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20. LVMPD are more likely to *be* the roving, armored thugs

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 05:49 PM

Jun 2014

I agree that the armed populace isn't great either, but they are not the reason the police have militarized. They're the excuse, but not the reason.

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Vegas shooting,officers down,shooters at large,swat team called in. [View all] sufrommich Jun 2014 OP

Guns In Stores, What Could Go Wrong otohara Jun 2014 #1

Radio report says there are bodies in aisle sufrommich Jun 2014 #2

uh oh phantom power Jun 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author kiva Jun 2014 #4

Reports are now that both officers enlightenment Jun 2014 #5

Their revolution didn't last very long Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #6

I sympathize with the families of all the victims atreides1 Jun 2014 #16

LVMPD are more likely to *be* the roving, armored thugs LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #20

"this is the start of the revolution" sufrommich Jun 2014 #9

This Walmart is very close to Nellis AFB - enlightenment Jun 2014 #14

I'll bet there's a well thumbed copy Warpy Jun 2014 #10

Shjooting themselves to start a revolution? arcane1 Jun 2014 #15

At a 1:30 p.m. news conference Metro said...two suspects were killed rocktivity Jun 2014 #7

When you get off the airplane in vegas you are greeted with a wall sized Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #8

Revolution? Mz Pip Jun 2014 #11

Deepest sympathy sarisataka Jun 2014 #12

Shooters were a man and a woman,person shot at sufrommich Jun 2014 #13

Oh goody! zappaman Jun 2014 #19

What "revolution"? zappaman Jun 2014 #17

Aw hell... tosh Jun 2014 #18

... Electric Monk Jun 2014 #21