July 31, 2006 10:54AM 

# Two Former Police Chiefs on Overkill 

By [Radley Balko](https://www.cato.org/people/radley-balko) 

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[Joseph McNamara](http://www.hoover.org/bios/mcnamara) — a 35-year law enforcement official, including 18 years as a police chief in Kansas City and San Jose — [has kindly praised](http://www.theagitator.com/archives/026856.php#026856) my recent [report on police militarization](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6476).

Former Seattle police chief [Norm Stamper](http://www.normstamper.com/) also had [some kind things to say](http://www.theagitator.com/archives/026875.php#026875) about the paper.

The terrific group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) has also put out [an extended press release and endorsement.](http://leap.cc/Press/releases.php)

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