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In reply to the discussion: Cop Beats Up Young Man with Down Syndrome for Packing…a Colostomy Bag [View all]Rider3
(919 posts)32. Police brutality is alive and well
We need to get rid of these fuckers.
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My 1st "clue" is based on experience with Nam vets (who only had 1 tour of duty)
Divernan
May 2014
#87
You are a perfect example of why "mental health professionals" are not to be trusted.
MindPilot
May 2014
#100
I doubt there is a "preferential hiring of vets with PTSD". I believe it's simply
whathehell
May 2014
#92
Many, especially small town, police depts. not equipped to efficiently screen.
Divernan
May 2014
#95
Basically, some people have an intrinsic trust of he LEO... I don't .. the LEOs in an area have to
uponit7771
May 2014
#62
One of the most bizarro sub-threads I've seen around these parts in some time.
Hassin Bin Sober
May 2014
#97
Yes, they should be taught NOT to trust local LEOs and view them as threats and not there to help
uponit7771
May 2014
#63
... that wasn't doing a damn thing. Every guy with a "bulge" in their pants might as well just don't
uponit7771
May 2014
#64
Thug with a badge. Too many of them and police commanders don't care. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2014
#27
They're trained? We're suppose to believe the cops are trained..let them prove it and sue them.
Jefferson23
May 2014
#35
I'm not going to shed too many tears when people start shooting these sadistic assholes.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2014
#42
I have a hearing loss & I always state that up front in dealing with security/cops.
Divernan
May 2014
#88
We really need to do something with our police forces to attract less hot headed morons
penultimate
May 2014
#47
Another disgrace to America and to any selfrespecting police force. It appears that there were more
jwirr
May 2014
#66
Yeah cops. . .badge sniffers, please defend this. It's not all of them, only the bad ones
Nanjing to Seoul
May 2014
#76
Not trying to cause any trouble here, but this was news from September 2011.
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#84