Assertion: police department | /r/CapableOf | obtain permission
Facets:
value: from city governments
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The executive director of the FOP, James Pasco, stated that his group "... (would) be at (their) most aggressive in asserting the need for officer safety and officer rights in any police changes that are to be effected", and objected to a requirement that police departments obtain permission from city governments to acquire certain equipment, including riot batons, helmets and shields, through federal programs.