Ohio State University Acquires Military-Style Armored Truck (PHOTO) The Huffington Post | By Hunter Stuart Posted: 09/18/2013 4:06 pm EDT | Updated: 09/19/2013 9:18 am EDT
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102 301 GET COLLEGE NEWSLETTERS: SUBSCRIBE FOLLOW: The Ohio State University, Ohio State University Armored Vehicle, Osu, Osu Armored Truck, Osu Armored Vehicle, Osu Bearcat, Osu Mrap, Osu Public Safety, College News Has Ohio State University had a problem with roadside bombs recently?
No, but you'd be forgiven for thinking that after seeing the school's new mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. OSU received the vehicle from the U.S. military through a state military surplus program last week.
The 19-ton armored truck (specifically, a "MaxxPro," manufactured by the Illinois defense-vehicle maker Navistar) is built to withstand "ballistic arms fire, mine fields, IED's, and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical environments," according to its product description.
(Story continues below) asdf Ohio State University's new toy. (Photo courtesy of Jacob Centala) But with an absence of IED's buried in the roads of Columbus, Ohio, what does OSU need this thing for?
Campus Police Chief Paul Denton told The Huffington Post that it's a "multi hazard kind of response vehicle." He cited a number of scenarios where it could be useful. Among them: natural disasters, like tornadoes and derechos, or bomb threats and shootings. (The school has dealt with all of these in the past, Denton said.)
"We pride ourselves on being self-sufficient from local authorities," Denton said, noting that Columbus' local police force does not have a bomb squad. "Frankly, we have to be. We are the primary responder."
While police departments across the country have been acquiring MRAP's at an alarming pace, colleges have had less success. Last year, when University of California-Berkeley campus police tried to buy an 8-ton armored truck, university officials canceled the order, saying such a vehicle was "not the best choice for a university setting."
(Hat tip Daily Caller)
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Everyone's going tactical! This is a WAR (on the American People)
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Everyone's going tactical! This is a WAR (on the American People)
Notice the 50 caliber turret sitting on top of that beast, all they're missing is the gun which is probably on order as we speak
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
this crap has been going on for decades. it just had a different 'look'. we didn't get here overnight for God's sake.
Funny ain't it........decades ago to the present, they used the germans, koreans, russians, vietnams, china to all muslim countries that were/are used as the threat and boogie man. A fabricated fear used to control!! BRILLIANT!
Now it's the american government that is the boogie man!!! BRILLIANT!
Will the 'real boogie man' please stand up!!!!
When will folks wake up???? You are ALL being played and falling for the lies!!!
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