If Cops Understood Crowd Psychology, They'd Tone Down The Riot Gear (Great read)

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3. Back in the 1970's growing up in Huntington Beach, CA the police were notorious for heavy tactics

Dressed in riot gear, shields, tear gas and other non-lethal armaments. The usual tactics were employed many times, declaring a riot at the same time moving in with riot police. The riot police would immediately start busting heads with billy-clubs, pushing people down who attempting to leave the area, having a very brutal confrontation and calling it a job well done. The police force was tapered down by the mid 1990's to a certain extent (to many lawsuits and very bad press).

Since then the demographics have changed, the police force for Huntington Beach has stayed mostly out of the news...