Ok here is the deal, like it or not. The problem with this is it purely a political move, and not going to affect 99 percent of the LE agencies in America, ever.
So why come out with it? To offer what appears to be some type of appeasement to the goofballs who have made up this "police state" scare tactic crap that is NOT happening in America.
The police have had to evolve their equipment to keep up with what the bad guys are using since policing was brought to this country.
If we want armored vehicles to protect our SWAT teams and officers, and to protect us on high risk calls, we buy them from the company that makes them for LE use. Have been buying them for years.
If we want .50 cal guns, we buy them from the guys who make .50 cal guns. Have been buying them for years.
If we want camo pants and shirts for whatever reason, we buy them. Have been buying them for years.....
The primary reason this program was in place, and has been in place for the past 20 years was to provide agencies with old, outdated and useless to the militarily anymore, equipment.
Most agencies who participated in the program used these items for search and rescue units, or for training. I have never seen a local PD use a Black-hawk helicopter or a tracked tank on a local police call.
Now I have seen large S.O's use old black hawks from this program to search large vast areas. And they only reason they could afford to even have one it was provided basically free from this program. They couldn't afford to fund their own helicopter unit so this program assisted them to assist the people in the community. You can kiss that goodbye...
So basically, all the stuff on the news, Facebook and posted all over the internet about police equipment being to militarized. About the "police state" with SWAT teams driving "tanks", with cops carrying shields and wearing helmets when getting crap thrown at them during riots.....You know all the stuff we have had for years but it now some kind of political issue....
Yea, none of the stuff people have seen the police utilize on TV, in the media or on the Internet will be affected by this "ruling"....Yall do realize that right?
So why come out with it? To offer what appears to be some type of appeasement to the goofballs who have made up this "police state" scare tactic crap that is NOT happening in America.
The police have had to evolve their equipment to keep up with what the bad guys are using since policing was brought to this country.
If we want armored vehicles to protect our SWAT teams and officers, and to protect us on high risk calls, we buy them from the company that makes them for LE use. Have been buying them for years.
If we want .50 cal guns, we buy them from the guys who make .50 cal guns. Have been buying them for years.
If we want camo pants and shirts for whatever reason, we buy them. Have been buying them for years.....
The primary reason this program was in place, and has been in place for the past 20 years was to provide agencies with old, outdated and useless to the militarily anymore, equipment.
Most agencies who participated in the program used these items for search and rescue units, or for training. I have never seen a local PD use a Black-hawk helicopter or a tracked tank on a local police call.
Now I have seen large S.O's use old black hawks from this program to search large vast areas. And they only reason they could afford to even have one it was provided basically free from this program. They couldn't afford to fund their own helicopter unit so this program assisted them to assist the people in the community. You can kiss that goodbye...
So basically, all the stuff on the news, Facebook and posted all over the internet about police equipment being to militarized. About the "police state" with SWAT teams driving "tanks", with cops carrying shields and wearing helmets when getting crap thrown at them during riots.....You know all the stuff we have had for years but it now some kind of political issue....
Yea, none of the stuff people have seen the police utilize on TV, in the media or on the Internet will be affected by this "ruling"....Yall do realize that right?
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