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Anti Federalist
09-25-2012, 01:08 PM
The Militarization of Mayberry

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

http://www.theagitator.com/2012/09/25/the-militarization-of-mayberry/

Flemington, New Jersey has all of 4,500 people. It hasn’t seen a murder in well over a decade.

But it does have its own SWAT team. And now the town wants to buy assault rifles for its regular patrol cops, too.

Here’s a photo of the SWAT team, taken during a raid last June.

http://assets.theagitator.com/wp-content/uploads/50d240b94cdf496f.jpg

sailingaway
09-25-2012, 01:12 PM
WHY?

heavenlyboy34
09-25-2012, 01:14 PM
:eek:

acptulsa
09-25-2012, 01:16 PM
WHY?

Because the federal government robbed these people of tax revenues, and they get damned little of it back. They might not get Interstate highway money, if they don't have an interstate. Most communities in this nation don't get Amtrak service. They're too small to have an airport. They don't get city mass transit money, because they don't have the population to justify it. They have no university for the fedgov to subsidize. They're probably too small for Planned Parenthood to favor with a clinic. And on and on.

If they didn't have a SWAT team, they'd never get any of their federal tax money back at all.

Seriously. That's the thought process. They'd be better off if they never got one penny of their fedgov taxes back at all. But who really thinks that way?

presence
09-25-2012, 01:20 PM
Interesting mechanism you speak of acptulsa.

youngbuck
09-25-2012, 01:22 PM
Ft. Collins, CO has at least one APC. But this is even more absurd.

Anti Federalist
09-25-2012, 01:22 PM
WHY?

"War on You, Mundane, now, get back in line, before I thump your head for ya!" - Officer Friendly.

ClydeCoulter
09-25-2012, 01:27 PM
I live in a small town of probably < 1000. I would hope that if TSHTF and the cities started unleashing hoardes, our police would help defend the small population we have. I would hope, but I'm not depending on them doing it for me.

MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2
09-25-2012, 01:31 PM
I live in a small town of probably < 1000. I would hope that if TSHTF and the cities started unleashing hoardes, our police would help defend the small population we have. I would hope, but I'm not depending on them doing it for me.


lol. I'm pretty sure they're going to beat all of you equally, but that's pure speculation on my part.

Brian4Liberty
09-25-2012, 04:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSQ5EsbT4cE