They kinda make sense in america, it’s a readily available off-road capable transport that can survive pretty much anything civilians throw at it (including the A in MRAP), and there’s already a production line going. A civilian armored car would do the job too but I suspect there’s lobbying/insider trading involved. That and their cops are paranoid as fuck and would rather overspend than risk getting a scratch.
People are fine with it for the same reason they ignore privacy violations. “I’ve got nothing to hide” = “I won’t break any laws”, therefore it’s never their problem.
Thank you, that’s very informative. I only knew about the hollywood shootout as a catalyst for changing their weapons