That is a Warren County, NY cop standing in front of his department's new MRAP.
Because IEDs and shit like that are a real threat in upstate New York.
Warren County has 65,000 residents.
Their big crimes are mostly theft.
Because IEDs and shit like that are a real threat in upstate New York.
Warren County has 65,000 residents.
Their big crimes are mostly theft.
Fuck all of that "to protect and to serve" shit. It's more and more "to occupy and suppress". I suppose that the only reason they didn't get M-60 and M-1 tanks is because those tread jobs would tear the hell out of paved roads. Our cops are morphing into Peacekeepers.
Remember when cops looked like this?
Now they look like wannabee Marines, with shaved heads and such. It's almost a rarity to see a cop nowadays who couldn't pass an Army or Marine haircut inspection.
I, for one, would like to see the day come back when our cops didn't look like soldiers or arm themselves like them. But that's probably not going to happen.
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizreport.php?title=cop-soldier&sid=42977496
ReplyDeleteI know you know about this "cop or soldier" quiz, but even knowing about it, I still only got 15 out of 21.
-Doug in Oakland
check the progression of police GI-Joe figures: http://vannevar.blogspot.com/2011/11/expect-give-police-military-equipment.html
ReplyDeleteConcur, and it's probably NEVER going to happen...
ReplyDeleteThere is a similar trend here in Canada. Less pronounced, as most things are up here, but unmistakable.
ReplyDeleteBack when I was in the infantry, the sight of police tactical units and their pseudo-military cosplay filled me with professional contempt. Bunch of Walter Mitties.
Now as a civilian, it fills me with dread as well.
When one of these is parked out in the lot, what's the best way to take one out of commission?
ReplyDeleteBig pile of thermite on the hood?