Men Vancouver-medborgarna behöver inte oroa sig för att dom kommer att användas mot dom själva, för det är ju trots allt bara ett räddningsfordon:

"It's not a tank, it's a tool. It's simply that. It's a shield, it's a ballistic shield that's mobile," he said."

"Critics fear the hulking trucks, versions of which are also used in active combat, would militarize the city streets and give police a tool for crowd control. Insp. Zanatta said this is not the case."

"That's sexy, but it's silly," he said. "Why would you do that? You don't move into a riot situation. That's not what the purpose of their deployment is."

http://www.mobilizingmouse.com/mobili ... -being-bought-by-t-1.html


Specifikationerna på fordonet:

-Thermal image camera*

-Remote-control spotlight

-Windows made of bulletproof, glass-clad polycarbonate

-Military specification steel armour plate

-Heavy duty winch

-Run-flat tires enable vehicle to drive about 80 km after tires have been punctured

-Underbody blast shield

-Carries up to 10 people, with room for more in emergencies

-Backup camera

-Gunports

-Swivel roof-top escape hatch doubles as a shield

Originalartikeln som man måste prenumerera för att kunna läsa:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servle ... eandmail&force_login=true

Sounds like the Vancouver Police we know and love.

Ah lotus land, sign up for the corps and bash a hippy, a punk and why not the whole fucking family