They're not your grandfather's police officers anymore!
-PJ
Now it is becoming public knowledge that the “programs” are officially numbered, sanctioned by departments in both the government and local police jurisdictions...
Adding that there is more than enough fraud and abuse of the equipment, funds and other uses of this equipment that the govenrment is trying to offload at taxpayers expense “again”...
Same old story, just more information on other aspects of this issue...
Obviously we are only scratching the surface of what they want, or not want, us to know about...
Bear in mind the name of the program...Something you might be able to Google in the future...
We need a kinder and gentler police force. where not everybody is required to be armed. We need less swat and more beat cops.
I was driving home from work yesterday and noticed a sign on the side of the road that said, “Police Training ahead”. There were 2 of those armored vehicles painted flat black and lots of guys with military style weapons and uniforms conducting some kind of training in the parking lot of what used to be a bank. I understand that the police need to train but this was in a relatively conspicuous area near a busy intersection. Why do it there at 3:00 in the afternoon during rush hour? Has anyone else ever seen a sign that reads, “Police Training ahead”. I haven’t; and I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. This is an odd thing to see especially in Vancouver (Orchards) Washington.
Defund the police.
If you Google, or Yahell “Pentagon’s 1033 Program”
And manage to sift through and not get bogged down in the conspiracy theory rut, there is a lot to be gained in reading between the lines and begin to ask valid, non-conspiracy theory laden questions...
For it to be initially labeled as “free” surplus is such a kook hook, its not even funny...none of this stuff is ever given away from free...The grants these departments wrote to get money to convert, maintain and operate this surplus equipment is where the money is...
Our districts down here have bought more Army heavy “high water” vehicles for flooding emergencies than other places I have heard that have the same problem...The upkeep, conversion, paint-jobs and storage of these vehicles is not cheap...And all we are talking about there are trucks...Not your sexy MRAP’s for the “jazz-seekers” who wanna look cool ebfore they are really needed for controlling the public during civil disturbances...etc etc etc...
A simple question that needs to always and never let up on is this...
What are these MRAP’s to be used for??? And what justifies us keeping them active, and not under some temporary contract if we only need them for “warrant duty”...
But you have to have politicians with the political courage to question these potential aquisistions with realistic expectations and caution those who want these things without question...
A rarity these days...
Next brain stem compliance implants for new officers
America’s rural militias should get dibs on this equipment, have our future warriors grow up around this equipment. The armed highway robbers in blue are useless when it comes to risking their retirement at 50 plans. They have to get home safely to work on their biceps.
I remember conversations in here about whether or not local police would help Obama when the SHTF.
They will, believe me.
They will enforce confiscation and they will enforce incarceration. Believe it.
Police officers are a fraternity, when they become LEO’s they forget where they came from, they are now separate from us. They no longer even trust their closest friend, and most have no close friends unless it is other officers.
Pretty soooon.........they will have to figure out whose side they’re on.
“.....at practically no cost.”
A thread on FR yesterday stated that it would cost $250,000 for a local police department to maintain a MRAP for one year. I’d say the cost is quite high, in more ways than one.
We bought our sheriff a WWII amphibious landing vehicle for use if the bridge to a peninsula went down. The sheriff can also draw on his 2,000 man volunteer auxiliary deputy battalion during “emergencies.”
Elect a constitutional sheriff and you don’t need to worry about rogue cops.
/johnny
“To Serve and Protect” is now “To snoop and Intimidate” we’re fast becoming a police state.
SCARY, SCARY stuff.
The National Guard is the one military force CLOSEST to the people. The police establishment is a union-controlled conclave of special interest groups and Obama is steadily gathering personal control over the regular military forces.
They're not your grandfather's police officers anymore!
-PJ