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Glassunion

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64. You're joking right?

Thu Jan 2, 2014, 07:48 AM

Jan 2014

I will grant that Russia is more of a Police State than that US. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd say Russia falls in at about a 6 or 7. While here in the US, we are closer to a 3 or 4.

For crappy analogies, I have crappy comparisons... Would you eat a bowl of Frosted Flakes with 7 ounces of cat shit in it? Now would you eat a bowl if there were only 4 ounces of cat shit in it? Preferably, I'd rather not have any cat shit in my Frosted Flakes. Would you consider a boyfriend that beats up his girlfriend 3 times a day to be a good person because he does not beat her up 6 times a day like that guy across the street?

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The REAL Police State = Russia [View all] BobUp Dec 2013 OP

LOL! OnyxCollie Dec 2013 #1

The Russians BobUp Jan 2014 #3

a communist country like russia? FatBuddy Jan 2014 #4

What makes you think they are communist? They are a multi-party representative democracy(nt) The Straight Story Jan 2014 #10

You dont know what a communist is Bradical79 Jan 2014 #17

If only they'd tear down that damn wall already... penultimate Jan 2014 #19

And that damned Stalin dude is NEVER gonna die! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #39

Did you fall into a coma and wake up 20 years later like that Polish dude? nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #47

Find some Russian court cases in which a person arrested treestar Jan 2014 #25

And how often are police punished for abuses here? davidn3600 Jan 2014 #35

Patently untrue. treestar Jan 2014 #40

Here in the US they are taking a technological approach. GOOGLE "Total Information awareness" Vincardog Dec 2013 #2

Google "stop and frisk." NuclearDem Jan 2014 #5

Stop and frisk all BobUp Jan 2014 #9

You know that the NYPD isn't in Boston don't you? Savannahmann Jan 2014 #16

Okay BobUp Jan 2014 #52

Okay, you're doing this on purpose... lol penultimate Jan 2014 #20

:-D Bradical79 Jan 2014 #23

Bob? Bob Boudalang? Is that you? Nevernose Jan 2014 #49

Bob BobUp Jan 2014 #50

that's the subject of a Supreme Court Decision! treestar Jan 2014 #24

Considering what Stop and Frisk as done to civil rights in this country... MrScorpio Jan 2014 #6

So if you saw something like that in the United States, would you say Police State here? Savannahmann Jan 2014 #7

No comparison IMHO. BobUp Jan 2014 #8

He won't make too many enemies, he will be like bush was here on taking away rights The Straight Story Jan 2014 #11

Oh, it's strictly limited to police response to bombings? Why didn't you say so? Savannahmann Jan 2014 #12

And BobUp Jan 2014 #54

They didn't find him. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #55

The BPD BobUp Jan 2014 #57

So now you've switched. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #66

Easy BobUp Jan 2014 #68

Wow. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #69

you don't think there is a problem? BobUp Jan 2014 #70

Click on my username Savannahmann Jan 2014 #71

Depends Bradical79 Jan 2014 #18

so Russia is our benchmark now? wow. piratefish08 Jan 2014 #13

Yeah, I don't think BobUp really thought the issue out before he posted Savannahmann Jan 2014 #15

Pursuit of the lesser evil has consequences. JVS Jan 2014 #29

No offense Bob. but I'm guessing your are a reasonably well-off white male? bemildred Jan 2014 #14

I think the point Bob is trying to make is opposite of Bob's literal point. penultimate Jan 2014 #21

I thought that possibly Bob is just clueless. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #26

+1 treestar Jan 2014 #22

If you say so... davidn3600 Jan 2014 #27

I didn't say perfect treestar Jan 2014 #30

Remedies in the Courts? Savannahmann Jan 2014 #36

So abandon the entire system? treestar Jan 2014 #38

straw man Vattel Jan 2014 #41

No, as the previous post does not explain treestar Jan 2014 #42

Did someone suggest dismantling the executive branch? Vattel Jan 2014 #45

The question is one of accountability, not of authority. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #46

I remember a time when the comparison of US and Russia was a blowout in our favor. JVS Jan 2014 #28

Easy to remember that. gulliver Jan 2014 #32

Nope. There was a time when phone tapping and reading mail would be considered the hallmark of a... JVS Jan 2014 #33

Did you miss the coverage of house to house no warrant searches in Boston? X_Digger Jan 2014 #31

The two aren't mutually exclusive. morningfog Jan 2014 #34

Do the words... 99Forever Jan 2014 #37

Extreme fail. Un-Rec. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #43

...pretty sure not srs RedCappedBandit Jan 2014 #44

This is satire, right? 1000words Jan 2014 #48

Are you serious? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #51

By "Unreasonable Search and Seizure", I assume you mean the 4th Amendment. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #53

The 4th. BobUp Jan 2014 #56

I'm certainly old enough to remember the Cold War, as you probably are. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #58

The 4th. and BobUp Jan 2014 #59

Russia is a viciously homophobic country trying to murder its gay citizens. DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #60

No country is perfect davidpdx Jan 2014 #63

My position BobUp Jan 2014 #67

well okay! The American government is less of an authoritarian state than Russia - and the purges Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #61

That happens to Afro and Hispanic Americans every day of the week malaise Jan 2014 #62

You're joking right? Glassunion Jan 2014 #64

we have elected our police state... madrchsod Jan 2014 #65