Homeland Security SUV's

[EvilBlackGun]

On the doors:

Top line small print : "Federal Protective Services." Yeah, uh-huh. I'll bet.

 

[Gabriel]

This agency should only work in fictional stories.

 

[rambone]

Federalized police taking orders from the top is against everything I believe in.

 

[Denny347]

"Don't Talk To LEO" no matter how friendly they MAY SEEM. EBG

Now that is rude. I like talking to people while I am working all the time...because my momma taught me manners.

 

[Lex Concord]

If you've never noticed, Indy Public Safety (Now Homeland Security) has a number of SUVs. For the FD and the folks who used to be Emergency Management responders, the justification for 4WD vehicles was to make it possible to get around in bad weather, and larger size vehicles allowed for the various types of gear needed for emergency response and personal protection. Police Departments in our environment generally have at least one or two for the same purpose.

For the Feds, pretty much the same reasoning applies, especially for supervisors or officers who have specialized equipment. As was said upthread, the cost via government bulk purchase contract isn't substantially more than a similarly equipped sedan.

Quit covering; we all know the SUVs are used because all the space in the back makes for quidker/easier to grab and go in the early stages of extraordinary rendition.

 

[Hammerhead]

 

[TheDude]

I dunno fellas, i never liked the name "Homeland security". Sounds to similar to "Security for the fatherland or motherland" to me.

A little too Stasi or Gestapo sounding for me, why couldnt they just throw some letters together like everybody else?