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99. Are you serious?

Reply to William769 (Reply #40)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 07:07 AM

Apr 2013

Where did he inject race?

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I hate to rain on people's parade but.... [View all] gopiscrap Apr 2013 OP

If we lived in a police state Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #1

Really? gopiscrap Apr 2013 #4

Because you haven't the slightest idea what a police state is? Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #6

And none of this would have become known to us. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #115

I have to saw that the openness ellie Apr 2013 #145

You know, the first thing a Police State does... brooklynite Apr 2013 #122

Or, if we really lived in a police state Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2013 #126

That is fucking stupid. morningfog Apr 2013 #143

oh stop already Skittles Apr 2013 #2

Seriousley? William769 Apr 2013 #3

I lived in East Germany gopiscrap Apr 2013 #8

Still a major fail and you should know it. William769 Apr 2013 #9

I call bullshit nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #10

Perhaps you are living with Control-Z Apr 2013 #26

Bullshit nt Crabby Appleton Apr 2013 #32

I have spent extended time in 'police states' and no one who has grantcart Apr 2013 #38

Spot on madokie Apr 2013 #103

The process does have to start somewhere. nt avebury Apr 2013 #123

Really? moondust Apr 2013 #62

Then you are really being dumb treestar Apr 2013 #111

We might want to consider that every Police State had to avebury Apr 2013 #124

. longship Apr 2013 #5

Police state... sarisataka Apr 2013 #7

Well it certainly doesn't mean having the highest incarceration rate on the fucking planet n/t Fumesucker Apr 2013 #15

No incarceration needed. William769 Apr 2013 #20

Just because there are worse police states does not mean America isn't headed in that direction Fumesucker Apr 2013 #24

As someone who is retired from law enforcement we will just have to agree to disagree. nt William769 Apr 2013 #28

At the current rate of incarceration one in three black males will go to prison in their lifetime Fumesucker Apr 2013 #34

Now your injecting race into the equation. William769 Apr 2013 #40

It was a simple and straightforward question Fumesucker Apr 2013 #45

And it was a simple & straight forward answer. William769 Apr 2013 #47

When you are worse than SA under Apartheid there's a large problem Fumesucker Apr 2013 #63

Are you serious? malaise Apr 2013 #99

Would you say no knock warrants are over used for drug offenses? newmember Apr 2013 #42

I can only speak of what I did. William769 Apr 2013 #43

But you must have read about the many cases newmember Apr 2013 #48

I do have an opinion William769 Apr 2013 #52

Why is this not the time nor place to discuss it? n/t cui bono Apr 2013 #95

thank you, I agree gopiscrap Apr 2013 #131

You do have a excellent point there... midnight Apr 2013 #22

It doesn't... sarisataka Apr 2013 #25

The *most* "punishment oriented" legal system on the fucking planet and getting worse by the day Fumesucker Apr 2013 #36

Things we do not have: sarisataka Apr 2013 #41

I actually would be in favor of public executions if we have to have executions Fumesucker Apr 2013 #65

I am in agreement sarisataka Apr 2013 #67

What you're saying does not align itself with history. MineralMan Apr 2013 #110

That was then sarisataka Apr 2013 #136

I'm not sure about that. I doubt that human psychology MineralMan Apr 2013 #137

You have a valid point sarisataka Apr 2013 #138

"crimes that never occurred for the money spent" -- balance that with crimes committed by HiPointDem Apr 2013 #66

What is so clear sarisataka Apr 2013 #68

Punishment oriented or profit oriented? bluedigger Apr 2013 #55

Lately sarisataka Apr 2013 #59

There is always profit for someone, but punishment is applied with greater discretion. bluedigger Apr 2013 #61

Saristaka: Yes Hekate Apr 2013 #91

+1 treestar Apr 2013 #114

That is because of the laws we have treestar Apr 2013 #112

Perfection. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #16

Per-Fect. Cha Apr 2013 #56

No spoilers! freshwest Apr 2013 #72

.. Cha Apr 2013 #82

The police did their job bhikkhu Apr 2013 #11

If you think this is a police state, you've never lived in one. aquart Apr 2013 #12

Here they don't even bother to tell you to stop Fumesucker Apr 2013 #18

A pic of a Boston street earlier today newmember Apr 2013 #58

The closest I've seen to that photo in a neighborhood is when I played with my GI Joes rightsideout Apr 2013 #74

Blows your mind to see this in a street in America newmember Apr 2013 #81

Most of what you see is defensive for their own protection FarCenter Apr 2013 #98

I think you might want to ask a brother or two about that. BlueStreak Apr 2013 #19

It's easy to spot those who have never been profiled by the cops, isn't it? n/t Fumesucker Apr 2013 #39

I haven't been profiled, but I know there is more than one America BlueStreak Apr 2013 #44

Yes, publicly funded services are an indication of a social democracy. Fascist police states, no. freshwest Apr 2013 #80

All right. I'll listen. Tell me what a police state is, and why America is one. nolabear Apr 2013 #13

