[panaxanax]

>>”The vehicle, which retails for $500,000, is a Light Armor Vehicle that was used by the U.S. Army in Panama. The county paid $45,000 to upgrade the vehicle for police use.”<<

WOW! I would think that a used armored car from Brinks would have served the same purpose. Why in the world would a civilian police department have to spend an extra $45,000 to “upgrade” a military vehicle already designed for war? Is the civilian population more dangerous than a trained foreign military?

We are racing towards the U.S.S.A. Police State and there’s not a damned thing we can do about it.

[archy]

Why in the world would a civilian police department have to spend an extra $45,000 to “upgrade” a military vehicle already designed for war?

Cop radios and a nice paint job, most likely. And I bet there's some hardware for their new toy included on the list.

If the cops figure that things are about to be so bad that they need military armored cars, it's time for the citizens they work for to make a few similar preparations.

[wastedyears]

***Is the civilian population more dangerous than a trained foreign military?***

Well, let’s put it this way...

An invading force will have rules of engagement, military discipline, and a chain of command. When the brown stuff hits the fan, well, we won’t have any of those.