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WinstonSmith4740

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39. Just caught an interview with Chris Rock a few days ago.

Thu Jan 7, 2021, 10:21 AM

Jan 2021

He pretty much made that point, except he took it to the next step. There are simply some professions where there can be no "bad apples" and just like airline pilots, police work is pretty much up there on the list.

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She was a vet, big deal, [View all] edhopper Jan 2021 OP

She died a traitor Rorey Jan 2021 #1

This Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #21

Yes. PirateRo Jan 2021 #49

It makes it worse Drahthaardogs Jan 2021 #2

This. d_r Jan 2021 #26

Maybe we should refer to them as "Oath Breakers" DemocraticPatriot Jan 2021 #85

That very term occurred to me this morning. nt Habibi Jan 2021 #87

Yes. In addition to other terminology, much of which Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #112

+++ agree. nt iluvtennis Jan 2021 #103

So was Charles Whitman hatrack Jan 2021 #3

And don't forget...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #13

And Benedict Arnold Augiedog Jan 2021 #20

Maybe we're making a list MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #34

and Robert E Lee lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #80

Except benedict aenold didn't xxqqqzme Jan 2021 #97

And Lt. Calley. tblue37 Jan 2021 #52

Olie North nt. Hotler Jan 2021 #55

Michael Flynn n/t sarge43 Jan 2021 #65

And Jefferson Davis. cab67 Jan 2021 #71

So was Hitler Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2021 #84

And Timothy McVeigh Greg K Jan 2021 #102

Eddie Gallagher. n/t BlueStater Jan 2021 #121

She swore an oath to protect and defend this country FeelingBlue Jan 2021 #4

I'm a vet atreides1 Jan 2021 #5

American needs to end the hero worship of veterans RAB910 Jan 2021 #6

Totally agree. Add in cops too. Ever since 9/11 they've all been treated liked heros captain queeg Jan 2021 #14

Just caught an interview with Chris Rock a few days ago. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2021 #39

I agree with what you post Jimbo S Jan 2021 #58

She died as a criminal Renew Deal Jan 2021 #7

during a criminal act. Hugin Jan 2021 #16

This lady was still a traitor and terrorist Gothmog Jan 2021 #8

At the end, she was an oathbreaker and traitor. GaYellowDawg Jan 2021 #9

Benedict Arnold was an American military officer. sop Jan 2021 #10

Wasn't he a General? Maybe that is Mikie Flynn's idol. nt Blue_true Jan 2021 #113

Exactly!!! dware Jan 2021 #11

Truth. nt trc Jan 2021 #30

Right, the oath does not say until you are discharged. marie999 Jan 2021 #60

She should have known there are areas on Federal property where lethal force is authorized... Hugin Jan 2021 #12

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2021 #15

I only regret that I didn't get to tell her to go fuck herself before she died Orrex Jan 2021 #17

You storm the office of someone exboyfil Jan 2021 #18

She died, good Traildogbob Jan 2021 #72

One little quibble mercuryblues Jan 2021 #122

It's not a matter of where she is in line. Traildogbob Jan 2021 #123

It doesn't excuse it. But it must be exposed. RW Extremism within the military was a critical hlthe2b Jan 2021 #19

+1000 USALiberal Jan 2021 #22

who? what? (n/t) thesquanderer Jan 2021 #23

The woman who was killed storming the Capitol. niyad Jan 2021 #27

Haven't seen ewagner Jan 2021 #32

There were several here on DU last night. niyad Jan 2021 #41

14 years military, ex, Q nut, Lin Wood retweeter Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #42

Ashli Babbitt Tanuki Jan 2021 #43

While I don't believe in the death penalty, if someone was going to die here... thesquanderer Jan 2021 #45

theres a big difference between the death penalty and someone trying to breach a secured area Squidly Jan 2021 #119

Ugh...from my town too. sdfernando Jan 2021 #73

Another phony "Libertarian," worshipping a man who created the largest deficit in US history-- catbyte Jan 2021 #83

Lee Harvey Oswald was a vet. Kaleva Jan 2021 #24

You beat me to it Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #28

Yes! Kaleva Jan 2021 #35

Good point. Lee Harvey Oswald was also a vet. nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #25

