Greedy Billionaires Not Named Elon Megathread

[Sheilbh]

Yeah and I am sure there is a reasoning behind it.

Though my instinct, especially given the presence of the Mayor, is that the ultimate explanation is that they think it looks cool. They're watching the same movies and recreating the same scene - just maybe not realising that another portion of the audience think it makes the Joker look cool more than the Gotham police.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

The reason is it's yet another opportunity for the NYPD to justify wanting more firepower than Ukraine.

[crazy canuck]

 

[mongers]

The reason is it's yet another opportunity for the NYPD to justify wanting more firepower than Ukraine.

 

You know VM you might be onto something there, I wonder what the firearms total held by US police and government non-military agencies is versus the armed forces of other countries?

[DGuller]

I always found that tactical gear to be silly and counterproductive outside of SWAT raid settings.  It never made me feel safer to see these guys in transit every time a terrorist act happened somewhere, it just made me question the judgment of whoever dressed them up like that.

[DGuller]

One other thing I realized is that the choice of a new NYPD commissioner is a bit unfortunate for this case.  When I first heard Jessica Tisch's name, I wondered if she was related to Tisch hospital in Langone medical center.  Turns out she was.  Definitely doesn't help the optics to have a trust fund baby run the police department and order such spectacle for Mangione.