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The Ohio State University Police Division has acquired a vehicle fit for war.
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle was donated earlier this month. Similar vehicles have been used in United States military conflicts in countries including Iraq and Afghanistan.
The vehicle comes suited with a turret designed for mounting an automatic firearm, armored siding, bulletproof glass and a frame high enough to allow it to travel through three feet of water.
The MRAP vehicle is meant to be used mainly for large-scale emergency situations, according to University Police officers, but some OSU students dont think the vehicle is necessary.
University Police Chief Paul Denton said the vehicle was acquired at no cost to the university from a military surplus program in order to replace a similar vehicle owned by the department that was outdated. The previous vehicle saw little use, but had similar purposes to those of the new vehicle, Denton said.
http://thelantern.com/2013/09/ohio-state-university-police-bring-in-military-vehicle/
AZ Mike
(468 posts)....with the militarization of an Ohio university?
rucky
(35,211 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)or to shuttle the referees away from the stadium.
Overkill? No.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Response to The Straight Story (Original post)
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Ohio Joe
(21,776 posts)I started going out that way in late 94, moved there in 2000 and lived there till... '08... I don't ever remember anything like this being used by OSU. Yeah... There is some crime around campus but nothing that comes close to needing something like this... Sheesh.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Mopar151
(10,006 posts)And that is what, AFIK, is under an MRAP.
IveWornAHundredPants
(237 posts)Forty dead in O-hi-o.
thatgemguy
(506 posts)Tuition goes up every year for the students there.