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42. Thank you. Powerful document of misbehavior.

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #39)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 11:57 PM

Mar 2013

What would the police have done if they spotted a gun in the crowd?

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Chicago Cops Shoot Wrong Man - 11 Times [View all] AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 OP

Guns in the hands of the public make the cops crazy aggressive. Loudly Mar 2013 #1

This is a cowardly argument. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #3

You're just failing to make the connection between Loudly Mar 2013 #5

Bullshit. Police brutality is a product of bigotry and power hungry assholes. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #9

Argue your point against the facts of this case. Loudly Mar 2013 #11

"...excessive force, false imprisonment, assault and battery, wanton conduct, conspiracy... Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #16

Even if he HAD been one of the robbers, the cops are supposed to follow certain tblue37 Mar 2013 #38

YES!!! premium Mar 2013 #41

Hey Cuz! You're on the right track here. tblue Mar 2013 #60

And fear. The poster has a point, though not a happy one. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #12

The only fear they expressed was that of being punished. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #19

Yes. I am sure that would completely pacify them... truebrit71 Mar 2013 #6

I have you down as going to war with the police. Loudly Mar 2013 #7

Congratulations, you've managed to completely miss the point.. truebrit71 Mar 2013 #18

Police power without accountabiliy make cops crazy aggressive. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #8

Agreed. This article is most misleading. It is a hatchet job on the cops BlueStreak Mar 2013 #10

It's Courthouse News. It publishes civil complaints. That's what you're reading. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #14

When anyone claims that police support guns in the hands of the public Loudly Mar 2013 #22

City cops are the worst, those in less crowded areas do much better IME ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #47

You say, without being a witness, "the store owner was in fact holding a gun." AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #23

Did the report or sight of a gun have anything whatsoever to do with the behavior of the police? Loudly Mar 2013 #27

Sworn to protect us? premium Mar 2013 #28

Why dispatch or respond to the call at all? Loudly Mar 2013 #30

Hey buddy, premium Mar 2013 #32

The whole world saw it, thank you. It's laughable for anyone to think they sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #55

Uh, cops are not supposed to not shoot victims of armed robberies. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #31

The sight of the gun made them do it. Erase the possibility of that sight and problem solved. Loudly Mar 2013 #33

According to the article, premium Mar 2013 #36

They are also supposed to be trained not to shoot non-threats ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #48

You mean like the NYPD were pacified against the Occupy protesters? premium Mar 2013 #17

I missed the story where the police shot protesters. Loudly Mar 2013 #34

So I guess it's ok that they beat us, premium Mar 2013 #37

Here's one where they shot a protester, once in the forehead close to her eyes with rubber bullets, AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #39

Thank you. Powerful document of misbehavior. Loudly Mar 2013 #42

Opened fire and shot a lot of innocent people, premium Mar 2013 #44

Because they would have felt justified by the sight. Loudly Mar 2013 #45

They opened fire on unarmed protesters, premium Mar 2013 #46

Felt justified and being justified are two very different things ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #49

You, I recall, are a declared combatant. Loudly Mar 2013 #50

Your recall is flawed. Zombiehood has impacted your memory ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #51

As a constitutional right? Your affection for causes is endearing. Loudly Mar 2013 #52

No, as a practical matter and its quite legal ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #62

I can attest to the accuracy of that video, premium Mar 2013 #43

Uh, no, steroids and seige mentality culture make cops crazy aggressive. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #54

Nuthin' to see here. Move along. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #2

If he only had a gun. He could've killed those jackbooted.... wait... What?? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #4

You win every straw-man argument that you post. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #13

Awesome, thanks what do I win? BTW I don't think that phrase means what you think it means. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #15

Oddly enough you win a rifle. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #20

Sweet! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #21

One of these: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #25

Shit, I already have the motorized version. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #26

I would hardly call a jab at a well-worn gun love motto a "straw man." Loudly Mar 2013 #24

Of course you wouldn't. Do you know what a straw-man argument is? AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #35

I agree with that definition. And what you called a straw man wasn't. Loudly Mar 2013 #40

The idiot cops will receive no punishment! Just a wild guess! Logical Mar 2013 #29

Most cops are good RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #53

You must be very young. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #56

Or really suble with my sarcasm, apparently. RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #57

OK. Sometimes it's hard to tell. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #58

Just like most politicians are honest and most insurance companies really care about your health TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #61

most cops are drunks datasuspect Mar 2013 #63

One wonders how many times they'd shoot the right man Kennah Mar 2013 #59

they're too busy trying to give out tickets to people going to work at 4 am datasuspect Mar 2013 #64

chicago cops are a special breed of fuckstain datasuspect Mar 2013 #65