Black Lives Matter activists protesting police violence and the killing of Michael Brown were met with heavily armed officers during the Ferguson protests in 2014. Indigenous people and environmental activists protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline faced a similar scene in 2016 when militarized law enforcement used violent tactics against the
New Study Links Militarization Of Police To More People Killed
The study found that twice as many people are more likely to die in counties that receive an influx in military equipment.