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hamsterjill

(17,575 posts)
49. There are no other departments.
Thu May 26, 2022, 12:33 PM
May 2022

In Uvalde, everyone knows everyone. If those cops are proven to have hesitated and that resulted in someone’s kid being killed, they had better move and change their names. This is an area where that will NOT be tolerated well.

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Uvalde Police Let Gunman In But Tried To TASER The Parents FelineOverlord May 2022 #1
Holy shit, look at the background on that bottom pic Wednesdays May 2022 #8
The Associated Press reported Parents were screaming at the cops to "follow the shooter into the sop May 2022 #32
What heroes! n/t Jilly_in_VA May 2022 #2
Cowardice, Sir, Flat Lack Of Moral Fiber The Magistrate May 2022 #3
It is worse than that malaise May 2022 #11
At that point, there was no one left to protect Warpy May 2022 #36
Legally speaking, police have no obligation to protect the public. Lancero May 2022 #4
If that is the case... multigraincracker May 2022 #22
To protect THEMSELVES ekelly May 2022 #34
no wonder catsudon May 2022 #50
Themselves and their toxic macho egos. wnylib May 2022 #43
They're accomplices! Charge them! Roland99 May 2022 #5
WTAF !?!? uponit7771 May 2022 #6
Does Their Police Department Health Insurance Cover Bone Spurs? Asking For A Friend.... nt smb May 2022 #7
Hope your friend isn't Agolf Twitler! KS Toronado May 2022 #14
Too bad there's qualified immunity. aocommunalpunch May 2022 #9
It's long past time to reform qualified immunity IronLionZion May 2022 #15
Those cops better transfer to another wnylib May 2022 #37
There are no other departments. hamsterjill May 2022 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #10
This completely ends the discussion of arming teachers.. LeftinOH May 2022 #12
THIS SunSeeker May 2022 #51
if we don't expect cops to protect us catsudon May 2022 #53
+1, uponit7771 May 2022 #62
Everything is BIG in TX, especially the BIG WHIMPS in TEXAS P.D.s !! n/t TeamProg May 2022 #13
An American shithole state. wnylib May 2022 #38
K&R with utter disgust meow2u3 May 2022 #16
God Damn them Traildogbob May 2022 #17
Watching the video......... KS Toronado May 2022 #18
I am so sick and tired of all the racism and xenophobia... ananda May 2022 #19
Learning all this makes me so sad Catherine Vincent May 2022 #20
I have a Mexican American friend wnylib May 2022 #41
such cowardly llashram May 2022 #21
Federal investigation is called for. wnylib May 2022 #44
YES llashram May 2022 #47
Are you suggesting the cops should let parents in to confront the shooter? Have I misunderstood your Martin68 May 2022 #23
Pretty clear the "suggestion" is that cops should be doing that so parents don't need to. BadgerMom May 2022 #26
What the 3auld6phart May 2022 #57
Okay, I'm trying to be rational here which is not easy. hamsterjill May 2022 #24
Thank you for your comments hamsterjill Unwind Your Mind May 2022 #39
Appreciate your response. hamsterjill May 2022 #46
Good points. However, if the parents were wnylib May 2022 #56
It is ALL seared in my mind!! hamsterjill May 2022 #63
Agree. wnylib May 2022 #65
why are we paying these people for? AllaN01Bear May 2022 #25
the police are generally not there to help the victims samsingh May 2022 #27
"To Serve and Protect" Buns_of_Fire May 2022 #28
HOLY FUCKING SHIT... 2naSalit May 2022 #29
Lots on unanswered questions Takket May 2022 #30
The cops called for assistance and it was border patrol who showed up. Lasher May 2022 #61
SMH YoshidaYui May 2022 #31
Stopping the parents from going inside, makes sense. 3Hotdogs May 2022 #33
Problem Bear Creek May 2022 #35
The scene is out of control, Historic NY May 2022 #40
Police lied FelineOverlord May 2022 #42
For anyone who wants to destroy the evil Federal gubmint not fooled May 2022 #45
"First Reponders"? sop May 2022 #48
Wow Police messed up big time. You can hear the shooting as they stood outside rockfordfile May 2022 #52
Don't understand nowforever May 2022 #54
It looks like the "good guys with a gun" meme is about to take a major hit. gordianot May 2022 #55
I get them not letting the parents in Tree Lady May 2022 #58
Un-fucking believable. They would have had to kill me. I could not have stood to just stand there Evolve Dammit May 2022 #59
Maybe the parents voted for Turbineguy May 2022 #60
This video shows that the police ignored pleas from parents to go into school LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #64
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