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Nuclear Unicorn

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12. Except that's no what fuel the militarization mania and it's not who the police are targeting.

Reply to Michigander_Life (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 12:43 PM

Jun 2014

Political radicals were killing cops back in the 1960's and 70's. The current trend is based on little more than authorities using hyper-violence against non-violent criminals.

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ACLU Report On U.S. Police "SWAT Teams Are Using The Weapons Of War [View all] damnedifIknow Jun 2014 OP

Can't really blame them Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #1

Listen to the 4:56 mark in the video damnedifIknow Jun 2014 #2

I'm sure promising crime trends are of comfort to police officer's families Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #3

Except that's no what fuel the militarization mania and it's not who the police are targeting. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #12

Get back to me when you've repealed the 2nd Amendment. In the meantime... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #4

Absolutely Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #7

"Whatever happened to 'We have the place surrounded. Come out with your hands up!'?" NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #10

Yeah, and that's way fucked up. We value a drug conviction... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #14

Totally agree. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #15

What a crock of authoritarian crap. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #5

Yes, we can fucking blame them NickB79 Jun 2014 #6

End the drug war and the violence in our community and the risk to cops will plummet TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #9

Defund the fuckers, take away all their toys, hammer them on juries, and end the failed drug war. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #8

Ok there DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #17

Full metal jacket rounds are very common. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #18

End the drug war and there will be little motivation to gun for them and they will place themselves TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #20

Everybody knows our American streets are teaming with TERRORISTS!! lunatica Jun 2014 #11

End the Occupation! Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #13

this guy makes a lot of sense TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #16

Knock knock damnedifIknow Jun 2014 #19

K&R woo me with science Jul 2014 #21

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #22

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #23