The debate about Police MRAPS is over...

Well you can scratch this debate off your list.

It is now a given that law enforcement needs MRAPS and they're just not toys.  As a matter of fact, if I'm not mistaken we're seeing an escalation in the violence with regard to riots.  Sooner or later those rocks are going to be replaced with small arms fire.

Yeah.

Not even the most bleeding heart liberal or staunch libertarian can deny the fact that LEO's need these beasts.

Oh and consider this.  We're seeing these outbreaks of violence over (in this case) a slow release of information from the Mayor's office (she appears unable to properly deal with this situation...any dream of higher office is dead)...what happens if a brownout along the eastern seaboard hits?  What happens if truckers go on strike in our just in time food delivery system?  The next freak hurricane that goes up the east coast instead of hitting the gulf?

If you live in a big city in the eastern corridor, you're freaking nuts!