That’s kind of my point. $18 per person is a ridiculous cost. They have a population of ~37,000 people. It would be less inexcusable if it were in Dallas (~1.3m). I mean, police stations don’t need vehicles like that at all, but it’s even more disgusting that a town that small spent money on that.
The police didn't pay anything for it, it's on a free loan from DoD. US taxpayers paid something for it for sure but the police (and specifically DFW people didn't have to foot that bill