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marble falls

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6. You find the good stuff. This isn't an article, its an indictment. Thank you for posting it! There..

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 07:49 AM

Jun 2014

is one area not mentioned: residency. A lot police in larger cities aren't living in the cities they "patrol". In effect they are occupying armies. And as you've pointed out with your article, they look like it, too.

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11 Shocking Facts About America's Militarized Police Forces [View all] xchrom Jun 2014 OP

Amen, xchrom, amen. merrily Jun 2014 #1

Give someone a hammer, and everything begins to look like a nail. n/t ColesCountyDem Jun 2014 #2

K&R.... daleanime Jun 2014 #3

Even in the city where I live with a population of under 100K, Arkansas Granny Jun 2014 #4

Better read this. Highly recommended. And kicked. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #5

You find the good stuff. This isn't an article, its an indictment. Thank you for posting it! There.. marble falls Jun 2014 #6

K&R woo me with science Jul 2014 #7