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"BLUE LIVES MATTER" (lemmy.ml)

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the ultimate police state - 'security' is one of their top exports

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

pretty directly connected, here's just one example:

Atlanta law enforcement trained Israeli officers months before attack

For more than three decades, law enforcement leaders from around the metro have traveled to Israel to train officers there on best practices in community policing.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/world/atlanta-law-enforcement-israel-georgia-international-law-enforcement-exchange-gilee/85-f99341d7-3eaf-418e-9704-f2ad498cc949

other examples:

https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/israel-will-always-be-in-my-heart-locals-honor-memory-of-members-of-israeli-law/article_d2c7f0da-66b1-11ee-a264-3f0525f58539.html

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/ga-elected-official-shares-personal-connection-israel-hamas-war/SCYF5KOYBRAH3J5KIDXD7OM4RE/

https://gilee.gsu.edu/files/2023/09/McDuffie-Progress-Gale-2023.pdf

These are very direct connections. US police have very close ties to Israel police and military via trainings and seminars. Just because you don't know about something doesn't mean it isn't real.