Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32786241

by rl3 • 11 years ago

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ColinWright• 11 years ago

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=military%20police&sort=byDate&...

Nine months ago Obama ordered a review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8217292

Now we have several stories announcing the restriction.

rl3• 11 years ago

Seems MRAPs are still allowed. That's fair I suppose, depending on need. I just wish they'd attach a condition that recipients must not plaster "Special Operations" (or similar bullshit) on the vehicles.

Fortunately surplus camouflage uniforms were restricted, though there's nothing stopping police from purchasing their own camouflage uniforms independently.

Zigurd• 11 years ago

Paint/dye everything pink before transferring it to the police, and require that it remain pink. Pink is known to reduce aggression.

meric• 11 years ago

It would be interesting to see how much of that military gear will be requisitioned last minute by the police in the days leading up to the ban.

tsotha• 11 years ago

This seems like nonsense from start to finish. The idea that somehow tracked vehicles are worse than wheeled vehicles is sort of silly. The army's newest brigades are comprised of Strykers, after all, which are wheeled. Police departments probably don't want tracks anyway, since they're expensive to maintain.

M8• 11 years ago

I thought the problem was failing to integrate some groups in society.

Andrewbass• 11 years ago

Reducing police brutality aside, this move scares me a little because it transfers a lot of power from local governments to the Feds.

Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police

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