Video: Pentagon Defends Program Supplying Military Gear in Ferguson

[orenbus]

SO MY QUESTION IS WHERE DID FERGUSON AND ALL THE TOWNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY GET THIER MRAPs FROM IF NOT THE MILITARY?!?!?!111

And if they are not getting it highly discounted from the military then how much are they spending on the MRAPs vs. lets say getting dash cams in the cruisers, police body cams, training, retention, and other approaches that go about preventing long drawn out controversy such as what is going on today. I'm wondering now if this military spokesperson is carefully choosing his words as he speaks about Ferguson and perhaps not St. Louis County?

 

[orenbus]

LOL here is a GA Sheriff contradicting what the Rear Adm. was saying in terms of specific equipment being provided to law enforcement.

 

[Acala]

Some of it they buy directly from the manufacturers using earmarked Federal grants - just like military aid to foreign countries works. It's crony-capitalism. Again.

 

[orenbus]

 

[orenbus]

 

[orenbus]

Was just thinking is it possible that all this hubbub about the Militarization of Police will slow down the process of police using Drones in the U.S.?

 

[Anti Federalist]

Was just thinking is it possible that all this hubbub about the Militarization of Police will slow down the process of police using Drones in the U.S.?

Possibly.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Possibly.

Could do just the opposite too.

 

[TheCount]

Was just thinking is it possible that all this hubbub about the Militarization of Police will slow down the process of police using Drones in the U.S.?

Why would it? Drones are not a uniquely military piece of equipment like tanks. The only difference between police helicopter use and police drone use is cost.

 

[charrob]

Was just thinking is it possible that all this hubbub about the Militarization of Police will slow down the process of police using Drones in the U.S.?

 

[orenbus]

Why would it? Drones are not a uniquely military piece of equipment like tanks. The only difference between police helicopter use and police drone use is cost.

Yea I wasn't thinking necessarily the nature of the equipment more that the public may have greater hesitation now (with the militarization discussion) when it comes to police use and fear of abuse.

 

[orenbus]

Thanks for this video, +Rep.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

On Obama’s handling of police militarization and Ferguson:“The Obama administration has been silent. Completely silent. All of a sudden now, you get this uprising and what is the response? Well, as we know, you send out a statement on the death of brother Robin Williams before you sent out a statement on brother Michael Brown. The family asked for an autopsy at the Federal level, they hold back, so they [the family] have to go and get their own autopsy, and then the federal government finally responds. [Obama] sends Eric, Eric’s on the way out. Eric Holder’s going to be gone by December.”

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