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Fire them instantly...many waiting to take their places. This is sad because I am Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #1
Fire them instantly? HotTeaBag Jun 2020 #9
Does your handle reference the tea baggers? yardwork Jun 2020 #12
There ya go Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #48
No. Fire them because they lack critical thinking skills. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #29
I'm not sure if having critical thinking skills should be a requirement to hold a job as a trucker. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #35
"I'm not sure if having critical thinking skills should be a requirement" A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #56
I am neither for nor against firing anyone. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #59
You do not get to define what defund the police means. former9thward Jun 2020 #69
Can you link to one of those posts? SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #80
They either do the job or not...regardless of their opinions, we can not allow brutal police Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #46
The idiots don't know what it is, so couldn't recognize even if it happened. Hortensis Jun 2020 #54
Aw for fuck sakes. They'll drive their fucking trucks. If they won't Solomon Jun 2020 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author dware Jun 2020 #33
Really? Tipperary Jun 2020 #39
Large percentage of drivers own or lease their own equipment madville Jun 2020 #44
Wrong. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #58
LOL madville Jun 2020 #60
OMG! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #62
Thanks! madville Jun 2020 #68
OTR here, you're out of your lane. denbot Jun 2020 #66
There are a lot of independent truckers, remember. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2020 #72
I'd think a number of people were looking at the guy Igel Jun 2020 #78
No city is going to eliminate its police department. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #2
Here might be another reason why... ck4829 Jun 2020 #3
Very interesting point. yardwork Jun 2020 #10
Why do I get the impression that truckers listen to nothing but right wing talk radio? tenderfoot Jun 2020 #4
Could be, the white wing fat cats all but owns the entire AM band Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #15
And some wonder why flyover country votes against their own best interests... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #18
Many have Sirius/XM so 2naSalit Jun 2020 #24
This trucker doesn't. nt dware Jun 2020 #34
No, I think that a lot of them listen to country and western music radio as well. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #36
We have some truckers who post here fairly frequently. Tipperary Jun 2020 #41
I'm well aware of that... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #42
Oh, and you too. Tipperary Jun 2020 #45
Yes, my comment was such a broad brush... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #52
Actually, you may not think it was Igel Jun 2020 #79
Likely a union solidarity thing though as well. meadowlander Jun 2020 #64
defund is a terrible slogn and motto beachbumbob Jun 2020 #5
The terrible motto didn't start with "defund" ck4829 Jun 2020 #8
BUT the media is pushing the verbage and too many are using it beachbumbob Jun 2020 #11
Respectfully: The people calling to defund the cops are not.. aidbo Jun 2020 #14
Have fun watching Trump sworn in next January misanthrope Jun 2020 #84
You just go ahead and do that, truckheads. Aristus Jun 2020 #6
"Truck heads?" Tipperary Jun 2020 #43
True, But... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #61
Yes, I do. I love and admire them all. Aristus Jun 2020 #63
Somebody needs to rework the term "defunded" like yesterday ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #7
Too late. It has stuck. Blue_true Jun 2020 #75
Please qazplm135 Jun 2020 #13
Speaking of truckers and cops... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #16
Yes They Will ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #17
I'm no trucker, but I would think if you rejected a delivery, your company would fire you. panader0 Jun 2020 #30
Absolutely! ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #37
I have been wondering where the truckers are on the BLM randr Jun 2020 #19
AI driverless trucks don't care. safeinOhio Jun 2020 #20
Yeah that's the spirit. Odoreida Jun 2020 #25
Class itself should be abolished ck4829 Jun 2020 #31
Very nice, but you know it will not be n/t Odoreida Jun 2020 #71
LOL-not a lot of money in delivering a pallet or 2 to Dumbfuckistan Murika maxrandb Jun 2020 #21
LOL! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #27
Thank you. N/t Horse with no Name Jun 2020 #76
Bullshit. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #22
Meaningless "poll" that plays on fears of "lawlessness" Tom Rinaldo Jun 2020 #23
Call for defunding the police and the morons believe you really mean it? n/t Odoreida Jun 2020 #26
they can be replaced Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #28
Lol, no. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #32
Ridiculous right-wing fear mongering. kcr Jun 2020 #38
Sensationalized article, short on facts, long on hyperbole nt Doremus Jun 2020 #40
Online polls are nonsense. Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #47
As an OTR driver with better than 30 years behind the wheel, here's my take; A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #49
Thank You For The Informative Comment, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #51
"how many of these people can actually afford to refuse shipments?" A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #55
Such a System For Police, Sir, Sounds Like A Great Idea The Magistrate Jun 2020 #57
Cool beans if they do, more loads for me! denbot Jun 2020 #67
Then fire them and hire new ones. roamer65 Jun 2020 #50
Is anyone making deliveries into the Seattle autonomous sovereign protest zone? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #53
Collectively truck drivers are important...individually they are not pecosbob Jun 2020 #65
There will always be law enforcement. Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #70
I bet they will. Iggo Jun 2020 #73
Easy enough. Just ignore them and get supplies by rail and short-haul trucking. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #74
From Russia with love. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Jun 2020 #81
Ain't gonna happen LeftInTX Jun 2020 #82
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