Police are sending unused body armor and equipment to help Ukraine fighters

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By Sarah K. Burris
Published March 10, 2022

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A 2020 Marketplace report detailed how police departments were able to stock up on billions of dollars in combat gear and military weapons like grenade launchers and armored vehicles. The Department of Defense program labeled 1033 has spent "$7 billion worth of excess military equipment to more than 8,000 local law enforcement agencies across the country," said the oversight office monitoring the program.

The good news is that those police departments are now sending that equipment to help Ukraine, Vice reported Thursday.

Departments learned they didn't need tanks and grenade launchers for traffic stops and their equipment could seem excessive for the suburbs. The entire Ukraine defense budget is actually smaller than that of the NYPD.

https://www.rawstory.com/police-departments-help-ukrain-equipment/

[Aristus]

1. Who knew it would be Ukraine who helped to defund the militarization of the police?

This is good...

[turbinetree]

2. I didn't realize they had that much firepower....

[SheltieLover]

3. I didn't either!

[turbinetree]

9. Hello....

[SheltieLover]

11. Hi

[Irish_Dem]

8. And so much unused $$$$ military equipment.

What a waste. At least it is going to good use now.

[SheltieLover]

4. Good!

[EX500rider]

5. I wish the people who write these stories could tell a tank from a armored car

Armored car:


Tank:

[COL Mustard]

6. In my office, we refer to them as

Tanks, or tank-like targets. Tanks include the T-72/80/90 and variants; tank-like targets include BRDM/BMP/BTR and various other armored vehicles.

It's kind of like how in the Navy they talk about two types of ships: submarines and targets.

[Cha]

7. TY for Sending all This to HELP

Ukraine!💕😎🤞🤞

💙💛

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Imagine thinking cops need more money