Another MRAP delivered to Co. Sheriff in N.C.

[UPCrawfish]

County has a population of 25,000.   Comments in article again bring up the 'fact' that there are a lot of 'hunters' in the county....

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/12/currituck-sheriffs-office-gets-18ton-armored-truck

From the article...   "Currituck is one of five North Carolina and two Virginia law enforcement agencies to receive one of the armored trucks this year. The federal government has given out 165 nationally since August, said Michelle McCaskill, a spokeswoman for the Defense Logistics Agency."

[AWick]

“Some people might ask, ‘Why do we need something like this?’ ” said Capt. Sandy Casey of the Sheriff’s Office. “We don’t know what could be next. They say domestic terrorism is what local law enforcement will be dealing with.”

Casey cited mall shootings and the Sandy Hook, Conn., and Columbine, Colo., school shootings as examples of fatal calamities in smaller communities.

Yeah, because they can definitely deploy this thing in the 80 seconds it takes for one of those attacks to take place...  NOT!

Also, I would LOVE to see them try to drive it "through flood waters", ain't happening... half million pile of junk isn't worth a hill of beans for domestic use.

[NE Bull]

Currituck County has a population of about 25,000 and a low crime rate. The last five slayings stemmed from domestic disputes, with the most recent occurring more than two years ago.

But hunting with high-powered rifles is a popular pastime here. Deputies have responded to 120 domestic disputes this year, and in many cases those involved were armed and using drugs or alcohol.

WTF? does that have to do with anything else in context?
Do they teach that in journalism classes these days?

[Lmbass14]

Sounds to me that hunters are the new terrorists, since we use those EVIL black firearms.

[RedDot]

I guess you can justify anything if you have to... love the part in the article where they describe an encounter with an armed "domestic terrorist" who was using a shed as his own personal Alamo, and how LE was at a loss the resolve the situation.  Now they have a new option, "Hey Barney why don't we take our multi-million dollar MRAP and just run over that $200 lawnmower shed?" 

[bkoenig]

If they're selling these to police departments I think civilians should get to buy them also.

I want to drive one to work, just to torque off the ultra-liberal people in the business across the parking lot.  My boss can't stand them either, so he'd probably go halfsies with me