 2015. Published in La Jornada

The United States President Barack Obama imposed gun controls and banned the delivery of weapons and military equipment to local police authorities ...

Canada: A Gun Can Kill. Criticism? Not So Much

Robin Koerner - December 26, 2014. Published in The Globe and Mail

Dissent is here to stay – so learn to deal with it.

Canada: Resist the American Way of Tackling Terrorism

Robin Koerner - October 27, 2014. Published in Toronto Star

Those on the right are quick to characterize any violent incident involving a Muslim as 'terrorist.'

Mexico: Ferguson

Stephen Routledge - September 8, 2014. Published in El Universal

Sweden: Weapons Are Never Going To Solve Segregation

Robin Koerner - September 1, 2014. Published in Aftonbladet

Cuba: In the US, the Black Community Awaits

Robin Koerner - August 30, 2014. Published in Juventud Rebelde

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