San Diego School District's New 18-Ton Armored Vehicle Creates Stir

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CountDeMoney

#105
September 17, 2014, 12:45:20 PM
Getting it for free =/  free maintenance for the life of your armored vehicle!

Somebody's gotta pay for the gas and the maintenance for a specialty vehicle.  Can't just take it to Jiffy Lube.

sbr

#106
September 17, 2014, 12:56:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2014, 12:45:20 PM
Getting it for free =/  free maintenance for the life of your armored vehicle!

Somebody's gotta pay for the gas and the maintenance for a specialty vehicle.  Can't just take it to Jiffy Lube.

What does maintenance on a grenade launcher cost?

Jacob

#107
September 17, 2014, 01:00:43 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 17, 2014, 12:56:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2014, 12:45:20 PM
Getting it for free =/  free maintenance for the life of your armored vehicle!

Somebody's gotta pay for the gas and the maintenance for a specialty vehicle.  Can't just take it to Jiffy Lube.

What does maintenance on a grenade launcher cost?

Probably less than the maintenance for a heavy armoured vehicle.

Razgovory

#108
September 17, 2014, 01:01:20 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2014, 12:45:20 PM
Getting it for free =/  free maintenance for the life of your armored vehicle!

Somebody's gotta pay for the gas and the maintenance for a specialty vehicle.  Can't just take it to Jiffy Lube.

Yeah, that's where you have guys who aren't thinking ahead.
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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

#109
September 17, 2014, 01:10:53 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 17, 2014, 12:56:19 PM
What does maintenance on a grenade launcher cost?

My WAG would be $200 - $300 per year, if you aren't using it.  The alternative, though, is $0 in maintenance and calling the LAPD on the off chance they actually need one.

derspiess

#110
September 17, 2014, 01:13:06 PM
:hmm:  That sounds a bit steep.
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Malthus

#111
September 17, 2014, 01:23:09 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2014, 12:45:20 PM
Getting it for free =/  free maintenance for the life of your armored vehicle!

Somebody's gotta pay for the gas and the maintenance for a specialty vehicle.  Can't just take it to Jiffy Lube.

Not "armoured vehicle" (they kept that). Grenade launchers. You know, something one stores in an armoury.

I assume there will be some storage and maintenance involved, but hardly a cost to break the bank.

The idea that they really, really need those three launchers - but gosh-darnit, they just can't afford to store them - sounds rather like 'they don't need those launchers' to me.
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Eddie Teach

#112
September 17, 2014, 01:59:34 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2014, 09:15:03 AM
Yeah, the grenade launchers get a bad rap because of its name, but it's great when it comes to gas for crowd control.

So make sure the National Guard has some then.
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grumbler

#113
September 17, 2014, 02:29:02 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on September 17, 2014, 01:10:53 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 17, 2014, 12:56:19 PM
What does maintenance on a grenade launcher cost?

My WAG would be $200 - $300 per year, if you aren't using it.  The alternative, though, is $0 in maintenance and calling the LAPD on the off chance they actually need one.
And then reimbursing the LAPD for whatever costs they want to charge you (unless the case has changed enough to make it fall in their jurisdiction).  It's all a trade-off.
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grumbler

#114
September 17, 2014, 02:30:38 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 17, 2014, 01:59:34 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 17, 2014, 09:15:03 AM
Yeah, the grenade launchers get a bad rap because of its name, but it's great when it comes to gas for crowd control.

So make sure the National Guard has some then.
The National Guard having them is not the same as the force with jurisdiction having them.  The Guard won't part with them without a lot of paperwork, plus your guys aren't trained to use them.
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Eddie Teach

#115
September 17, 2014, 02:33:32 PM
The regular po-po shouldn't be firing on crowds.
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grumbler

#116
September 17, 2014, 02:34:39 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 17, 2014, 02:33:32 PM
The regular po-po shouldn't be firing on crowds.

No more than anyone else.  But, sometimes, you just have to.
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DGuller

#117
September 17, 2014, 02:37:38 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on September 17, 2014, 01:10:53 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 17, 2014, 12:56:19 PM
What does maintenance on a grenade launcher cost?

My WAG would be $200 - $300 per year, if you aren't using it.  The alternative, though, is $0 in maintenance and calling the LAPD on the off chance they actually need one.
They can also call in artillery support from Sheriff Arpaio.

Eddie Teach

#118
September 17, 2014, 02:39:39 PM
Quote from: grumbler on September 17, 2014, 02:34:39 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 17, 2014, 02:33:32 PM
The regular po-po shouldn't be firing on crowds.

No more than anyone else.  But, sometimes, you just have to.

Rarely enough that having the governor sign off on it instead of some local sheriff isn't a bad idea.
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Valmy

#119
September 17, 2014, 02:41:12 PM
Quote from: grumbler on September 17, 2014, 10:06:37 AM
How about people who are holding students or administrators hostage, or who are attacking a school building.  Do you think we should gas them? :huh:

Would school cops really be qualified to handle a massive attack on a school building or a large scale hostage situation?
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