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MrScorpio

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44. But aren't you the one who first brought up Obama's name about a local news story that I posted?

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 08:13 AM

Feb 2014

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I'm sorry, but Obama is the furtherest thing from your panacea about this pressing problem. This is the exact same kind of crap that always happens whenever some DUer gets a bug up their butt about a perceived lack of apparent concern from the White House with their own pet causes.

Like it's ALL the President's fault that this shit is happening.

Jeezus. The problem is that you're neglecting to take notice of how politicized the issue would become if he were to follow your advice. It wouldn't turn out well, at all, and would probably get even worse, as the President's enemies start to shield abusive cops against him. Haven't you been paying attention of how this crap works?

Would that help your cause then, if cops are portrayed as "victims," holding the thin blue line against the big, bad, Black President?

Which is why what you're doing is precisely "Obama bashing." The funny thing is that it seems that you're striking a particularly sensitive tone in your replies whenever someone points out that this isn't about Obama. The very person that YOU brought up first.

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Young Boy Shot to Death by Cop Moments After Sitting Down to Watch a Movie in His Home [View all] MrScorpio Feb 2014 OP

Unfreaking believable! newfie11 Feb 2014 #1

What planet do you live on? How is this unbelievable? This is the norm. eom TransitJohn Feb 2014 #65

I live in South Dakota newfie11 Feb 2014 #95

In So Dakota Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2014 #107

Who and what are you talking about? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #123

Excuse me, but I also live in South Dakota liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #184

No what planet do YOU live on? This is NOT the norm demwing Feb 2014 #134

I so much agree with this post. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #141

More like 2nd degree murder... Rhythm Feb 2014 #144

Agree with no one should be treated rudely Live and Learn Feb 2014 #178

This has been the reality, imthevicar Feb 2014 #179

So it's this bad newfie11 Feb 2014 #183

WTF is the matter with everyone these days! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #2

"It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis Perseus Feb 2014 #28

Indeed! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #30

You're right. But you havent seen how many here STILL support who's running VZ. Its amazing. 7962 Feb 2014 #48

Uh, Chavez was elected, overwhelmingly, by Venezuelans, twice Oilwellian Feb 2014 #68

Uh, perhaps you haven't heard liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #185

What a strange McCarthyite tangent for a thread about a US cop shooting a kid. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #124

ditto rustbeltvoice Feb 2014 #154

And disinformation and propaganda are being spread to make it happen here. cui bono Feb 2014 #156

thank you. barbtries Feb 2014 #180

Our administration SamKnause Feb 2014 #3

Well, it all went like peaches and ice cream the first time The Prez spoke out about abusive cops... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #4

Calling the Cambridge police stupid ??? SamKnause Feb 2014 #7

But you remember the backlash that occurred against him even from that minor amount of criticism? MrScorpio Feb 2014 #16

Should he instruct Eric Holder to confront this issue ? SamKnause Feb 2014 #19

the police depts are not one huge dept controlled by the President, they are local units JI7 Feb 2014 #22

I'm saying that cops aren't killing people... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #24

I accused you of nothing. SamKnause Feb 2014 #35

BOG JI7 Feb 2014 #36

What on earth are you talking about ? SamKnause Feb 2014 #39

BOG = Barack Obama Group Babel_17 Feb 2014 #79

Thank you. SamKnause Feb 2014 #96

Thank you. SamKnause Feb 2014 #98

But aren't you the one who first brought up Obama's name about a local news story that I posted? MrScorpio Feb 2014 #44

Did you read my post to you on February SamKnause Feb 2014 #46

I had to go back and read it, Sam... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #50

Thank you. SamKnause Feb 2014 #53

If the President DID want to get involved, there's one way to do it to squash critics.. 7962 Feb 2014 #51

Only the BOG would fail to blame the President for every local shooting? treestar Feb 2014 #87

It SHOULD be Holder, not the President. nt 7962 Feb 2014 #49

I agree, it should be Holder MrScorpio Feb 2014 #52

A few exemplary federal civil rights prosecutions of killer cops would help. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #127

They tried that against the Killer Cops who shot up all of those people on that bridge post Kartrina MrScorpio Feb 2014 #128

They need to keep trying. n/t Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #158

I think that there is more than enough credit for this to go around quakerboy Feb 2014 #173

you are so right, Mr Scorpio BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #111

prez is the head law enforcer of the land questionseverything Feb 2014 #121

No, the AG is the Chief Law Enforcer of the land... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #126

executive branch,the prez enforces the law questionseverything Feb 2014 #139

Do you think LBJ would have given a crap about the backlash? How about Teddy Roosevelt? To be Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #106

