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Sparhawk60

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9. Winner Winner!

Reply to Damansarajaya (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 06:47 AM

Oct 2014

Bingo, we have a winner. Cops are quick to gun down unarmed men. It is amazing that a group of unarmed protesters will be beaten and shot for being dangerous, while a group of armed men would be treated with kid gloves.

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Protesters carry firearms into Walmart where cop gunned down black man over toy gun [View all] riqster Oct 2014 OP

I have lost all faith in Grand Juries since they rely on evidence provided by the Prosecutor - BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #1

+1 2naSalit Oct 2014 #2

+1 riqster Oct 2014 #4

Grand juries have the right to question witnesses and the prosecutor. msanthrope Oct 2014 #11

How many jurors know and understand that? I'd surmise, not that many. They rely on the unbiased BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #13

That would be a great sign outside the courthouse where the Mike Brown msanthrope Oct 2014 #14

I recently sat in on one reflection Oct 2014 #17

i find this sort of heartening. mopinko Oct 2014 #3

They realize they could be shot, too. riqster Oct 2014 #5

It's funny how rarely police shoot down men with loaded guns, isn't it. Damansarajaya Oct 2014 #6

Indeed. Compare Occupy with Bundy. riqster Oct 2014 #7

^^^^^^^^^^^ mopinko Oct 2014 #8

Winner Winner! Sparhawk60 Oct 2014 #9

Here's a video of the event. Kindly point out the "bone headed teabaggers" for us friendly_iconoclast Oct 2014 #15

My request got the response I expected... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2014 #16

Strange. The "call 911 and tell them theres a man with a gun" folks are conspicuously... beevul Oct 2014 #10

I recall forecasting sarisataka Oct 2014 #12

What? Right here in DU? "What could go wrong?" Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #18