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Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ... by Animats on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @04:35PM (#23395990)
And those aren't even the NYPD's Hercules unit.[1] Steel helmets and an assault rifle. Hercules is purely for intimidation. They mostly stand around and look impressive. They're not SWAT; that's a different unit.

[1] http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/files/2011/09/mdf489180.jpg

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Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ... by t0mas88 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:31PM (#23396560)
Wow that looks military...
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