[KeyLargo]

Indiana sheriff on MRAP purchase: ‘America has become a war zone’

By Jessica Chasmar
The Washington Times
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/10/indiana-sheriff-mrap-purchase-america-has-become-w/

West Lafayette, Indiana Police Receive MRAP Armored Vehicle
Police in West Lafayette, Indiana will soon be able to use a MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) armored vehicle.
http://www.tactical-life.com/news/indiana-police-receive-mrap-armored-vehicle/?scrape=true

Lawrence police acquire 48,000-pound monster vehicle
Steph Solis 3:01 p.m. EDT July 1, 2014
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2014/07/01/lawrence-police-acquire-pound-monster-vehicle/11915179/

An Iowa City With A Population Of 7,000 Will Receive Armored Military Vehicle

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/09/2014 15:05 -0400
Submitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,

I’ve covered the militarization of the domestic police force on several occasions on this website. For those of you who need a refresher, I suggest reading the following:
There are Over 50,000 SWAT Team Raids Annually in America
Retired Marine Colonel to New Hampshire City Council: “We’re Building a Domestic Army”

Video of the Day – Thuggish Militarized Police Terrorize and SWAT Team Iowa Family.

Moving along to the subject of today’s absurdity, the tiny city of Washington, Iowa with a population of 7,000 and 11 police officers, will be receiving a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. Yes, they will be employing one of these in the field:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-09/iowa-city-population-7000-will-receive-armored-military-vehicle

[Clump]

This has got to stop.
Unless the Feds open up the sale (same price) and use to citizens then this is in fact creating the standing army the Founders tried to protect us from.
I guess that all the talk of beefing up Humvees in Iraq and Afghanistan has come back to bite us in the ass.
I supported it for foreign use to protect soldiers. I guess I was naive at the time to think it wouldn't eventually come back as an instrument of tyranny.

[Paul46360]

With Indiana getting many of these things..and being so close to Chicago and the shipping ports...hmmm

[Blood of Tyrants]

The militarization of our police forces continues.

[driftdiver]

My guess is they’ll use these to go after folks in rural areas.

[GOPJ]

Someone wants American to look like a war zone... Why would that be?