Wilshire to UkraineEnglish · 11 months agoThe Miami police handed over 101 units of confiscated firearms to Ukraineimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1679arrow-down135file-text
arrow-up1644arrow-down1imageThe Miami police handed over 101 units of confiscated firearms to UkraineWilshire to UkraineEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretacofox@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·11 months agoWait, Florida confiscates guns? The handing out of guns makes sense, but taking away? Unheard of!
minus-squareRhodin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·11 months agoThese guns apparently came from a buyback program. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/city-of-miami-to-send-guns-to-ukraine-city/2809291/
minus-squareyeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoGlad they’re going to good use, but man do buybacks sting when you see cool shit being turned over to pigs.
minus-squaresquiblet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI mean, they get old military hardware plus also millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to buy whatever they want.
minus-squarePochoHipster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·11 months agoThey take away from arrestees. Not just guns, but a butt load of personal property actually. It’s an income stream for most PDs.
minus-squareArbiter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoUsually from people of color.
Wait, Florida confiscates guns?
The handing out of guns makes sense, but taking away? Unheard of!
These guns apparently came from a buyback program. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/city-of-miami-to-send-guns-to-ukraine-city/2809291/
Glad they’re going to good use, but man do buybacks sting when you see cool shit being turned over to pigs.
I mean, they get old military hardware plus also millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to buy whatever they want.
They take away from arrestees. Not just guns, but a butt load of personal property actually. It’s an income stream for most PDs.
Usually from people of color.