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TheKentuckian

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7. Ending the stupid and failed drug war is absolutely critical in reining in the police.

Reply to IronGate (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 02:54 PM

Aug 2014

To fail to do so probably makes any and every other action an exercise of pissing into the wind.

Got to get to the violence escalator out of the mix, loosen the grip of organized and gang crime, have to reduce encounters in general particularly ones with the sole purpose of finding something to react to, must restore priority to the rights of the people, get some of the perverse systemic financial incentives, and we sure as hell need to minimize the adversarial relationship between the public and these public servants.

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"Court: Cops Can't Claim Immunity after SWAT team fatally shot man while looking for cocaine". [View all] IronGate Aug 2014 OP

Sue for their pensions. n/t geomon666 Aug 2014 #1

It is a good ruling atreides1 Aug 2014 #2

You link is broken. Jokerman Aug 2014 #3

Thanks, I'll edit my thread. nt. IronGate Aug 2014 #4

That should give NY, CT & VT police departments pause Lurks Often Aug 2014 #5

How quickly will the Scalia court overturn this ruling? Orrex Aug 2014 #6

Ending the stupid and failed drug war is absolutely critical in reining in the police. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #7