SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member 307063 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Kinda makes me want to become a cop!<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-percent-used-military-equipment-172700098.html">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-percent-used-military-equipment-172700098.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/004/508/qrc/08202014_Ferguson_Police_original.jpg?1443026042"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-percent-used-military-equipment-172700098.html">40 Percent of “Used” Military Equipment Given to Police Is Brand New</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Republicans and Democrats in Congress have finally found something they agree on – attacking a Pentagon program that is approved yearly by lawmakers as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Senators took turns ripping apart the Defense Department’s 1033 program at a hearing on Tuesday and raised questions about whether local police across America should have access to the same equipment used on battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq....</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 40 Percent of “Used” Military Equipment Given to Police Is Brand New 2014-11-02T15:30:26-05:00 SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member 307063 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Kinda makes me want to become a cop!<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-percent-used-military-equipment-172700098.html">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-percent-used-military-equipment-172700098.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/004/508/qrc/08202014_Ferguson_Police_original.jpg?1443026042"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-percent-used-military-equipment-172700098.html">40 Percent of “Used” Military Equipment Given to Police Is Brand New</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Republicans and Democrats in Congress have finally found something they agree on – attacking a Pentagon program that is approved yearly by lawmakers as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Senators took turns ripping apart the Defense Department’s 1033 program at a hearing on Tuesday and raised questions about whether local police across America should have access to the same equipment used on battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq....</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 40 Percent of “Used” Military Equipment Given to Police Is Brand New 2014-11-02T15:30:26-05:00 2014-11-02T15:30:26-05:00 CW2 Joseph Evans 307255 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Admittedly, it appears as though ROE for cops on the homefront is a lot more lenient that the ROE for down range these days. Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Nov 2 at 2014 5:39 PM 2014-11-02T17:39:49-05:00 2014-11-02T17:39:49-05:00 2014-11-02T15:30:26-05:00