In the News ‘The law had failed’: Meet the militia groups taking to the streets against Black Lives Matter
But law and order experts believe the police are not in general relaxed about the rise of armed militias, said Arthur Rizer, the director of criminal justice and civil liberties at the R Street consultancy in Washington DC.
“The police see this rise as a very scary thing. You have people out with guns and you can’t determine easily if they are good guys or bad guys.”
“You are making split-second decisions without knowing what the truth is,” he said.
