Police HIJACK helicopter ambulance for aerial surveillance

Documents obtained by PAR reveal how an air ambulance (medevac) service has been used repeatedly to fly surveillance missions over the city of Baltimore, raising serious questions about the militarization of American police and the dystopian consequences of law enforcement's growing civic influence. On this week's episode of PAR, hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis take a closer look at the decision by Maryland State Police to purchase tactical helicopters, which has had troubling implications for a system tasked with providing a critical public health service.Tune in every Thursday at 9:00 p.m. EST for new episodes of the Police Accountability Report: https://therealnews.com/police-accoun...​Help us continue producing Police Accountability Report by following us and making a small donation: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-yt-par​Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-yt-par​Get Police Accountability Report updates: https://therealnews.com/yt-up-par​Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews​Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.