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mackdaddy

(1,522 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2020, 06:55 PM Jun 2020

WP: After nights of violence in Minneapolis, locals take up arms to defend their community

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WP: After nights of violence in Minneapolis, locals take up arms to defend their community (Original Post) mackdaddy Jun 2020 OP

This was necessary. It was a RIOT! mysteryowl Jun 2020 #1

The police in that city are organized criminals with badges IronLionZion Jun 2020 #2

mysteryowl

(7,363 posts)

1. This was necessary. It was a RIOT!

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Sun Jun 7, 2020, 07:06 PM

Jun 2020

Citizen Guard

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)

2. The police in that city are organized criminals with badges

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Sun Jun 7, 2020, 10:33 PM

Jun 2020

If you call the Minneapolis police, they are more likely to murder you than solve your crime. They have terrible rates for solving murders or rapes or other real crimes. But if you try to buy food with a counterfeit $20 bill, you're going to get a knee to your neck for 9 minutes until you die.

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