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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
105. Yes they do, there are municipal, federal police and soldiers.
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 03:42 AM
Dec 2014

All in the mix.

They are all seen as having various levels of corruption.

Yeah, it's a hard job. Who cares if they kill a few folks who didn't do anything to deserve it? nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #1
Who cares when 2 cops 840high Dec 2014 #84
I don't think either is right. Treating the two murdered officers as the victims they are nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #87
True Demsrule86 Dec 2014 #125
++ Voice for Peace Dec 2014 #154
Absolutely. I second all of that. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #160
Yeah, those cops have a long history of being killed with no accountability of the killer.. (no.. uponit7771 Dec 2014 #157
You say "they" like every LEO has killed someone in the line of duty. Very few ever encounter that. Red State Rebel Dec 2014 #146
I know the great majority never kill anyone. It just pisses me off when people act like the hazards nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #161
are you talkin to me ? are you talkin to me ? olddots Dec 2014 #2
Way to much simplistic leaps to set in stone judgments and not enough dialogue and solutions. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #3
You ever been to Mexico? XemaSab Dec 2014 #29
Differentiate between the police and the cartels. alphafemale Dec 2014 #34
The leaps of logic and false parallels is astounding with some folks, they are amusing. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #57
Which is my point exactly XemaSab Dec 2014 #79
Have you? truebluegreen Dec 2014 #48
Yeah, once XemaSab Dec 2014 #80
Almost all the towns have police control points leading into and out of town. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #106
For the record, the speed bumps are there to enforce the speed limits truebluegreen Dec 2014 #120
Look what happens to protestors in Mexico too lunasun Dec 2014 #137
They do. a la izquierda Dec 2014 #52
Yes they do, there are municipal, federal police and soldiers. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #105
the protests were mixed with many classes, what do you think of what happened JI7 Dec 2014 #4
I've mostly seen people who just want accountability. R B Garr Dec 2014 #5
Fuck the police who kill innocent Black PEOPle... fUCK tHEM. We know the difference. Cha Dec 2014 #6
True. Even if it's getting harder and harder to make that distinction, for some of us. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #10
+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #16
What about the police who kill Boreal Dec 2014 #32
You know they're not. Cha Dec 2014 #33
why does someone always have to do this? uppityperson Dec 2014 #66
because cops killing innocent people of color all over america hopemountain Dec 2014 #75
Fuck them too! bravenak Dec 2014 #151
Wow JonLP24 Dec 2014 #7
Many - LiberalElite Dec 2014 #12
I lost count a while ago... nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #13
So you would rather the LiberalElite Dec 2014 #8
There is a tendency to want to take white people out of the fight to make it a black vs white thing Iggo Dec 2014 #116
Who are you talking to? Marr Dec 2014 #9
Good question. I probably fit the OP's description in some ways, but I've never trusted the cops nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #14
FU to anyone suggesting that I should stay silent ecstatic Dec 2014 #11
There was a police riot in my neighborhood in Boston Warpy Dec 2014 #15
Didnt expect to see such a nice pearl reddread Dec 2014 #28
To your list of eminently sensible proposals, I would add that any officer-involved shooting that KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #37
A civilian. Not a cop, not a military man. Civilians to investigate all shootings. PDJane Dec 2014 #55
and any murders or beatings of minors by cops, too - hopemountain Dec 2014 #69
Yes. All of this. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #70
As usual, you swoop in to salvage the thread. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #67
Sorry about that Warpy Dec 2014 #95
Good start, would also like to see.... daleanime Dec 2014 #102
Dangerous jobs A Little Weird Dec 2014 #17
Fishing is twice as dangerous as being on active military service shaayecanaan Dec 2014 #22
No A Little Weird Dec 2014 #23
Cops don't have dangerous jobs when they aren't rage junkies. That's the problem. PDJane Dec 2014 #61
Friends have died fishing and yes I have cried. A friends son died logging and our community uppityperson Dec 2014 #71
PFUI! Savannahmann Dec 2014 #18
So you think all Whites who are appalled at police brutality against Blacks are mere poseurs? Ever WinkyDink Dec 2014 #19
No. But I think that people who seriously consider that shaayecanaan Dec 2014 #24
They ain't going to get those economic benefits under capitalism.... socialist_n_TN Dec 2014 #45
The very fact that so many people suspect them sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #81
Yes we must be fake liberals. That or we just hate cops right? Rex Dec 2014 #108
I, too, am pro-law enforcement. But as you say, not for what used to be rogue cops but are now WinkyDink Dec 2014 #111
You got that right. Rex Dec 2014 #143
I'll choose "pathetic" over "shut up". Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #21
LOL, after reading your post, I am REALLY glad you are not doing it. Clueless. nt Logical Dec 2014 #25
Social problems we have today--like police who shoot first, ask later. nt valerief Dec 2014 #26
You probably also get mad when others mention sheeple. Rex Dec 2014 #27
are you really telling people to sit down and shut up about police brutality and racism? uppityperson Dec 2014 #30
High School in the '90s? Go Vols Dec 2014 #31
but we dont know half of what some ignorant kid brought up in post Reagan/Bush America knows reddread Dec 2014 #36
Hell, that was *elementary school* for me! nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #96
Yeah, OP got that part wrong should have been the 70's LOL snooper2 Dec 2014 #127
This is satire, right? nt Boreal Dec 2014 #35
I think he's mostly angry at baristas who wear tight black jeans BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #77
Respect ma authority! TBF Dec 2014 #38
I was saying "Fuck the police" in 1968. Where were you? hobbit709 Dec 2014 #39
There is one more thing, at the very least seveneyes Dec 2014 #40
I'll tell you what is more pathetic: seeing an unarmed 18-year-old black man gunned down in KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #41
