THE VIDEO SHELF · police militarization
Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on the Ferguson shooting, racial inequality in policing, and the militarization of local police forces in the US.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN cites it as a well-made explainer on police militarization that remains relevant years later.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- LastWeekTonight
- Topic
- police militarization
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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BTW, 5 years old but more relevant than ever. It also touches on the difference between police and military: [VIDEO] US citizens deserve the same response in daily life from a police under the "serve and protect" banner that an enemy combatant gets from the …
close04 on Hacker News · 2020-06
In Microsoft won’t sell police its facial-recognition technologyJohn Oliver did a good "writeup" about Ferguson and why it mattered back in 2014. You should watch it, and see if you think it wasn't notable: [VIDEO]
javajosh on Hacker News · 2022-07
In The local news crisis is deepening America's divides
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