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In reply to the discussion: Justice Department tells Ferguson police to stop wearing bracelets [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)111. Jury Results: 5-2 to keep
On Fri Sep 26, 2014, 08:48 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
LOL...no. To all of what you wrote.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5590094
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Remember all of the loathsome George Zimmerman apologists. This guy is the Darren Wilson version .
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"Your pro-Darren Wilson talking points confirms suspicions" BS reply. Really, please try to harder to stay in the intellectual ring fighting, instead of resorting to a lamely supported alert.
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Are you really wanting to defend wearing name of this police officer on their wrists in solidarity?
hlthe2b
Sep 2014
#5
I'm not defending the police department's actions related to Michael Brown
SickOfTheOnePct
Sep 2014
#17
Like the post said and even like you repeated, the DOJ ASKED them not to wear them!
Dustlawyer
Sep 2014
#67
You can't see how cops wearing swastikas would interfere with their duties?
RedCappedBandit
Sep 2014
#82
Police officers give up a great deal of their right to free speech when on duty
gollygee
Sep 2014
#38
Exactly, gollygee.. the DOJ also sent them a letter that said they were violating PD rules for not
Cha
Sep 2014
#72
I am exercising my right to free speech, within the confines of the posted TOS.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2014
#136
I think you are a bit confused. The police officers are free per the Constitution to say what
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#104
Not as if these cops are being charged with a crime. They're not even being threatened with
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#80
Wow, if they want to admit being murdering, racist, authoritative, aholes
Live and Learn
Sep 2014
#31
I see it as comparable to inflammatory t-shirts being prohibited in schools or workplaces.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#89
It's stupid to wear them in the first place . but that's the Feruguson MO police Dept for ya.. and
Cha
Sep 2014
#60
They are not allowed to hide their name and badge, but hey who does that today anyway?
Rex
Sep 2014
#73
Exactly, SOTOP.. they will wear these fucking bracelets but they won't wear their name tags.
Cha
Sep 2014
#75
seems to me an officer wearing such a wristband is threatening to shoot you
Schema Thing
Sep 2014
#107