"For $10, the Scotts Valley Peace Officers Association bought the truck from a private security company that offers their retired vehicles to law enforcement agencies for very little money. Then officers drummed up donations from businesses in the area to pay for sprucing up the truck."
I don’t have a problem with local law enforcement having access to an armored vehicle, depending upon what they do with it.
I remember several years ago a sniper had people pinned down in a 7-11 up the street from me and the county police positioned their armored car so that the people could be extracted. That’s a legitimate use. Oppressing the people of course is not.
