For black gun advocates in purple Mass, criticism comes in red, white, and blue
ATTACK OF THE PEACE POLICE
Despite cries from advocates and experts, heavily armed SWAT teams are increasingly deployed to nonviolent protests in Mass
CHILDREN AND SWAT RAIDS
The unintended consequences of militarized police in Massachusetts homesĀ At 5 a.m. on a hot August night in 2015, a van carrying the Worcester SWAT team pulled up outside a triple-decker on Hillside Street. The officers were wearing body armor, ballistic helmets and camouflage clothing. They came bearing shotguns, handguns and at least one .45-caliber […]