LBJ, you say? MrScorpio Feb 2014 #108

Then he should invite the fucking backlash! Scootaloo Feb 2014 #142

Maybe this cop will get invited to have a beer at the white house too NobodyHere Feb 2014 #56

well that's a dead giveaway arely staircase Feb 2014 #8

posts like that show to me that the person JI7 Feb 2014 #11

Boy, you like to toss the bull around, don't you? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #133

coming from a zimmerman supporter JI7 Feb 2014 #150

Your reply is a cheap ad hominem attack. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #157

A dead give away of what exactly ???? SamKnause Feb 2014 #13

Hardly seveneyes Feb 2014 #23

and their pets arely staircase Feb 2014 #27

yeah, it's the administrations fault this happened, what BS, he got shit just for having sympathy JI7 Feb 2014 #9

I have sympathy for Trayvon's parents. SamKnause Feb 2014 #14

Poor Barack. GeorgeGist Feb 2014 #37

Our Governor and his house representative are also fully responsible UCmeNdc Feb 2014 #20

It is happening in every state in this country. SamKnause Feb 2014 #25

The POTUS should never comment on social issues within the USA Fumesucker Feb 2014 #26

the black president criticizing local police JI7 Feb 2014 #29

Stop making this about the "black president". I work with PLENTY of R's who talk about this a lot. 7962 Feb 2014 #54

actually he should comment on whatever DU is on about on any given day. nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #32

Funny but so true DeeDeeNY Feb 2014 #42

I await his response to Kate Upton's ride on the Vomit Comet. Orrex Feb 2014 #66

there are a few DUers who seem to take the position treestar Feb 2014 #89

and if he dosn't say or do exactly what they think should be done Bodhi BloodWave Feb 2014 #112

You do understand Feral Child Feb 2014 #31

You do understand that SamKnause Feb 2014 #38

Maybe you should write a letter. Feral Child Feb 2014 #57

Can you write ? SamKnause Feb 2014 #58

"I know you are but what am I?" Feral Child Feb 2014 #67

All you have done is show that you have a reading comprehension problem. SamKnause Feb 2014 #71

+1 840high Feb 2014 #102

Our administration runs the foreign policy Progressive dog Feb 2014 #84

This story has nothing to do with the President treestar Feb 2014 #86

'Our administration' by which you mean Executive and Department of Justice, has PROSECUTED AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #110

I don't know why people are jumping all over you. It's a valid point. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #129

Thank you for your reply and input. SamKnause Feb 2014 #137

Police has been given deference they didn't earn nor deserve uponit7771 Feb 2014 #170

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #5

that just sucks , everything about it just sucks JI7 Feb 2014 #6

But... but... only POLICE should have guns!!!! Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #10

+1 LAGC Feb 2014 #166

And already had her gun out when doing a parole violation check. tblue37 Feb 2014 #181

She might lose her job, but I doubt she'll be prosecuted for B Calm Feb 2014 #12

in the case of kelly thomas in california the ignorant jury set them free JI7 Feb 2014 #15

She might very well be offered the chance to resign. Feral Child Feb 2014 #34

She will not lose her job! I would bet money! nt Logical Feb 2014 #69

I don't think that's true treestar Feb 2014 #90

I bet you they rule it justified because her "training" made her.... Logical Feb 2014 #176

They accused the officer of "incompetence" DFW Feb 2014 #17

Someone is not telling the truth seveneyes Feb 2014 #18

true, we need to slow down treestar Feb 2014 #91

A Kid Is Dead SoCalMusicLover Feb 2014 #143

It could be both they have a wii controller shaped like a gun Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #168

Yep, the other controller in OP article was an editorial choice by filmingcops.com, greyl Feb 2014 #175

I always wondered Ned Fenwick Feb 2014 #21

Cue the badge sniffers in 5...4...3...2...1... Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #33

Euharlee, Georgia nt Sienna86 Feb 2014 #40

People are getting tired of it and saying "enough!" Jake Stern Feb 2014 #41

Exactly!! Because cops were different when we were kids. 7962 Feb 2014 #55

Yeah they were different. They were *way* more brazen in flaunting the law back then. Bonx Feb 2014 #138

So you think cops were worse back 30-40 years ago? no way. 7962 Feb 2014 #172

There are no words malaise Feb 2014 #43

Welcome to my world nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #45

Her facebook page alluded to lapses in mental focus? HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #47