I thought you meant veterinarian when I read this Cozmo Jan 2021 #29

She might have been a good person years ago... Jon King Jan 2021 #31

link? ewagner Jan 2021 #33

TW: shooting Tien1985 Jan 2021 #107

Then she should have known better Roc2020 Jan 2021 #36

She was a committed trumper wolfie001 Jan 2021 #37

Lots of vets doing murder for Blackwater. Swede Jan 2021 #38

Military training requires some brainwashing. There you have it judesedit Jan 2021 #40

I was in the military. cwydro Jan 2021 #63

Thank you sarge43 Jan 2021 #66

Yeah, I can still fold my t-shirts unbelievably precisely! cwydro Jan 2021 #81

But did you check for cat wrinkles? sarge43 Jan 2021 #100

I always thought the Air Force was much more of the intellectual types judesedit Jan 2021 #118

Bullshit, Grandson of a WWII vet, son of an AF vet, I'm a Navy vet, we're all Dems. denbot Jan 2021 #67

Exactly. I'm the x-Army wife of a Drill Sargeant. I come from a military family. judesedit Jan 2021 #109

So was Sgent Jan 2021 #44

Vet schmet. She broke her oath and died a traitor to her country. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2021 #46

absolute ZERO fux to give! Dukkha Jan 2021 #47

After serving her nation she died attacking it randr Jan 2021 #48

She was an idiot, she is or was suppose to defend the Constitution even if she was turbinetree Jan 2021 #50

14 tears of survice. Could get a retirement at 20. IggleDuer Jan 2021 #51

Yeah, few people bail voluntarily with that much time in. sarge43 Jan 2021 #68

Yeah, I'd like a look at her EPRs as well The Polack MSgt Jan 2021 #86

Enlisted Performance Reports? sarge43 Jan 2021 #94

I bridged the APR to EPR eras The Polack MSgt Jan 2021 #98

With mixed results The Polack MSgt Jan 2021 #99

Not surprising. sarge43 Jan 2021 #105

So was the Oklahoma bomber and domestic terrorist who attacked the Olympics in Georgia. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #53

She swore allegiance to a false god and she paid for it with her life. Her god though could give a Pepsidog Jan 2021 #54

No it doesn't excuse terrorism. Progressive dog Jan 2021 #56

My dear, late grandpa served 28 years in the USAF IngridsLittleAngel Jan 2021 #57

Trump said it best: "I don't really care. Do U?" badboy67 Jan 2021 #59

YeahBut, Trump is a vet, too....sorta griloco Jan 2021 #61

How disgusting. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #69

Thank you greenjar_01 Jan 2021 #62

Mighty quick flash to bang on getting remarried Aviation Pro Jan 2021 #64

Benedict Arnold was a vet to - up to a certain point packman Jan 2021 #70

She disgraced her service Siwsan Jan 2021 #74

Traitor cp Jan 2021 #75

Although tragic, entering the Capitol Building through a smashed out window during what amounts to hadEnuf Jan 2021 #76

don't care llashram Jan 2021 #77

Her vet status makes her ultimate fate MORE deserved, not less. (nt) Paladin Jan 2021 #78

She should NOT be allowed to be buried in a National Cemetery csziggy Jan 2021 #79

I believe you mean "not allowed"... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #106

Yes - will fix. Thanks! csziggy Jan 2021 #110

No prob. I posted a similar opinion below...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #111

She disgraced the uniform I wore for 23 years 7 months and 9 days The Polack MSgt Jan 2021 #82

I'm A Vet COL Mustard Jan 2021 #88

Notice black people are killed, they are identified by the worst thing they ever did in their lives StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #89

No fucks to give, no respect earned. Fuck her, she died attempting to overthrow our democracy. Autumn Jan 2021 #90

A disgrace and shitstain on the USAF relayerbob Jan 2021 #91

Brainwashed. The Wielding Truth Jan 2021 #92

Vet here, agree 100%.. Permanut Jan 2021 #93

I'm sorry she died Nasruddin Jan 2021 #95

It was 100% justified Squidly Jan 2021 #120

She was a Rebl2 Jan 2021 #96

She disgraced the memory of every soldier who died Takket Jan 2021 #101

I took the same oath she did. She reneged on it... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #104

How about that mass shooting a couple of weeks ago, in Rockford, IL? bullwinkle428 Jan 2021 #108

From the vets around me... Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #114

Our tax dollars paid to train her in skills she then turned against us. meadowlander Jan 2021 #115

So were Benedict Arnold and Lee Harvey Oswald Hassler Jan 2021 #116

A loser and sucker, according to tRump Blue Owl Jan 2021 #117