http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2...icle/10170225/
The gist is that at minimal charge, police departments, including small town police departments, are acquiring military surplus vehicles. One sheriff who acquired an MRAP is quoted as stating that it looks more "intimidating" than a Dodge. His statement that the US has become a "war zone" seems worrying and indicative of the kind of approach that some departments will take. I have read multiple accounts of small towns out of control where the police department cultures resulted in individual officers looking like Rambo.
The gist is that at minimal charge, police departments, including small town police departments, are acquiring military surplus vehicles. One sheriff who acquired an MRAP is quoted as stating that it looks more "intimidating" than a Dodge. His statement that the US has become a "war zone" seems worrying and indicative of the kind of approach that some departments will take. I have read multiple accounts of small towns out of control where the police department cultures resulted in individual officers looking like Rambo.
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