Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

Snarkoleptic

(6,223 posts)

10. Way too many guns, we need more butter.

Reply to KeepItReal (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 07:16 AM

Sep 2014

The MIC has made massive profits manufacturing unneeded tools of war while we argue over cuts to school breakfast/lunch programs.

I recently heard a caller on the Thom Hartmann Program say he went to a fair in a town of around 4,000. At the fair, a friend introduced him to the police chief who said his department of 6 officers had recently received around 40 free assault rifles and the total cost was around $400 for shipping.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

27 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Tanks at the school gates? San Diego school police acquires its own MRAP [View all] KeepItReal Sep 2014 OP

OMG. What the f-ck is up in this Country? Something BAD is brewing... blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #1

Money for this but not education. F@ck militarization grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #2

Obama billhicks76 Sep 2014 #24

That shiny new paint makes it look so much less deadly. obxhead Sep 2014 #3

The US military won't use MRAPs on military bases. Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #4

Well once the school kids started planting landmines all over what did you expect. Exultant Democracy Sep 2014 #5

+100 christx30 Sep 2014 #12

I'll say it again, we didn't give all the war junk to the cops after WWII. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #6

Yup... we sold it to civilians who opened whistler162 Sep 2014 #8

There was a "swords into plowshares" glee at going to a peacetime standing.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #14

Yes, we did. happyslug Sep 2014 #15

50's era cops weren't dressing up as soldiers and driving tanks.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #17

I agreed, but my point was there was such a program... happyslug Sep 2014 #18

There's a movie you have to check out if you haven't seen it yet called "The Pentagon Wars". Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #19

I saw it when it first came out.... happyslug Sep 2014 #20

The moral of the movie for me was promotions are linked to contracts... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #25

Yes, but wait! It's to save children!!! NBachers Sep 2014 #7

MDVs! RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #9

Way too many guns, we need more butter. Snarkoleptic Sep 2014 #10

Precisely Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #11

Unreal... blackspade Sep 2014 #13

won't somebody think of the children? frylock Sep 2014 #16

So is that the workaround to impunity on military grade vehicles for law enforcement work? Earth_First Sep 2014 #21

This screams "Find a quick big-ticket purchase..." Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #22

The "after" images are photoshopped bananas Sep 2014 #23

Haven't studied this enough to delete_bush Sep 2014 #27

Aren't these the same geniuses procon Sep 2014 #26