Wilshire to UkraineEnglish · 1 year agoThe Miami police handed over 101 units of confiscated firearms to Ukraineimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down135file-text
arrow-up1645arrow-down1imageThe Miami police handed over 101 units of confiscated firearms to UkraineWilshire to UkraineEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretacofox@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·1 year agoWait, Florida confiscates guns? The handing out of guns makes sense, but taking away? Unheard of!
minus-squareRhodin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year 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-up7·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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-down2·1 year agoThey take away from arrestees. Not just guns, but a butt load of personal property actually. It’s an income stream for most PDs.
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.