• @Mirshe@lemmy.world
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    728 days 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@lemmy.world
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      328 days 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@lemmy.world
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        228 days 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.