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Former cop here: many departments get those vehicles from the DOD for free. (They bought thousands of them to protect troops in Iraq+Afghanistan from IEDs.) Eve

• Pfhreak 8y ago
  Yes, you can. Do not take them. If you must take them, dispose of them.
• Reelin 8y ago
  Fair enough, free is a pretty good price after all. But if anything, I honestly feel less safe knowing that the police department next door to me has that in their possession. Perhaps that's unfounded, but to me it really seems like a small part of a much larger and very concerning trend. Edit: Unfortunately I can't track down a photo, but I seem to remember them having it out when they closed down Highway 99 for that shooting about a year ago. It's quite surreal seeing one of those blocking off a local highway, as though they're expecting to encounter IEDs or heavily armed enemy combatants in the middle of the city.
  • webkike 8y ago
    You should expect to feel less safe when a police force has them: those vehicles and weapons are designed to protect the user at the possible expense of the life of literally everybody else
• kartan 8y ago
  > you just can't beat that price That is interesting information. What is the limit? Free air to air missiles? The argument should not be that it is pricey but that it is dangerous.
• boomboomsubban 8y ago
  Those departments do need to pay for modifications, upkeep and training. Free still seems too expensive to justify.