Arkansas City is deplyong State Police to ask people their ID? Why do they need? Is this Martial Law? Or is this good for the secuirty of American Citizens? 

Police will be going in SWAT gear and they will demand citizens to show their ID and prove why they are outside! How does this sound?

Why Is an Arkansas City Deploying Police With AR-15s to Demand Citizens Show I.D. on the Streets?

Liz Klimaz

The little more than 26,000 citizens in an eastern Arkansas town could soon see city police patrolling the streets with assault rifles and asking them to show identification and answer questions as to why they’re out and about.

The martial law recommended by the mayor and police chief of Paragould, in response to recent property-related and violent crimes, has begun seeing some backlash from those believing it infringes upon their civil rights. MORE HERE

The Police State Comes To Arkansas

Radley Balko

[Police are] going to be in SWAT gear and have AR-15s around their neck,” Stovall said. “If you’re out walking, we’re going to stop you, ask why you’re out walking, check for your ID.”

Stovall said while some people may be offended by the actions of his department, they should not be.

“We’re going to do it to everybody,” he said. “Criminals don’t like being talked to.” MORE HERE