Richard Fitzwell’s Comments

• Nov 10th, 2014 @ 2:20pm

  University of Texas Police to Request DoD 2nd-Hand Apache Attack Helicopter and a few spare F-16s

  on Veteran Police Officer Defends Law Enforcement's Use Of Military Vehicles Using Condescension And Baseless Claims
  http://wp.me/p31sf8-15v
  
  When asked by CBS news about having surplus military hardware, Director of Police Michael Heidingsfield said:
  
  “I am required to protect and serve the University of Texas System. I ought to employ and have in my repertoire every possible tool. ….. but If I don’t have it and we need it, I’ve not made the right decision.”
• Nov 10th, 2014 @ 2:11pm

  "Free" MRAPs

  on Veteran Police Officer Defends Law Enforcement's Use Of Military Vehicles Using Condescension And Baseless Claims
  http://wp.me/p31sf8-H4
  
  “…free,” ? Not so much. First: now you have to send one or two of the city mechanics to the MRAP maintenance school and a couple of personnel to the operators school. There are plenty to choose from: 5 US corporations (BAE, GD, FPI, Navistar, Oshkosh) , in five separate states, (with 10 Senators and and least 5 different Representatives, and 5 Governors all love them some MRAP. Yes sir.)
  
  Lets see:
  
  Maintenance (per year): ~ $14,285.00
  Spare parts (per year): ~ $14,642.00
  Consumables (per year): ~ $19,285.00
  Gas and Oil (per year): ~ $ 2,124.00
  Training expense: ~ $ 7,142.00
  
  Total per year for “Free”: ~ $57,478.00
  
  Kiss my tired tax-paying ass….free.
  
  (reference for costs at link: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA536424)