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		alsetmusic on Nov 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ben Horowitz's Cozy Relationship with the Las Vega... > Horowitz isn’t alone in this approach to supporting police. Soliciting donations to police foundations to cover the cost of specific equipment purchases is an increasingly popular and controversial approach taken by some of the largest departments around the country. How to turn the (mostly) publicly-funded police into your own private force.

defrost on Nov 12, 2024 | [–]

To some degree it's less that ^^ and way more:

* First "tech-hit" is free (setting up LEO's to contract and buy same gear for years to come in larger volumes), and

* Bypassing public meetings to a) debate whether new spy|drone gear is appropriate and b) if so, what options are available ..

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