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Downwinder

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6. Why should people fear the police?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 08:35 AM

Aug 2014

Are they the Stasi?

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Cop Threatens To Shoot Group Of Black Men For Filming Police (VIDEO) [View all] MrScorpio Aug 2014 OP

Courts have held that photos or videos of police are a First Amendment right, aka a federal right, a merrily Aug 2014 #1

Personally, I want to see a camera on the body of every single cop in this country MrScorpio Aug 2014 #2

I agree wholeheartedly! logosoco Aug 2014 #3

Agreed! Flyboy_451 Aug 2014 #18

But the same goes for you notadmblnd Aug 2014 #26

Yep! Flyboy_451 Aug 2014 #30

Absolutely;... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #32

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2014 #39

But are cops taught conflicting needs? Such as HereSince1628 Aug 2014 #4

As long as cops don't have to pay personally for the damages, Trillo Aug 2014 #23

Voters would give a huge damn, which means mayors and Governors would give a damn. merrily Aug 2014 #34

I'll admit, I haven't watched the video or read the entire story; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #5

Yep. That was the first thing I noticed too...... socialist_n_TN Aug 2014 #9

Same for me. Lindsay Aug 2014 #27

Didn't you know that deference, subservience and absolute humility malaise Aug 2014 #10

This! *so* this. (n/t) eShirl Aug 2014 #16

I agree, since when are we supposed to fear the police? They want the fear. nt Logical Aug 2014 #36

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #37

I agree 100%. n-t Logical Aug 2014 #44

i had strong reaction to "no fear of police" rafeh1 Aug 2014 #43

Why should people fear the police? Downwinder Aug 2014 #6

He seems a little sad that they aren't afraid of the police. Iggo Aug 2014 #7

Why should they be afraid of the police? HipChick Aug 2014 #13

because police are/symbolize The Man eShirl Aug 2014 #17

The perfect and obvious followup question. Iggo Aug 2014 #20

The bolded quote pretty much sums up the whole problem. MindPilot Aug 2014 #8

It was reported that Dick Cheney once said Bandit Aug 2014 #11

Cheney's brilliance caused us to lose two wars in 10 short years. One would hope the VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #15

That is Dick's willful stupidity. No one attacks nations they love. Hell, I'd settle for merrily Aug 2014 #35

the driver of the car was featured on The Today Show 4 years ago KurtNYC Aug 2014 #12

No one can deny..there is a war on black males in this country HipChick Aug 2014 #14

They know they're being recorded yet the behavior continues to deteriorate Rose Siding Aug 2014 #19

Katz also claimed that, �When I watch this video, I don�t see a car full of young men who are behavi Kber Aug 2014 #21

Are we supposed to be in fear of the police now? rurallib Aug 2014 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Kber Aug 2014 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #22

IMHO they would..... Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2014 #40

Of COURSE the CoP covered for them! He would have done the same thing if the pigs Rex Aug 2014 #24

Dear stupid cops everywhere: Brigid Aug 2014 #25

I hate violence aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #28

Wow!... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #31

kick Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #33

They expect us to fear them? Ok. Can we run from them now? L0oniX Aug 2014 #41

People are supposed to fear the police now? Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2014 #42

Just a few bad apples. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #45