JeffCo is the equivalent of Washington and Clackamas counties combined. And yes, this kind of paramilitary overkill is ridiculous.
Here's a link to an article about the armored vehicle. http://kdvr.com/2014/04/10/jeffco-armored-vehicle-not-a-tank-but-is-military-hardware/
Purely defensive he says, give me a fucking break. Every person charged with assault with a deadly weapon should be let go because guns and knives are purely DEFENSIVE. As Judge Judy points out to people who lie to her, she isn't likely to believe what they say from that point forward.I wouldn't believe anything that liar says.
Before Bush, the military junked its old hardware. Now the police get it. Unless this country goes into revolution, which it never will, the only purpose of police tanks is to intimidate small groups of demonstrators. But mind games go both ways. Scaring people makes them hate you more. The militarization of police is all minus and no plus for their Public Relations departments.