George Joseph at The Intercept has published first-rate reporting and analysis of the documents the ACLU of Massachusetts obtained from NEMLEC:
"Extensive records from SWAT team raids in northeastern Massachusetts released today by the American Civil Liberties Union corroborate what police reform advocates have long insisted: that 'Special Weapons And Tactics' units spend a majority of their time responding to low-risk situations that do not require SWAT’s quasi-military approach."
Read more in "New SWAT documents give snapshot of ugly militarization of U.S. police."
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