Matt, read a little deeper, the BM owners made significant donations to the "D" party in the last 3 years. As 1 person stated, the Police could have bought a $99.00 grinder & some cut-off wheels to accomplish this task, or gone to any machine shop in the area. Maybe BM got "duped"...maybe not!. Either way it was a POOR business decision in today's climate, they just could have said NO.
I'm not going to throw out my 1 & only BM knife, but I'll never buy another one. I personally think ZT brand is a little better, that's all.
George