I Keep Waiting . . . cer7711 Feb 2014 #59

No shit, I expected it! nt Logical Feb 2014 #72

LOL Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #147

F****** trigger-happy, cowardly cops! nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #60

this is horrific all of this needs to stop. littlewolf Feb 2014 #61

+1 glinda Feb 2014 #159

My heart is aching for boy and his family... TRoN33 Feb 2014 #62

Will we get it now? GTurck Feb 2014 #63

This is probably too obvious d_r Feb 2014 #64

Dunn did the same thing but was charged with murder, this cop will.... Logical Feb 2014 #70

Fucking monsters!! Mojo Electro Feb 2014 #73

Amazing JJChambers Feb 2014 #74

Cops are the greatest, aren't they? nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #75

Yeah, the kid must've done *something* wrong, right? And if not they'll just make something up! nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #76

No JJChambers Feb 2014 #77

With the prosecutors, police leadership, political leadership, courts, police unions... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #81

+100 nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #101

In other words, give them time to 'fix' things. Then they will present us with the 'truth'. Ikonoklast Feb 2014 #117

Selective reading? JJChambers Feb 2014 #118

"Ambulance chaser". Right. And you know this...how? You acquainted with the attorney? Ikonoklast Feb 2014 #140

I choose my words carefully JJChambers Feb 2014 #149

In other words, you have nothing. You used a derogatory description based on vapor in an attempt Ikonoklast Feb 2014 #167

Wow, you're really going after this dead kid's family with a vengeance MrScorpio Feb 2014 #146

Uh... "ambulance chaser"??? You mean funeral hearse chaser? The kid is fucking dead. PeaceNikki Feb 2014 #153

stunned by the stupidity Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #131

Cops flat out lie to cover their asses. Nt Logical Feb 2014 #88

that's true treestar Feb 2014 #92

YAY, COPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blecht Feb 2014 #99

I dare you to use the word "self-serving" yet one liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #186

The policewoman should be in jail without bond ladjf Feb 2014 #78

Wait...why the hell did she open fire without a warning? Rex Feb 2014 #80

Check this out... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #83

Improperly trained, possibly poorly recruited Babel_17 Feb 2014 #82

Growing up in poor economic circumstances I learneed Harmony Blue Feb 2014 #85

typical power hungry, trigger happy fuck cop gopiscrap Feb 2014 #93

IMO, the violent police are not an accident. dotymed Feb 2014 #94

Source JJChambers Feb 2014 #97

"licensed psychologist" Bwahahahah yea right ...I took the test on a computer. L0oniX Feb 2014 #105

IMO= IN MY OPINION n/t dotymed Feb 2014 #162

Yay cops. Always looking to protect us from the scourge of video controllers. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #100

Stop making excuses for these jack booted murdering pigs! L0oniX Feb 2014 #103

Cop'll probably be governor some day. Psychopathia is rewarded in the U.S. nt valerief Feb 2014 #104

This is all Apple's fault. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #109

There is simply NO excuse for this... Phentex Feb 2014 #113

God damned animals. n/t leeroysphitz Feb 2014 #114

.... RedRoses323 Feb 2014 #115

As a final act of cruelty, she forces the little girl to move away from her dying brother. DesertDiamond Feb 2014 #116

And YELLS at her to shut up! nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #182

They make realistic gun controllers JJChambers Feb 2014 #119

What "gun controller" are you talking about? nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #122

This was one of the ones linked in yesterday's thread.. X_Digger Feb 2014 #135

Except that all the evidence is pointing to the kid holding a standard Wii controller in his hand MrScorpio Feb 2014 #145

Right, just thought I'd provide the link/image from yesterday's thread. X_Digger Feb 2014 #152

One generally only uses a controller like that for a shooter game, not to watch a movie. cui bono Feb 2014 #164

Shooting a kid holding a gun controlled with no warning sounds like a manslaughter charge to me. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #132

In a real world you are right. Not in ours. n-t Logical Feb 2014 #165

It wasn't one of the gun controllers BuelahWitch Feb 2014 #136

I read about this yesterday. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #120

this is sick Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #125

This is like something you read about a totalitarian state LittleBlue Feb 2014 #130

It's something like this that forces me to say out loud, what I really think about the police... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #148

OMG.... yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #151

Just one of a very tiny number of bad apples. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #155

UPDATE February 19: The OP-NAT EYE has learned the name of the killer cop: Beth Daniel-Gatny, aka Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #160

Horrific, absolutely horrific..poor kid and his dear sister. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #161

Cops: "We're fighting a war" cprise Feb 2014 #163

dreadful tomm2thumbs Feb 2014 #169

Oh my god. liberalmuse Feb 2014 #171

kick Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #174

Another innocent person murdered by the Blue Gang Kennah Feb 2014 #177