Topic: Urban Shield

The speaker warns of a transition toward a "Brave New World" scenario where exotic weapons and "Urban Shield" drills are used for crowd control. A claim is made regarding a Homeland Security disc containing information on how the government monitors citizens under the NDAA to brand them as terrorists.

Heather Fazio of Texans for Accountable Government questions the participation of local agencies in Urban Shield, a full-scale exercise she characterizes as military in nature. Chief Acevedo disputes the "militarization" label, stating the exercise involves EMS and fire departments and that he has never seen foreign military training with his officers. He mentions a partnership with the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Hood where police actually trained soldiers on investigative techniques.