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Bettie

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12. Yep.

Reply to napkinz (Reply #11)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 12:50 PM

Dec 2014

People of color especially. But, if this is the standard of law enforcement, then we should all be frightened, because it won't be long until they see us all as targets.

And we should all be very, very angry. OF course, that might lead to us being seen as threats and killed.

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WTF? First he puts Eric Garner in a deadly chokehold, and then he's waving at the camera? [View all] napkinz Dec 2014 OP

more WTF ... "P.B.A leader: Pantaleo a �model� police officer" napkinz Dec 2014 #1

He is the kind of man, that would choke someone to death and then wave at the cameras. Rex Dec 2014 #5

who the hell waves at someone filming you after you've committed a homicide? napkinz Dec 2014 #7

Well, if he's the ideal Bettie Dec 2014 #10

"Then people in that city should be very, very frightened" napkinz Dec 2014 #11

Yep. Bettie Dec 2014 #12

"He is the model of what we want a police officer to be" BillZBubb Dec 2014 #2

so can we say they are thugs with immunity? napkinz Dec 2014 #3

Video: Lawrence O'Donnell on the "model police officer" who used the chokehold & waved at the camera napkinz Dec 2014 #4

He's not even fucking phased RedCappedBandit Dec 2014 #6

Take someone's life, destroy a family and not give a damn about it MrScorpio Dec 2014 #8

But he's an Eagle Scout! napkinz Dec 2014 #13

I was watching The Ed Schultz Show last night and they were showing the video. My grandson who jwirr Dec 2014 #9

Watch Jon Stewart's face when "martial arts student" Sean Hannity discussed Eric Garner napkinz Dec 2014 #14

My point was that the cop was fully aware of what he was doing because he was using all the moves jwirr Dec 2014 #15

I know ... napkinz Dec 2014 #16

He certainly could. Thank you. jwirr Dec 2014 #17

kick napkinz Dec 2014 #18

Maybe surgical or chemical castration for every male on the force coupled with constant drug aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #19

"too nonchalant after killing someone" napkinz Dec 2014 #20

The term "full of themselves" applied to these overbearing cops couldn't be more appropriate aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #21

By the way, the Patrolman's Malevolent Association seems to have declared war on the Mayor aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #22

DU member Blue Tires posted about Patrick Lynch attacking the mayor ... napkinz Dec 2014 #23

Oh that REALLY shows he didn't mean to hurt Garner LiberalElite Dec 2014 #24

and now a message from Danny ... napkinz Dec 2014 #25