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jwirr

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3. Yes, and what did they expect? It would be interesting to know what they were thinkng. Was it we
Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)
Sat Aug 16, 2014, 09:08 PM
Aug 2014

are afraid of the people of our own country or was it the bottom line: money.

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Federal Officials Rethink Giving Excess Military Gear To Police [View all] babylonsister Aug 2014 OP
"used as intended"? Pittsburgh has potholes, not IEDs on our streets. Divernan Aug 2014 #1
Well, DUH Warpy Aug 2014 #2
Yes, and what did they expect? It would be interesting to know what they were thinkng. Was it we jwirr Aug 2014 #3
Surplus military war equipment meant a surplus of favors to call in...or else the campaign cash Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #6
It was an asinine idea to begin with. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #4
Public opinion from an informed public have made every one who voted for this being now against it? Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #5
This repetition in the MSM that this gear is "Excess" and "Surplus" is just ludicrous gristy Aug 2014 #7
I believe it is left over from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #9
It's about time gejohnston Aug 2014 #8
K&R + original ap link alp227 Aug 2014 #10
They need to redo it, militarization of the police was an asinine idea to begin with. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #11
Beautiful. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #12
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