Pentagon has transferred $4.3 BILLION in equipment to American police forces

DailyMail ^ | Aug 18 2014 | David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor, MailOnline

[Moonman62]

Does anyone know if this started under W? He was the one he revived Big Government.

[Vaduz]

BINGO

[maine-iac7]

BINGO

[bolobaby]

So, what? Like one hammer?

[TurboZamboni]

Officer Friendly is now Officer Flashbang.

[sean327]

The contractors are making no money off this. The MRAP production lines are cold. No new vehicles are rolling off of them. This is excess inventory left over from the ramp up for Iraq and Afghanistan. These MRAPS should be in the hands of border patrol.

[Theoria]

'The U.S. Defense Department has been contributing to the militarization of local police forces since at least 2007, handing over heavy armaments, battle helicopters and armored vehicles for use in urban policing scenarios'

Yes.

[null and void]

Obama said he wanted a civilian police force as well armed and funded as the military.

“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” Barack Hussein Obama, 7/2/2008

They don’t call it a Civil Defense force, that would imply we need (or perhaps that we deserve) defense. The official name is National Civilian Community Corps.

I think of it as the NatCCC, or more simply, as the NatCs...

[Blood of Tyrants]

It has a certain ring to it. But I swear I’ve heard the name before...