FILE PHOTO: A variety of law enforcement personnel watch a march protesting against the death in police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2020. Picture taken June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In cities across the United States this past week, protesters have been confronted by police carrying shields and batons and hulking armored vehicles that might look to some people like a scene straight out of a war zone.
A U.S. law allows the Department of Defense to transfer surplus military equipment to city and state law enforcement agencies across the country. The equipment given away has either been turned in by military units or held in reserve stocks until no longer needed.
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