Comments on: Lose the Military Gear https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/lose-the-military-gear/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:46:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Space Nookie https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/lose-the-military-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-1566560 Space Nookie Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:19:46 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36242#comment-1566560 The reason why cops use military surplus gear? Because it’s cheap and they just don’t have the budget to go out and purchase all new equipment in the approved police fashions and color schemes.

The decline in trust in police is part of a general decline in trust in all US institutions, from the Presidency and Congress all the way down to police and schools.

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