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passiveporcupine

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9. I believe it is left over from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan

Reply to gristy (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 16, 2014, 11:31 PM

Aug 2014

But that doesn't mean that those left over things aren't being replaced with newer more modern and expensive stuff from the marketeers of the military industrial complex.

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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