You have got to be shitting me!!!! OSU ....Police....that's right...freaking UNIVERSITY POLICE....now have a MRAP!!!
COLUMBUS, Ohio -The debate is over.
The Ohio State University police department has added a very unique new tool to their fleet: an armored military vehicle.
If you want the ultimate in protection, an armored personnel carrier is the way to go. If negotiations work like they did for OSU's Department Of Public Safety, you could get one for free.
Lindsay Komlanc, director of marketing and communications at OSU said the police department obtained the vehicle through Army surplus at no cost.
Although it still looks like an armored military vehicle, she said police plan on changing the appearance by removing the top gun turret and repainting the rest of the vehicle.
"This unique, special purpose vehicle is a replacement for a police fleet vehicle and will provide us with enhanced capabilities as an all-hazard, all-purpose response vehicle," Komlanc said.
Police Chief Paul Denton was not available Tuesday, so NBC4 was unable to find out specifics for where an armored vehicle could be used on an urban campus.
US police departments are militarizing. Spare me the nonsense. This is troubling.
