Nitpick about purchased “It’s a transfer, so that means that the agencies don’t have to pay for this equipment. So because the government has already possessed

Nitpick about purchased “It’s a transfer, so that means that the agencies don’t have to pay for this equipment. So because the government has already possessed it, paid for it, it’s the Department of Defense’s property.” It seems technically it is still DoD property? But alltogether it is indeed worrysome. Here in germany we have the same trend, even though quite light in comparison. It is rare nowdays, that I see police without bulletproof wests and machine pistols are more and more common. It creates a very different impression ... Speaking of it: my car broke down once and I parked it on the side of a rural road (not in the way). It was weekend and I put a big note in it, saying it will be towed away very soon. Monday morning my wife with the baby were suprised by police on the door. And the first thing they see is the machine pistol and fighting gear. Surely totally necessary to get the same information, they could have gotten from the note in the car (that this very day it will be moved away). I seriously don't know what they were thinking. Probably nothing at all and war gear becomes just standard for engaging with potentially dangerous civilians, who park their car next to the road.