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Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by meric on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @12:05AM (#9568095)
It would be interesting to see how much of that military gear will be requisitioned last minute by the police in the days leading up to the ban.
Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by ColinWright on Monday May 18, 2015 @06:27PM (#9567211)
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=military%20police&sort=byDate&...

Nine months ago Obama ordered a review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8217292

Now we have several stories announcing the restriction.

Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by Andrewbass on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:41AM (#9569927)
Reducing police brutality aside, this move scares me a little because it transfers a lot of power from local governments to the Feds.
Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by rl3 on Monday May 18, 2015 @09:32PM (#9567743)
Seems MRAPs are still allowed. That's fair I suppose, depending on need. I just wish they'd attach a condition that recipients must not plaster "Special Operations" (or similar bullshit) on the vehicles.

Fortunately surplus camouflage uniforms were restricted, though there's nothing stopping police from purchasing their own camouflage uniforms independently.

Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by Zigurd on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:15AM (#9569763)
Paint/dye everything pink before transferring it to the police, and require that it remain pink. Pink is known to reduce aggression.
Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by tsotha on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @01:48AM (#9568306)
This seems like nonsense from start to finish. The idea that somehow tracked vehicles are worse than wheeled vehicles is sort of silly. The army's newest brigades are comprised of Strykers, after all, which are wheeled. Police departments probably don't want tracks anyway, since they're expensive to maintain.
Re:Obama restricts 'military' gear going to police by M8 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:14AM (#9568662)
I thought the problem was failing to integrate some groups in society.