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**Pete** · 08-01-2013, 05:49

Little restraint in military giveaways

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-im...tary-giveaways

"MORVEN, Ga. (AP) — Small-town police departments across the country have been gobbling up tons of equipment discarded by a downsizing military — bicycles, bed sheets, bowling pins, French horns, dog collars, even a colonoscopy machine — regardless of whether the items are needed or will ever be used..............."

The first 2/3's of the story is a bit humorous - it's the bottom 1/3 were it gets serious.

08-01-2013, 05:49	#70
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Little restraint in military giveaways Little restraint in military giveaways http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-im...tary-giveaways "MORVEN, Ga. (AP) — Small-town police departments across the country have been gobbling up tons of equipment discarded by a downsizing military — bicycles, bed sheets, bowling pins, French horns, dog collars, even a colonoscopy machine — regardless of whether the items are needed or will ever be used..............." The first 2/3's of the story is a bit humorous - it's the bottom 1/3 were it gets serious.
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