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Mopar151

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16. Standard Swat (ish) cop gear is straight black, no insignia at all

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2025, 05:05 PM

May 16

But big Velcro patches for I.D and bonafides - as it should be. I've been lectured by a sort-of-a-cop about blocking a town road (unloading a car into the gararge) who thought he was so extra-cool that he need'nt be identified as an officious pain in the ass! Once one of my helpers yelled" If you'll get out of the way, he'll get the truck out of here!" he came to his senses a little, which left the town cop car in the road!
He coulda been anybody - had NO ID anywhere I could see! Same problem with these jerks - in fact, they look like the old "blac bloc" "protesters" who turned marches into riots and broke windows to order!

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When you've lost the Cato Institute... [View all] babylonsister May 16 OP

Papers please if you have brown skin exboyfil May 16 #1

Coming soon to Asian folks, later this year the White folks. LiberalArkie May 16 #2

Papiere bitte. rsdsharp May 16 #3

I have a question... Shipwack May 16 #4

Non-lawyer here, but my understanding is Qutzupalotl May 16 #6

Many of them seem to be sub-contractors, not directly employed by Uncle Sam FakeNoose May 16 #13

Hoodlums rushed into the jobs with little training WyLoochka May 17 #25

It's almost inevitable that someone being in that type of situation will pull out a gun on them. Dave Bowman May 16 #14

That person drmeow May 16 #18

Their secret police are already here DENVERPOPS May 16 #5

It's become a fashion statement for most of these roided up special ops cosplayers. sop May 16 #7

It's a secret non-police. Hope22 May 16 #8

"At what point will we as a nation find ourselves with a secret police?" eShirl May 16 #9

Rule of Law, Due Process, Habeas Corpus BurnDoubt May 16 #10

Do those agents even have badges and ID? IronLionZion May 16 #11

The Cato Institute, flirting with present-day reality. Paladin May 16 #12

Why do ICE Officials mask up? ReRe May 16 #15

Puppy Killer Noem said in Congress that it was because they were on other cases travelingthrulife May 17 #24

I agree. ReRe May 17 #26

Standard Swat (ish) cop gear is straight black, no insignia at all Mopar151 May 16 #16

those "black block protesters" who rioted... ret5hd May 17 #19

Or worked for the glass company! nt Mopar151 May 17 #20

no, they were cops. ret5hd May 17 #22

oh FUCK THEM Skittles May 16 #17

Remove the masks, take photos, post to social media RainCaster May 17 #21

They militarized KKK members wolfie001 May 17 #23