“The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Wednesday that chapters in 23 states have filed over 255 open records requests pertaining to the militarization of local police departments around the country since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in what the group is calling its most concentrated effort yet to assess the growth of America’s police state. The ACLU is also seeking information on the use of drone aircraft by local law enforcement, along with GPS tracking systems, any military weapons obtained from the federal government and so-called ‘shock cuffs’ that can be programmed to deliver electric shocks or even sedative injections to restrained detainees.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/06/massive-aclu-initiative-aims-to-measure-police-states-growth/