Posted on 03/16/2013 12:35:50 AM PDT by expat1000
A SWAT team in upstate New York is being mocked as an example of the difference between military and police training after an officer was captured peering through a backwards sight on his combat rifle.
As users on the military Reddit were quick to point out when the image was posted, the reverse sight makes it effectively useless.
Users mocked the SWAT officers training and some went so far as to question the motives of some of the men serving in local law enforcement.
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I wouldn’t call that a fail, that’s been going on for a real long time, standard practise was to put your thumb nail in the breech reflecting light so the inspector can see down the barrel and ensure proper maintenance was being carried out.
dude’s sister??/ I thought that was chelsea clinton.
Take a closer look, boys. It’s a loaded weapon.
No
I don't own an Eotech sight, but yeah, that's the first thing that crossed my mind. He was in a hurry and ended up placing the scope on backwards. ...And as recall seeing, Eotech sights have either thumbs screws to lock it down or they use a quick-detach lever like this one:
How come he’s wearing a helmet but the guys on top are not?
I don’t know, since he’s the one ducked behind the truck.
Did this SWAT team have a military advisor? Is Muppet camo dude named anywhere so this can be researched?
He’s the SWAT fluffer.
Okay sergeant rock. glad you are out there defending the republic.
That’s an old name. Sgt Rock and Easy Company. :^)
>> Gear cant make the man, look at how decked out cops are getting.
Careful there. Someone might accuse you of libertarianism; not liberalism mind you....
That was goofy, having a little beer today?
Yup. I used to read Sgt Rock comics as a kid. I also loved the J.E.B. Stuart with the tank one also.
The Germans could never hit that tank. 88s missed, Panthers missed, Tigers missed, Panzerfausts missed, and frozen, rocket, anti-tank teams missed in the Italian Alps (an actual J.E.B. Stuart episode). Hee.
Say i rob a bank tonight and 50 of these clowns show up 10 minutes later....
What the heck are they doing the other 19500 hours since the last robbery?
They keep these guys in a room playing nintendo every day waiting for the next hostage crisis??
I know what you mean and Chi would be THE City for that. But no, that's not the case, it's just no Glocks for 'veteran' cops due to one idiot Commander who shot himself with his Glock.
Granted there are certain 'Cop Shops' that favor/cater the CPD for their gear and theoretically some Brass Hat 'could' be getting a kickback. But the cops can buy their guns (and ammo) wherever it's the cheapest, like anywhere OUT of stupid Cook County thanks to the high sales tax (Plus the new $.05 per round 'Bullet Tax').
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