Seattle’s former police chief speaks out on Ferguson and police militarization

I’m just very, very disappointed and troubled that lessons that we learned in Seattle have not been embraced by American law enforcement in general, by these police departments that are facing mistrust and distrust in their communities in particular. If anything, the police in America belong to the people, not the other way around.

— Seattle’s former police chief Norm Stamper speaks out on Ferguson and police militarization in an interview with Amanda Taub of Vox.