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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 PM Nov 2020

FL: The police, worried that their violent, oppressive fascism wasn't already obvious enough, decide


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Jada E. Williams
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Nov 10, 2020
HAPPENING NOW: @TallyPD is asking for new handguns plus approval of a new vehicle called The Rook. Here’s what the one Apache’s County uses looks like.
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The police, worried that their violent, oppressive fascism wasn’t already obvious enough, decided to go for something a little more on the nose.
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FL: The police, worried that their violent, oppressive fascism wasn't already obvious enough, decide (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP
There's no Apache county in FL The Blue Flower Nov 2020 #1
Tallahassee PD? soothsayer Nov 2020 #2
That would be Leon County. Tallahassee is very Blue. It's Alachua County. Lochloosa Nov 2020 #7
So Leon county currently has 17 ICU beds available and the immediately surround counties have ZERO soothsayer Nov 2020 #8
I could see Alachua County doing this. Lochloosa Nov 2020 #4
Armored mobile outhouse? exboyfil Nov 2020 #3
That's funny IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #10
coz they know they are full of **it cynical_idealist Nov 2020 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Nov 2020 #5
The rook eh? Did they look at the scenario where people might attack it diagonally? soothsayer Nov 2020 #6
... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #15
Kills me! soothsayer Nov 2020 #16
Who doesn't need a mobile armored outhouse? nt procon Nov 2020 #9
More Comedy - Now It's an Armored Outhouse? MineralMan Nov 2020 #11
Yep, a skid steer with steel shithouse attached and price marked up 10X. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2020 #13
Can it be used to remove trump from the White House? SharonClark Nov 2020 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author LakeArenal Nov 2020 #14

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
8. So Leon county currently has 17 ICU beds available and the immediately surround counties have ZERO
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:09 PM
Nov 2020

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So Leon county currently has 17 ICU beds available and the immediately surround counties have ZERO but THIS is what the priority is? How much PPE could be purchased instead of that? What a slap in the face to healthcare workers.

IsItJustMe

(7,012 posts)
10. That's funny
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:15 PM
Nov 2020

and exactly what I though it was when I first saw it. I was like, "Damn, why would they put an out house on the front of the vehicle".

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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
6. The rook eh? Did they look at the scenario where people might attack it diagonally?
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:05 PM
Nov 2020

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The rook eh?

Did they look at the scenario where people might attack it diagonally?

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
13. Yep, a skid steer with steel shithouse attached and price marked up 10X.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:30 PM
Nov 2020

Probably 20-grand in bullet-proof glass, police radios and lights.

Just another police fear-gear grift on the taxpayer's back......

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