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Re:Pentagon funnels $7.4B in surplus military gear to police by kasey_junk on Sunday October 11, 2020 @07:50PM (#24750127)
Got pulled over by a cop wearing an upside down “thin blue line” flag in Willow Springs. He was wearing a plate carrier and rocking an m4 for the traffic stop in the forest preserve.
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Re:Pentagon funnels $7.4B in surplus military gear to police by tptacek on Sunday October 11, 2020 @10:05PM (#24750799)
Oh, that's a thing I've noticed a lot lately in Cook County --- squad SUVs with the silhouette of a tactical rifle behind the front cabin. I think they might be standard issue now?

By military uniforms, I mean, like, fatigues? Drab green, no colors. CPD insignia.

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