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In reply to the discussion: "When the cops give you an order, it's like your drill sergeant giving you an order. [View all]MadrasT
(7,237 posts)31. LOL, no. n/t
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"When the cops give you an order, it's like your drill sergeant giving you an order. [View all]
underpants
Aug 2014
OP
That statement right there confirms everything nasty about the militarization of the police.
MohRokTah
Aug 2014
#7
did we all sign up to be in the military suddenly? if a cop asks to search my person
La Lioness Priyanka
Aug 2014
#12
If he orders you to do something illegal, hurt another, or even hurt yourself, would you do it?
hlthe2b
Aug 2014
#14
Any order that violates the Constitution should not be followed. To do so legitimizes what is
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#19
Unless they call me 'maggot' and ask if I miss my Mommy it's just not the same
pinboy3niner
Aug 2014
#23
Pretty much how I deal the police. Time enough to lodge a complaint if needed.
aikoaiko
Aug 2014
#25
I missed the part of "Full Metal Jacket" where the drill sergeant kills the sub-par recruits
DefenseLawyer
Aug 2014
#36
Are you shitting me? If I wanted one of those I'd have said yes to the thousands of requests
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#40
Police are not drill sergants. They aren't hired to "educate" us to survive war as an unit.
haele
Aug 2014
#46
If you are not doing anything illegal, then the cops have no business giving you orders.
Salviati
Aug 2014
#51
Anyone with a gun, wearing a badge or not, has to be taken as a serious threat to life and limb.
Orsino
Aug 2014
#54