• FloridaBoi [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      I imagine there’s some semi-innocuous sounding KPI named like minimum ordnance delivery that was agreed upon with an arms manufacturer to guarantee inventory turnover thereby guarantee profits

      • PKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        Isn’t that why so many municipal police departments end up with a fuckton of equipment made for war zones? It’s the military offloading surpluses it doesn’t need, and city governments are always willing to throw down big on their police budgets.