“Why does the local sheriff in a rural county need an armored vehicle?”
Ha. We bought our sheriff a surplus World War II landing craft. It’s used to ferry goods and equipment to people living on the peninsula, should a freighter knock out the bridge. And yes, the bridge has been knocked out in the past.
You know the old saying: It’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
“You know the old saying: It’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.”
I had a frail old couple living in one of my rentals. They were drunk one day and she called the sheriff because he was beating her. They came to the door, discovered some 40 pot plants about 10 inches high. The couple was so drunk the deputies put them to bed. They came back as a SWAT team around three am, driving an MRAP. They smashed my door in and arrested the couple for (get this) having $50,000 worth of pot.
They could have just arrested the couple instead of putting them to bed. But, they probably wanted to dress up and play soldier. Incidentally, the sheriff doesn’t pay for damage they do in a raid. I suppose I am lucky they didn’t use the MRAP to smash into the trailer.
Did they need an MRAP for that? Did they need to smash in my door? No. I would prefer we didn’t have a SWAT team as they instantly elevate a situation and cause damage. As for the MRAP, they use it to elevate their testosterone.