It would be more expensive to stop using that equipment.
Explain to me exactly how it is that it would be cheaper for a police department to continue having and using equipment such as a "bear-cat"
Does this type of equipment seem cheaper to maintain and operate that this?
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Or even this?
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Yes, they are because
they are acquired from the military without the up front cost.
Red:
That must be one hell of a huge discount the local cops get on those bear-cats. Those darn things run from ~$190K to $300K or so bought new.
I think for the assertion that it's comparatively less expensive to use (1) bear-cats than to use modified Crown Vics, Chargers, Tauruses, Impalas, etc., and (2) to stop using bear-cats, you're going to need to put some credible figures out to show the accuracy of your claim.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but I am saying it's quite hard accept that you are right as goes the accounting points of fact -- objectively cheaper/not cheaper -- you've made.