Cops in armored vehicle asked by residents “Are you coming to take our guns away?”
In an interview with Fox 59, a Morgan County, Indiana Police Sergeant admits that the increasing militarization of domestic police departments is partly to deal with returning veterans who are now seen as a homegrown terror threat.
In a chilling story entitled Armed for War: Pentagon surplus gives local police an edge, we learn how a Mine Resistant Vehicle (MRAP) which was once used during the occupation of Afghanistan will now be “patrolling the streets of central Indiana,” according to the report.
Sgt. Dan Downing of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department states, “When I first started we really didn’t have the violence that we see today,” adding, “The weaponry is totally different now that it was in the beginning of my career, plus, you have a lot of people who are coming out of the military that have the ability and knowledge to build IEDs and to defeat law enforcement techniques.”
Downing goes on to relate how citizens approach the vehicle when it stops at gas stations to express their concerns that the militarization of police is about arming cops with the tools required for mass gun confiscation programs.
“We were actually approached when we’d stop to get fuel by people wanting to know why we needed this…what were we going to use it for? ‘Are you coming to take our guns away?’” said Downing. “To come and take away their firearms…that absolutely is not the reason why we go this vehicle. We got this vehicle because of the need and because of increased violence that we have been facing over the last few years….I’ll be the last person to come and take anybody’s guns.”
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Again we see a government that only views itself as a hammer. It would be much easier and more beneficial if they could identify why these people feel this way, and ya know... make changes that deal with it.
ReplyDeleteJust common sense.
The usual outcry over nothing. Police should be prepared for the worst. This isn't Mayberry anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAgain we see a government that only views itself as a hammer. It would be much easier and more beneficial if they could identify why these people feel this way, and ya know... make changes that deal with it.
Just common sense.
May 19, 2014 at 1:02 PM
Because they voted for Obama.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteThe usual outcry over nothing. Police should be prepared for the worst. This isn't Mayberry anymore.
May 19, 2014 at 1:37 PM
It hasn't been Mayberry since you idiots voted for Obama and gave him the power to put criminals on a pedestal. You dumb moron.
with a 2 year wait at the V.A. hospital what do you expect. no wait on those welfare checks for the dem. voters.
ReplyDeleteNope - pants on fire!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of anger out there, not just from veterans. The government isn't listening to us, so just like in the last american revolution, the people had to rebel. There are few jobs, and few opportunities for the young. That is a recipe for disaster.
ReplyDeleteMiranda said it "When you're a hammer everything looks like a nail"
ReplyDeleteMarshall Law will be before the 2016 election, be preparered for Obama the ruler of United America....no more states!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteMarshall Law will be before the 2016 election, be preparered for Obama the ruler of United America....no more states!
May 20, 2014 at 7:13 AM
Unfortunately that is a possible scenario.