• @Mirshe
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    77 months ago

    DoD hardware for police usually comes with contracts that state they have to be maintained in working order, because the DoD can just take them back if there’s a military need.

    Effectively, it’s the PD paying to warehouse and maintain DoD equipment for them, as long as the DoD doesn’t mind the stuff getting used once in a while.

    • @Maggoty
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      37 months ago

      The military will never want these back. In fact most of the stuff they give police is extremely obsolete from a military perspective.

      • @Maggoty
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        27 months ago

        It’s a cover. The military is never asking for this equipment back unless they’re conscripting the cops to the front line in the Rockies because of the surprise North Korean invasion.