Now Trump wants to rearm local police departments with even more military gear

[Puffnstuff]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/politics/police-military-gear-ban-lifted/index.html
The story speaks for itself. He's doing away with the reasonable limits that the Obama administration placed on the transfer of military grade equipment to civilian law enforcement agencies. What's next? Will he approve the transfer of the old M1 Abrams MBT's with the 105mm guns?

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[FIVR]

Great way to supercharge domestic terrorism. First let them infiltrate law enforcement - https://theintercept.com/2017/01/31...-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/

Then give "law enforcement" access to explosives and military gear. Best way to make a successful domestic terrorist is to give him military training and access to weapons and explosives (see T. McVeigh).


It's all part of the plan.

 

[1sikbITCH]

Here is the plan in action:

 

[senseamp]

Republicans are afraid of the people.

 

[sandorski]

No worry guys, between this and the tacit approval of Police violations of the Constitution, nothing can go wrong.

 

[Puffnstuff]

No worry guys, between this and the tacit approval of Police violations of the Constitution, nothing can go wrong.

Sadly our new reality reminds me of this skit from robot chicken except nobody is coming to help us.

 

[sandorski]

Sadly our new reality reminds me of this skit from robot chicken except nobody is coming to help us.

lol

 

[Stokely]

And relax or remove the requirements. From one article:
"Trump’s executive order will also kill requirements that law enforcement agencies had to meet before obtaining helicopters, planes, riot helmets, batons, drones, armored and tactical vehicles, and explosives and pyrotechnics. Under Obama’s order, police departments had to get permission from their local government, complete training requirements and give a “persuasive” reason why they needed such equipment. No more."

This is likely just feeding the authoritarian-loving base so they can shower more adulation on Dear Leader.

However, a cynical, paranoid person would also wonder about the benefits of better arming a civilian force with military weapons. Especially if the gifts are coming from a leader who has already shown fascist tendencies. Especially when a very serious investigation against him and his family and close associates is going on. I remember well those reservist vehicles with "Trump" signs on them; that was ominous to say the least.

 

[Puffnstuff]

And relax or remove the requirements. From one article:
"Trump’s executive order will also kill requirements that law enforcement agencies had to meet before obtaining helicopters, planes, riot helmets, batons, drones, armored and tactical vehicles, and explosives and pyrotechnics. Under Obama’s order, police departments had to get permission from their local government, complete training requirements and give a “persuasive” reason why they needed such equipment. No more."

This is likely just feeding the authoritarian-loving base so they can shower more adulation on Dear Leader.

However, a cynical, paranoid person would also wonder about the benefits of better arming a civilian force with military weapons. Especially if the gifts are coming from a leader who has already shown fascist tendencies. Especially when a very serious investigation against him and his family and close associates is going on. I remember well those reservist vehicles with "Trump" signs on them; that was ominous to say the least.

Hitler 2017 coming to a city near you soon, very soon.

 

[Genx87]

If you don't want the US police to be better armed than our troops in Afghanistan. You are un-murrican.

 

[Jhhnn]

And relax or remove the requirements. From one article:
"Trump’s executive order will also kill requirements that law enforcement agencies had to meet before obtaining helicopters, planes, riot helmets, batons, drones, armored and tactical vehicles, and explosives and pyrotechnics. Under Obama’s order, police departments had to get permission from their local government, complete training requirements and give a “persuasive” reason why they needed such equipment. No more."

This is likely just feeding the authoritarian-loving base so they can shower more adulation on Dear Leader.

However, a cynical, paranoid person would also wonder about the benefits of better arming a civilian force with military weapons. Especially if the gifts are coming from a leader who has already shown fascist tendencies. Especially when a very serious investigation against him and his family and close associates is going on. I remember well those reservist vehicles with "Trump" signs on them; that was ominous to say the least.

Please link the source.

 

[Thebobo]

This is the way I feel

 

[ivwshane]

Remember when the conspiracy nuts were claiming Obama was coming from them? They were projecting.

Trump has already put in place policy makers who wish to empower local governments by removing checks put in place by federal law (see the removal of restrictions on property seizures).

Trump is already ready to clear those who break the law in order to round up people.

Trump is now ready to empower the above with the necessary tools to perform such tasks.

And trump has already empowered a base whose history and movement embraces the rounding up and killing of "others".

We also have an opposition to the above who are ready to be complicit in the above actions in the name of being civil.

There used to be a saying about looking and quacking like a duck but I don't want to sound crazy because that's what I called those Obama haters who claimed Obama was coming after them. /s