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dixiegrrrrl

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9. Matewan sprung to mind.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:20 PM

Jan 2015

Apparently Police Commissioner Bratton is vying for the Tone Deaf of the Year award.
Cops with machine guns facing unarmed protesters??

shades of Kent State...here we go again.

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New NYPD Anti-Terror Unit Will Get Machine Guns To Police Protesters [View all] n2doc Jan 2015 OP

........ daleanime Jan 2015 #1

Me too. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #12

"They’ll be equipped and trained...with long rifles and machine guns...to help with crowd control" leveymg Jan 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #5

You don't even have to read between the lines. They straight up say... TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #13

The police state in full force. I'm ready to go to NY to protest this. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #3

WTF?! octoberlib Jan 2015 #4

Everyone was ooh-ing and aah-ing over Bratton when he seemed to be backing KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #6

First Amendment Guns, you mean Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #7

And away we go! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #8

Matewan sprung to mind. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #9

"unfortunately sometimes necessary in these instances" RedCappedBandit Jan 2015 #10

"Terrorism" my shiny metal ass. hifiguy Jan 2015 #11

I wonder if he really means machine guns or just full auto assault rifles. dilby Jan 2015 #14