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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida sheriff: People will die if I don't have my military tank
Published on Oct 16, 2015
The federal government has had a program that allows local police departments to acquire military equipment and vehicles at a discounted rate. Since there has been issues with police using excessive force on civilians and peaceful protests, the government is trying to roll that program back. One sheriff in Florida is not happy about that decision. Ana Kasparian (The Point), Margaret Howell (The Lip TV), comedian Kerry Coddett (Comedy Central, MTV2) and hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/florida-sheriff-furious-obama-took-his-military-tank-away-people-will-die-because-of-this-decision/
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Florida sheriff: People will die if I don't have my military tank (Original Post)
marmar
Oct 2015
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Lulu Belle
(70 posts)1. The M-113 is not a tank
It's an APC.
EX500rider
(10,532 posts)4. That irritates me too...
.....it is a armored personnel carrier...and some are armored cars or MRAPS....but none I've seen are "tanks".
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)2. Boys and their toys.
dmr
(28,321 posts)3. My goodness, it's a miracle they all survive before the tank.
I'm confident he has a PowerPoint detailing the many times they rolled out the tank and the multiple lives saved.
ChazInAz
(2,535 posts)5. Just imagine.
After a few sorties up and down main street and a victory lap around the town square, local merchants and citizens might have something to say about the destruction of pavement.
amb123
(1,576 posts)6. Translation: "WHITE People will die if I don't have my military tank."
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)7. What its about is it will be harder for him to jerk off if he doesn't have his tank.
You see, when you gets older it gets more and more difficult to reach cli....
Aw, you get the idea.
Cassiopeia
(2,603 posts)8. I guess I'll steer clear of Volusia county
That must be one scary place.