In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, local Texas police are using the recovery efforts to justify the continued existence of a controversial program that critics argue strongly contributes to a dangerous trend of police militarization. According to the Houston Chronicle, local police agencies are arguing that excess military equipment they had received
德克萨斯州警方,寻找更多的军事硬件,宣传其在哈维救援中的使用
由于提供军用级设备以提高接机成本,警方已经备案。虽然其中一些设备实际上似乎已经用于飓风后的救援工作,但其中大部分设备更适合SWAT袭击,恐吓抗议者和杀人。