Written in 1969, but it could have been...well, spring of 2020.
You may remember Juniper Simonis as the science dr who’s collecting and testing munitions use by PPB and ICE for “riot control”.
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if you're curious how cops view protesters, look no further than the preface of 'Riot Control - Materiel and Techniques' (1969) by Rex Applegate... a thread.
it begins: "there are two general and sometimes conflicting philosophies relating to the prevention and control of mob violence. one is political, economic and sociological; the other is by means of moral, psychological, and real police or military force." 2/11
"In reality, the term “riot control” is a misnomer, for mobs and violent riots are first contained and then dispersed."
"Irrespective of terminology, riot control is a distinct and separate police science that demands specialized, aggressive, and positive police action without undue political direction or interference."
"It can no longer be approached in an emotional haphazard manner, involving only a few hours of “rookie training” and a few departmental “crash” refresher courses."
"The types and nature of the violent civil disturbances and insurrections confronting American police have been experienced elsewhere. They are new only to U.S. law enforcement."
"This book has been written at a time when many national experts and analysts predict a decade of mob and guerilla warfare in our urban areas, and much violent unrest on our campuses."
"It is the writer’s belief that if this country is to survive as a democracy, the fires of violence must be dominated and extinguished by civil law enforcement, not by a continuous military presence."
"Predictably, our civil police may have to change many of their cherished basic concepts and approaches in order to meet this serious challenge to Twentieth-Century law enforcement."
"The organization of permanent, highly-trained, appropriately-armed paramilitary-type stand-by police units for all phases of crowd and mob control can be foreseen."
" Such police organizations may be the only means by which U.S. law enforcement agencies can meet the threat of spontaneous and organized violence and civil and campus unrest in the foreseeable future."
"In the final analysis, the ultimate means for the maintenance of public order and stability is by use of force. Let it, however, be the restrained, minimum—necessary civil police force, operating under local authority." - Col. Rex Applegate
*BONUS* the *cringe* dedication: "To U.S. civil law enforcement, with confidence that it will be able to meet and surmount mob violence and incipient insurrection, whenever and wherever they may occur." /end
