Just the fact that they are trying to hide the fact that they bought this gear is proof enough for me that they are using them in a way that the populace would

Just the fact that they are trying to hide the fact that they bought this gear is proof enough for me that they are using them in a way that the populace would not be happy with. If they were using them in a legal/honorable way, they would be happy for everyone to know that they were using stingrays. It's sad to me that in a "free" country as a law-abiding citizen, I'm much more nervous about our own governments secretly spiralling out of control than I am about both terrorism and criminals put together.