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obxhead

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5. The police state is here.

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 03:48 PM

Nov 2014

Its just going through some growing pains right now. We're on the way to total lockdown with extreme taxation of time and money for inconveniencing the 1%.

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WTF: Wisconsin man calls cops racists, gets convicted. [View all] savalez Nov 2014 OP

A police state is near NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #1

The police state is here. obxhead Nov 2014 #5

Yep, right next door to me. n/t geardaddy Nov 2014 #10

Ha, it has always been a police state for people of color. Exultant Democracy Nov 2014 #12

didn't help when the CIA planted crack cocaine all over African American communities NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #13

Something like 4 times more than any other group. savalez Nov 2014 #16

I hope they have to levy a special tax on the citizens of Arena to pay large damages. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2014 #2

Gee ...cops are so sensitive ...apparently words do hurt ...them. L0oniX Nov 2014 #3

Technically, they were arguing that they were so enraged they were likely to go and beat him up muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #19

9. Ex-officer @CaptainRayLewis says police "an oppressive org now controlled by 1%" I riversedge Nov 2014 #4

Those "persecutors" liberalhistorian Nov 2014 #6

We all need to travel about with lawyers. tclambert Nov 2014 #7

No, they have other fears Uben Nov 2014 #8

...and cameras on our heads savalez Nov 2014 #14

Soik "ain't" workin there any more... Ellipsis Nov 2014 #9

What makes you say that? Slorpnik27 Dec 2014 #18

I Spoke to Two Policemen Who Repeatedly otohara Nov 2014 #11

Reword it to "Protect and Serve Ourselves". nt savalez Nov 2014 #15

"unlawful use of computerized communications" IDemo Nov 2014 #17