+++ uppityperson Dec 2014 #73
+1,000,000!! nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #93
The KING has spoken! snooper2 Dec 2014 #155
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2014 #158
Well, that was dumb. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #42
Recommended. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #43
Well OK then. GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #44
<~ This white female bourgie Liberal... JaneyVee Dec 2014 #46
Who are you trying to impress Union Scribe Dec 2014 #47
There's little more inspiring than people of all sorts coming together to protest injustice bhikkhu Dec 2014 #49
Oh goodie, another hard-on for white hipsters OP. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #50
It's the skinny jeans... Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #109
Skinny jeans are a mainstream clothing staple in 2014. Quantess Dec 2014 #141
That'll do! WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #148
I guess that I can continue to support the anti-police protests then because my white family jwirr Dec 2014 #51
Except, of course, people who go around on Dem websites calling people 'white bourgie liberals'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #53
Glad you're not doing it, either. kcr Dec 2014 #54
You said it for me. Thanks. n/t UTUSN Dec 2014 #56
talk all the bullshit you want - but most cops are still sociopaths and you know it! Douglas Carpenter Dec 2014 #58
Been there, done that, got the release without prejudice seveneyes Dec 2014 #59
Seriously, Shaayecanaan? Scootaloo Dec 2014 #60
+1000 nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #98
No issue there shaayecanaan Dec 2014 #114
So, I guess you're really good at making friends. RiverLover Dec 2014 #62
Bourgies, booshies, boughetto... can't we all just get along? WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #91
Well said. n/t 7wo7rees Dec 2014 #101
Ugly comment KT2000 Dec 2014 #63
Beg to differ PumpkinAle Dec 2014 #64
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #65
+1 KT2000 Dec 2014 #86
I think this post is Kalidurga Dec 2014 #68
Bourgie? Don't lecture using words you clearly don't understand. Coventina Dec 2014 #72
I can think of a lot of things more pathetic. Demit Dec 2014 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Dec 2014 #76
Seems like everyone involved is playing the race card ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #78
Real easy for those least likely to be abused, jailed, or slaughtered to be color blind. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2014 #82
Wow, I didn't know they MADE straw men this big! hatrack Dec 2014 #83
OK, you win this thread!! Coventina Dec 2014 #85
I agree, that was a DUzy Hekate Dec 2014 #103
I met a traveler from an antique land, who said, "Two vast and trunkless legs of straw" hatrack Dec 2014 #133
Keeping a lid on poverty, unemployment and homelessness... SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #88
...And the inevitable Authoritarian Apologist Screed. Maedhros Dec 2014 #89
Congratulations Alittleliberal Dec 2014 #92
We need the "unrec" button back. nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #94
And a group dedicated to those *traumatized* by hipsters. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #149
There is. A bunch of working class whites voting against unions in order to show solidarity with McCamy Taylor Dec 2014 #97
. donheld Dec 2014 #99
limited knowledge.....tends to happen when one thinks without thinking it all through.... AuntPatsy Dec 2014 #100
A get off my lawn post Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #104
Actually there is: a drone like creature that never questions authority. Rex Dec 2014 #107
Why I don't like the term "white privilege" JI7 Dec 2014 #110
I like how you twist anti-police brutality into just anti-police RedCappedBandit Dec 2014 #112
It seems you achieved your objective. Feral Child Dec 2014 #113
Bravo!!!!!! forthemiddle Dec 2014 #115
Big fan of strawmen and cliche'? Darb Dec 2014 #122
I'm thinking tight rope walkers.. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #135
oh H2O Man Dec 2014 #117
The Only Thing More Pathetic....... ChoppinBroccoli Dec 2014 #118
Simpleton, rightist, cliche' bullshit. Darb Dec 2014 #119
But the shooter in this case was obviously insane. In this case I ask why he was never treated CTyankee Dec 2014 #121
If you listen to rage against the machine the you get some cred even if you are a white liberal Township75 Dec 2014 #123
That would be Paul Ryan. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #150
It is a hard job Demsrule86 Dec 2014 #124
Nothing more pathetic leftynyc Dec 2014 #126
OK - as another non-American, I'm going to say what the Americans have refrained from saying LeftishBrit Dec 2014 #128
Thank you. Best post of the thread. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #162
Good observations...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #163
Well said, bloke... kentuck Dec 2014 #164
War On Drugs, Quotas, Lawsuit Proliferation TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #129
Liberals? Really? Please fredamae Dec 2014 #130
I am sorry you have such a low opinion of your fellow citizens randr Dec 2014 #131
Right-wing blather. kentuck Dec 2014 #132
Interesting that you are the one telling people to know their place... joeybee12 Dec 2014 #134
There is nothing more pathetic that someone posting utter bollocks on message boards. tenderfoot Dec 2014 #136
Bourgeois definition... so you know what you're actually talking about justiceischeap Dec 2014 #138
I'm glad someone has the courage to speak to the *real* issue. Orsino Dec 2014 #139
This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Dec 2014 #140
No matter how hard it is, it is no excuse for police criminality. Taitertots Dec 2014 #142
Dickensian orphans, hungry kittens on a roof during a flood arely staircase Dec 2014 #144
What is pathetic is your own attitude toward progressives pnwmom Dec 2014 #145
The overwhelming majority of police are Republican and vote that way Downtown Hound Dec 2014 #147
I am suprised this poster did not get tombstoned, they obviously do not repsect others on this site. dilby Dec 2014 #152
I explained it a bit further upthread shaayecanaan Dec 2014 #159
Your misplaced supercilious outrage is duly noted. Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #153
i am not white and i have never worn a fuck the cops t-shirt La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #156
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