Update: Police Department in Boise Idaho to get vehicle capable of withstanding Weapons of Mass Destruction

Update 10-7-13 2:56 PM Residents of Boise have recently taken to Twitter to express their views on the Boise Police Department obtaining an MRAP vehicle for the Departments S.W.A.T. team.

@mitchcoffman Please see the release that explains the vehicles use & value. http://t.co/dCyrusCL3G

— Boise PD (@BoisePD) October 2, 2013

Another resident had expressed support for Boise Police obtaining the vehicle,

@BoisePD awesome, a extremely valuable tool.

— Lisa Kuehne (@kuehnelc_lisa) October 2, 2013

In response to this Tweet, the Boise Police Department said this on the subject of the value of the MRAP vehicle,

@kuehnelc_lisa - Thank you. It could absolutely save lives here just as it has saved soldiers lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.

— Boise PD (@BoisePD) October 2, 2013

Mark Reinhardt- Boise Idaho The Boise Police Department has announced through their Facebook page, the acquisition of a vehicle capable of withstanding Nuclear Weapons, among other form of Weapons of Mass Destruction,

Post by Boise Police Department.

Idaho Resident Drew Dunn stated in comments, "How much does it cost to maintain? I don't imagine that you'll be trotting down to NAPA for many parts. I was hoping that the BPD would be spared from the nationwide trend of militarizing the police. I guess not." Dunn was refering to a piece written by Bradley Balko, called, "Police Militarization and the Rise of The Warrior Cop" discussed on Fox Business through Journalist John Stossel. Balko also engaged in debate with Ohio Sherrif Russ Martin on the topic, Another person in the comments section had stated, "(James Hull) Meanwhile our schools are rotting. Great use of tax money. They can use it to herd us into the "free speech" or "protest" zones. Great intimidation tool." Law Enforcement personnel through the Police One publication had several written pieces in response to Balko's Piece, one of those, called, "Police Militarization and the Rise of the Warrior Journalist had this to say, "He often fails to fully explore either the background of a botched raid or the results after the victims sue. He maintains instead that courts often promote law enforcement’s overreach with poor legal analysis — that is, analysis that doesn’t agree with his own. He also believes that drug legalization will go a long way toward alleviating drug-related violence." Lance Eldridge, the author of the response piece expanded further, by saying, "Newer officers should read his book if they want a glimpse into why officers are often seen as the problem and not the solution. Dismissing his work — along with the growing amount of reporting on police misconduct — is a mistake. Just because something is legal today doesn’t make it right in all circumstances. Depending daily on practices designed for use in extremis can only lead to bad law and political over-reaction, risking the loss of important law enforcement tactics, techniques, and procedures." Sources in the Boise Idaho Cab industry had long since remarked that the nature of Policing had become class oriented in nature, when talking about Boise Idaho. The source wished not to be named for fear of retribution by Law Enforcement Officers. Not all Police Officers agree with increased Militarized Practices by Local Law Enforcement Agencies, as Oathkeepers pointed out in a poster issued on their websites front page, Stating further, Oathkeepers said, "We call on them to stop hiding their actions beneath a veil of secrecy, and to expose any violations of the Constitution. President Obama has stated in many speeches his Administration has been the most “transparent” Administration in US history. It is time the actions of his staff matched his rhetoric." Meanwhile, issues related to Law Enforcement and Public Trust have increasingly come into the forefront as a result of the Internet age. With more people calling for the use of Body Cameras for actions, such as, Warrant Service and Welfare Checks.