claim: "washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts."
author: rand paul
evidence_1: aug 28, 2017 ... to support our local police, we must first realize they aren't soldiers. but today the  line between the two is being eroded. it's no surprise you can find big  government right at the heart of this problem. washington has incentivized the  militarization of local police precincts by using federal dollars to help ...
evidence_2: aug 14, 2014 ... militarized police in ferguson unsettles some; pentagon gives cities equipment ...  (tom legro and thomas gibbons-neff/the washington post) ... complained in a  time magazine essay that “washington has incentivized the militarization of local  police precincts by using federal dollars to help municipal ...
evidence_3: aug 14, 2014 ... rand paul, r-ky., spoke out against the militarization of police forces in  ferguson, though he put his trademark antigovernment spin on the issue. in a  time magazine op-ed thursday, paul wrote, “washington has incentivized the  militarization of local police precincts by using federal dollars to help ...
evidence_4: aug 15, 2014 ... “washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts by using  federal dollars to help municipal governments build what are essentially small  armies — where police departments compete to acquire military gear that goes  far beyond what most of americans think of as law enforcement,” ...
evidence_5: aug 15, 2014 ... "washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts by using  federal dollars to help municipal governments build what are essentially small  armies," wrote republican senator rand paul in time magazine. at the heart of  this process of "militarization" is a pentagon program that has ...