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18. Totally different police force; why lump them all together?

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 03:23 PM

Apr 26

Uvalde was a disgrace. And also an outlier.
We've seen many other shootings where the cops ran straight into the situation.

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Uvalde Parent Obliterates Police Response to Texas University Protest [View all] ck4829 Apr 26 OP

Yep..................... Lovie777 Apr 26 #1

Cops protect and serve property, not people. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 26 #2

This... A HERETIC I AM Apr 26 #4

Yes indeed. Magoo48 Apr 26 #9

thanks . mum said that the cops were formed to protect the rich. AllaN01Bear Apr 26 #12

"To serve and protect" the rich. Marcuse Apr 26 #14

Which was what they were created to do. OldBaldy1701E Apr 26 #17

Perfect. Old Crank Apr 26 #3

YES! Passages Apr 26 #5

Just like Mayor Daley's thug force in '68 3825-87867 Apr 26 #6

I have been thinking about this since the murielm99 Apr 26 #15

Bookmarking for later... thanks! liberalla Apr 27 #24

Saw a comment like that yesterday on Twitter underpants Apr 26 #7

That might have been it, I saw it too ck4829 Apr 26 #13

... pazzyanne Apr 26 #8

I am so proud of the legitimate protesters on all campuses malaise Apr 26 #10

Well said, Mr. Cross. (nt) Paladin Apr 26 #11

He's not wrong. 😔 crickets Apr 26 #16

Totally different police force; why lump them all together? oldsoftie Apr 26 #18

Didn't see them out there demanding accountability though ck4829 Apr 26 #19

"why lump them all together?" Jedi Guy Apr 26 #20

Oh cool, that gives me an idea... ck4829 Apr 26 #21

Lump's as good a term as any other for the Uvalde cops, I suppose. Jedi Guy Apr 26 #22

I agree. I mean, why should it only apply to cops? oldsoftie Apr 26 #23