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raouldukelives

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11. How anyone could do that to another human being
Sat May 5, 2012, 11:58 AM
May 2012

or even watch it happen and do nothing is beyond me. I'd probably do fine as a cop until I saw a fellow officer do something like this and I'd be arrested myself or kicked off the force. You have to be able to turn a blind eye as a "peace officer" these days and sadly my patriotism compels me to react while watching a countrymen being denied rights people fought and died for 200 years ago almost as much as my faith disallows me from helping to hurt someone or bearing false witness. Very bad traits for any kind of paid employment involving killing people for the state here or abroad.

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And Hillary is in China scolding them for human rights abuses, why? Despicable actions, criminals. Mnemosyne May 2012 #1
These officers deserve summary execution. Which is why I don't attend protests. saras May 2012 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author The Magistrate May 2012 #3
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #6
"summary execution"????? ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #12
I feel you, saras, but summary executions are never the way to go. Zalatix May 2012 #15
The entire article is well worth the read. When the LAPD busted up coalition_unwilling May 2012 #4
The way things are and the way things are portrayed to be have never been the same Blecht May 2012 #5
The Majority of Americans have forgotten the history of it's birth and creation. BitaMig May 2012 #7
This is why I scarcely see the need for cops. This is all they do anymore. Zalatix May 2012 #8
No one is protecting shit! randome May 2012 #13
Really? Then how do you explain this? Zalatix May 2012 #14
All Donald has to do is make one three-minute phone call to the current mayor of NYC TBF May 2012 #19
Yeah, exactly. Who do these people around here think the cops will respond to first? Zalatix May 2012 #20
"Pain compliance techniques" are part of police training -- but they are widely abused starroute May 2012 #9
I've just been looking into the history of police brutality starroute May 2012 #10
How anyone could do that to another human being raouldukelives May 2012 #11
They are sociopaths. Odin2005 May 2012 #17
And people DARE tell me this is noty a police state? Odin2005 May 2012 #16
important! thank you for posting this inna May 2012 #18
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