More Dallas-Fort Worth police forces arming themselves with military-style equipment

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | May 29, 2009 | Domingo Ramirez, Jr.

[kalee]

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[shadeaud]

Start by defending the cops. They do the mop up after the bangers have their fun. They risk a heck of a lot by just showing up to work. They are truly in harms way every day.e
The clowns that tend to use their authority to intimidate those who are in a weak position or don't know what the law really says is a disgrace. Ft.Worth and Big D cops are now seeing more ghetto neighborhoods rise and with that comes the drugs and thugs.San Antonio has the highest crime rate of all Texas cities due to the influx of illegals and ghetto trash. Think twice when you get pulled over or have to call to report something. They are there to take reports and write tickets, while knowing that they can be called to some crap situation and be a target for some lunatic or gang banger.

[Travis McGee]

We Want YOU for the SWAT Team!

[Pontiac]

I could build a better one for under $100,000 and a 1980 chevy 4x4. .

I think you will need at least a Ford F450 for starters.

[org.whodat]

No 2DV, it’s just little boys with penis envy problems.

BINGO!!!!

[GladesGuru]

“How will History deal with US?
As Romans or Spartans?”

Unless we get real about Islam, the correct answer to your question may well be, “As dhimmi”.

Islam Delenda Est

[elkfersupper]

Start by defending the cops.

No, thanks.

I had my last halfway-decent "contact" with LEO's in the 1960's.

[usmcobra]

What’s a milspec civilian hummer cost these days?

They have to be cheaper than this boonedoogle.

[Nate505]

A $226,000 armored vehicle for the North Richland Hills Police Department SWAT team arrived a few days ago to replace one the agency got in 1990.

How many dogs can they kill with that thing?

[STONEWALLS]

“Could this be partly getting ready for the next tea parties?”

....nope, just geting ready for the coming break up of America:
http://www.timebomb2000.com/misc/CWII.pdf

[Habibi]

“... some cite an episode last year in which police used a battering ram to raid a Duncanville swingers club when no one answered a knock.”

I think that the use of a battering ram hardly constitutes the use of “military equipment”. If you actually have to have a SWAT team, enough gun(s) to do the job, armor to protect the team, and the proper training to accomplish the mission would be right up there in my book. MP5’s, AR-15’s and Rem. 700 SPS’s have been used by cops for a long time. All are “sorta” military weapons, but lots of military weapons are “sorta” civilian weapons as well so there’s really no hard and fast way to draw the line between either. It’s foolish to try to define what is “military” in hopes of using the distinction for control or prohibition.

Cops should use what is necessary to get the job done, and not get themselves hurt. Otherwise, why have cops? Just hire more social workers.

[org.whodat]

"Start by defending the cops.",

Hell no only when they grow up and start acting like real cops instead of para military thugs.

[devolve]

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Better trained cops - ex-military

Would be a better way to go

The usual PD firearms training/practice is usually pretty sparse and accuracy is quite sad

[potlatch]

I'm sure every police department would love to have all that but it smacks too much of ‘people control’ - looking to the future under Obama.

[Redbob]

I’d be curious to know what the hell North Richland Hills used the previous such vehicle for?

It should be a matter of public record what it was used for - besides their “dress-up and play soldier” exercises...

Buncha pseudo-military jackasses are running aournd wasting their time and our money pretending to be soldiers when we’ve got a real war they could go volunteer for - but shoot; in Afghanistan, the bad guys shoot back!

Makes you want to tell them there’s always Paintball they could go play at!

[Habibi]

“The usual PD firearms training/practice is usually pretty sparse and accuracy is quite sad”

Agreed, your average beat cop is hardly a weapons/tactics expert. Hopefully, SWAT folks get better training, which begs the question of whether there is any national standards for SWAT training, and how consistent are the teams trained to the standard. Obiously, no standards and no adherence to them can cause a heap o’ trouble.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Urban Gorilla kits
http://www.4x4bodies.com/

[Pontiac]

What’s a milspec civilian hummer cost these days?

I found a website that is selling a used Hummers with 15,000 miles on the clock for $35,000

[Professional Engineer]

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[mylife]

You coulda got your own, but this one SOLD

Ferrett Armored Scout Car