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X_Digger

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14. I think that a lot of people who have never had personal dealings with police have a rosy opinion..

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 04:11 PM

Aug 2014

.. of your average cop.

Not that they're terribly evil (as a group, or on an average individual basis) but just- they're not what popular perception holds them out to be.

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Duty to Protect? Think again. [View all] X_Digger Aug 2014 OP

I was stunned a year ago to learn all of those. Savannahmann Aug 2014 #1

Is that a rationalization for arming up? The court decisions merely Hoyt Aug 2014 #2

It's a reason (not a rationalization) for waking the fuck up. X_Digger Aug 2014 #7

Neither are those who promote more gunz in more places. Police are a problem, so are gun cultists. Hoyt Aug 2014 #10

Yes, we wouldn't want robbers to get shot, now would we? X_Digger Aug 2014 #11

Again, x-digger read in context. I was responding to your gun buddy supporting shooting people Hoyt Aug 2014 #13

Free clue, Hoyt: Rights aren't "given". X_Digger Aug 2014 #16

Like I said, as long as you guys have your gunz, you don't care about impact on society. Hoyt Aug 2014 #18

The police Old Codger Aug 2014 #3

Correct. They are not your friends, they are not your protectors. X_Digger Aug 2014 #5

The police are a taxpayer funded gang who's only duty is to protect wealth and the system TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #4

Apparently they don't have a duty not to kill unarmed people either. n/t hootinholler Aug 2014 #6

I was informed of this in no uncertain terms in a public meeting by our former sheriff tularetom Aug 2014 #8

Have been told Old Codger Aug 2014 #9

I don't know why people are so shocked by this. Lurks Often Aug 2014 #12

I think that a lot of people who have never had personal dealings with police have a rosy opinion.. X_Digger Aug 2014 #14

The first paragraph sounds like a description of deaniac21 Aug 2014 #15

Minus a Cherokee or two, yes. :P n/t X_Digger Aug 2014 #17