Pentagon Has 'Everything Must Go' Sale

Paul Detrick | 8.28.2014 9:00 AM

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Pentagon Has 'Everything Must Go' Sale

After protestors in Ferguson, Missouri, were met with a militarized police force, new attention was brought to the Pentagon's 1033 program, a program that supplies military-grade equipment to local police departments, often for free. Check out a commercial Reason TV has unearthed advertising the program to law enforcement.

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Performed by Will Neff. Written and produced by Neff and Paul Detrick.

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Sarg221 11 years ago

FFS, at least wear the uniform correctly. Also, an M113 is not a tank, it's an APC.
1. Knarf Yenrab! 11 years ago
  
  Clearly, he failed to accomplish his goal of engendering respect for a military establishment that parcels out military equipment to civilian LEOs.
2. mad.casual 11 years ago
  
  FFS, at least wear the uniform correctly.
  
  IKNOWRIGHT! Is it too much trouble too put on an oversized cowboy hat, bolo tie, and grey rayskin jacket?
  
  I mean, slick back your hair and use an 'merican accent or something.
  
  Reason could really use some lessons from the master;
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8ZmcPHVk0
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6je7hxgZpQ
Laird 11 years ago

Kvetch all you want to about the uniform, it's a funny ad and it hits home. Hope it goes viral.

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