Particularly as it applies to this case. Nine Apr 2013 #108

All of it specially the massive amount of "police" type gopiscrap Apr 2013 #132

Seriously, STFU Narkos Apr 2013 #14

Does your mail get forwarded OK from Derpville? zaireeka Apr 2013 #17

Police State ? no newmember Apr 2013 #21

Why do you stay? Lex Apr 2013 #23

I am an American Citizen gopiscrap Apr 2013 #27

You are a real asset to this country. It just shines through. nt Lex Apr 2013 #29

Yes, wonder what country he took asylum from. Lovely. freshwest Apr 2013 #78

Take off the -et and I think you've hit the nail on the head davidpdx Apr 2013 #106

I'll bite... sarisataka Apr 2013 #31

at the time this nation was colectively gopiscrap Apr 2013 #35

Leave then nobodyspecial Apr 2013 #113

that's the exact response gopiscrap Apr 2013 #129

How did your parents get out of East Germany, Tanuki Apr 2013 #119

both had powerful connections gopiscrap Apr 2013 #128

Disgusting. (nt) Control-Z Apr 2013 #33

Do you think those of us who came out of vaginas in the US should have to earn it? n/t cynatnite Apr 2013 #50

Anyone who wants to do anything with my vagina has to earn it! cui bono Apr 2013 #96

Win! n/t cynatnite Apr 2013 #118

You fit right in with all the other woman-haters in the US. Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #64

Yes, I hope you don't mind, but I'm memorializing that right here where it was called out: freshwest Apr 2013 #79

Not a surprise that "some one's vagina" (your term) wanted to expel you onenote Apr 2013 #104

You know as a natural born citizen that is extermely offensive davidpdx Apr 2013 #105

Great question! Control-Z Apr 2013 #30

Do you think hfojvt Apr 2013 #70

You may have a point damnedifIknow Apr 2013 #37

There ARE problems, but mischaracterizing them looks like propaganda about Big Brother and, hence, patrice Apr 2013 #46

You're a very good writer in some ways and have an outstanding vocabulary Fumesucker Apr 2013 #71

What price are you willing to pay for what you think needs to be done? What price should others pay? patrice Apr 2013 #86

What makes you believe I think the ends justify the means? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #92

Those who object to the term "police state" had better come up with a very convincing explanation BlueStreak Apr 2013 #49

LOL. this is not a police state... yawnmaster Apr 2013 #51

The 19-year-old adult (sic) is somehow lucky it was Boston and not Moscow... Amonester Apr 2013 #53

I'd like to see your opinion of U.S. participation in a U.N. treaty to control the flow of assault patrice Apr 2013 #54

Oh, hey, exactly 3 hours have gone by and no response to your question! Hekate Apr 2013 #93

You're not raining on my parade or anyone I know of in Boston Cha Apr 2013 #57

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Zoeisright Apr 2013 #60

You need to spend a few weeks in a real police state. Zax2me Apr 2013 #69

"The term electronic police state describes a state in which the government aggressively HiPointDem Apr 2013 #73

The unfortunate question to ask is.... defacto7 Apr 2013 #75

Look how easy it was to shut down Boston and get 100% compliance davidn3600 Apr 2013 #76

What parody. There's always Somalia. No police and no state. Just warlords. Paradise. We either run freshwest Apr 2013 #77

watch this newmember Apr 2013 #83

Alternative? that is . . . a SUCCESSFUL alternative? patrice Apr 2013 #87

Tell us you wouldn't be here complaining just as much if they had not caught the alleged criminal. patrice Apr 2013 #88

wha? Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #84

Wrong wrong wrong Onlooker Apr 2013 #85

I'm not listening to anyone who says fuck about a "police state" who's also fine with UNREGULATED patrice Apr 2013 #89

YES!!!!!!! gopiscrap Apr 2013 #140

'Unclear on the concept' is the least-profane thing I can say of your OP Hekate Apr 2013 #90

So which country would you hold up as an example we could aspire to. jambo101 Apr 2013 #94

Iceland. Sweden, Norway, Denmark gopiscrap Apr 2013 #130

Such a silly post. Inkfreak Apr 2013 #97

It's stream-of-consciousness posting! randome Apr 2013 #116

clue.. DCBob Apr 2013 #100

Are you serious? JCMach1 Apr 2013 #101

My, we seem to have a bunch of expoerts on the police state here. 1 simple question. BlueStreak Apr 2013 #102

Your observation is correct. Every country that became a police avebury Apr 2013 #127

thank you this is what I wanted gopiscrap Apr 2013 #133

Republicanism is stupid. n/t gulliver Apr 2013 #107

AGREED gopiscrap Apr 2013 #135

You sound surprized..... daleanime Apr 2013 #109

" Rain on parade" ?? jessie04 Apr 2013 #117

The reactions to this post are worrisome. Dash87 Apr 2013 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author ksoze Apr 2013 #125

THANK YOU! WELL SAID gopiscrap Apr 2013 #134

It looked creepy as hell. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #139

Similarly, the problem with the Miranda Rights thing is ... BlueStreak Apr 2013 #144

Sorta off topic but, something one of the talking heads said caught me ... Myrina Apr 2013 #121

Yup and worse yet, cops get away crime all the time gopiscrap Apr 2013 #141

It's not a "police state" simply because it has police. baldguy Apr 2013 #142