#1 2008-12-28 05:56:56
An unexpected Christmas donation from actor David Spade is expected to provide Phoenix police with enough money to buy an additional 50 semi-automatic rifles for patrol officers in 2009.
The $100,000 gift announced Monday means as many as 300 officers could soon be armed with Bushmaster AR-15s, even in light of recent debates between police and union officials about the availability of the high-powered weapons during the city's ongoing budget strife. (read more)
Sheriff Joe "That Bastard" Arpaio should be pleased as punch. Or Judy.
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#2 2008-12-28 06:26:47
So each officer is getting 1/6 of a $2000 AR? I hope they deploy in squads of less than 6.
I have a problem with the militarization of the civil police force in this country, and I question the need for city patrol officers to be equipped with 223s.
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#3 2008-12-28 10:49:23
opsec wrote:
So each officer is getting 1/6 of a $2000 AR? I hope they deploy in squads of less than 6.
I have a problem with the militarization of the civil police force in this country, and I question the need for city patrol officers to be equipped with 223s.
I agree, it's a pointless waste of money now that the Army of the North has stood up; I mean we have gunships to confront those jaywalkers now, what's the point of adding a few silly AR-15's?
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#4 2008-12-28 12:00:53
I don't mind if the police are ridiculously over-armed. After all, what if we need them to defend us against the military?
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#5 2008-12-28 12:07:47
George Orr wrote:
I don't mind if the police are ridiculously over-armed. After all, what if we need them to defend us against the military?
I've seen my local PD's armory and it's laughable, outgunned by a single secret service sedan.
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