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MineralMan

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21. Incorrect title, and not the one at the news story.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 03:07 PM

Jan 2012

Those are not soldiers, and those are not automatic weapons. That is patently incorrect, as you can see even in the excerpt. They are federal officers and the weapons are semi-automatic. The title is deliberately deceptive.

It's bad enough that these officers were at that SS office. There is no need to exaggerate the facts. This is a bogus title, from your first link. All you have to do is to read the excerpt to know that. Why post things with bogus titles?

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Soldiers With Automatic Weapons Checking IDs at a Social Security Office in Florida [View all] proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 OP

WTF? graywarrior Jan 2012 #1

Give it a few more years and imagine where we'll be at, permanently lost RKP5637 Jan 2012 #4

no, no police state here......nt patrick t. cakes Jan 2012 #2

Practice makes perfect, for the police state. RKP5637 Jan 2012 #3

+1 patrick t. cakes Jan 2012 #6

There is no way I would ever go into law "enforcement". Dawson Leery Jan 2012 #5

So Florida has become a police state? Cleita Jan 2012 #7

Florida is part of the US... patrick t. cakes Jan 2012 #8

So I guess "papers please" doesn't just apply to those Cleita Jan 2012 #11

+1 patrick t. cakes Jan 2012 #15

Randomly checking identifications? Is that legal without probable cause? Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #9

When I lived in Chile, all of us Americans were routinely stopped and had to show our ID's and Cleita Jan 2012 #12

Just wanted to comment to you, Cleita... nice sig! Medicare for all! Wish there was a way to K&R you Zalatix Jan 2012 #20

I have to pass through a metal detector and show photo ID every time I enter the local Federal Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #14

Men with guns are "soldiers." Yeah, that's the ticket. MineralMan Jan 2012 #25

The guards at the entrance are armed, although most people don't realize it. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #30

That's true. I don't go into Federal buildings very MineralMan Jan 2012 #31

Where were the soldiers at? michreject Jan 2012 #10

The soldiers and the automatic weapons exist only in the MineralMan Jan 2012 #22

If I saw the soldiers with guns Politicalboi Jan 2012 #13

Gross overreaction on part of DU Muskypundit Jan 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #17

I guess some people are simply more comfortable with "security procedures" than others. Pholus Jan 2012 #18

Troops with big firearms = utterly useless. That does precious little to prevent bombings. Zalatix Jan 2012 #19

Incorrect title, and not the one at the news story. MineralMan Jan 2012 #21

The title is from the link proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #23

Do you care about accuracy? Did you read the excerpt? MineralMan Jan 2012 #24

Take it up with the author proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #26

No, I care a great deal. That's why it's so important to get MineralMan Jan 2012 #28

The Department of Homeland Security is a paramilitary organization MinervaX Jan 2012 #33

All law enforcement is paramilitary. MineralMan Jan 2012 #34

You are wrong MinervaX Jan 2012 #36

Those are not soldiers nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #27

The TSA has promised that they will expand to Bus and Train stations... lib2DaBone Jan 2012 #29

The militarization of police forces MinervaX Jan 2012 #32

..."and the home of the brave" ...trading freedom for security ...pffft L0oniX Jan 2012 #35