Interactive map of police militarization

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Shows which counties have received surplus military gear.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/us/surplus-military-equipment-map.html?smid=pl-share&_r=3

[frazzled]

1. Saw this the other day and what seemed interesting

was the concentration in the Western US.

I mean, does Santa Barbara, CA, really need 6 helicopters, 2 grenade launchers, and an armored vehicle?

[salin]

2. Why does Indianapolis need 3 grenade launchers?

or the county south of it need a mine resistant vehicle?

check out some of the big cities - thousands of assault rifles. Others - almost none.

Really interesting map.

[glinda]

4. Well certainly they will need armored vehicles to make sure the Boundary Waters

can be protected for the 1% and oil barrons.
We are by a training center/military base and our County apparently needed the huge cache of military assault rifles and grinaid launchers! EEEK!

[KoKo]

3. This is shocking....When I looked up my county..

Others should check out their own counties. The map works by filter but I got everything on my first try. It might work differently for others but worth fooling around with.

[glinda]

5. Wonder who has the contract on the assault riffles? They have made a bundle.

[woo me with science]

6. Chilling,

and should enrage every single American.

Representative government, my ass. They have declared us the enemy and the threat.

This must not just be stopped from happening further. It must be reversed, the arms taken away, and the departments taught again that they exist to protect and SERVE Americans.

[Live and Learn]

7. Grenade launchers? This is simply horrifying. nt

[CrispyQ]

8. Why does any US county/city need a mine resistant vehicle?

Sharing on FB.

~kick