Massachusetts SWAT Teams Claim Private Corporations Status; Contend They're Immune From Open Records Laws

by Radley Balko.    So they're NOT public servants. That explains a lot. As part of the American Civil Liberties Union’s recent report on police militarization, the Massachusetts chapter of the organization sent open records requests to SWAT teams across that state. It received an interesting response. As it turns out, a number of SWAT teams in  ... MORE