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malthaussen

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11. I'm not so sure about that last point...

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 02:10 PM

Apr 2015

... police are notorious for shooting people lying on the ground. Agreed, that doesn't mean they think you're dead...

I guess there was a reason police were called "bears" in the CB radio era.

-- Mal

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wildlife safety poster modified to help public survive encounters with police [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

Sad to say. But I think this needs a kick. cwydro Apr 2015 #1

LOL, I just made a similar point (using a different specie but still..) Dragonfli Apr 2015 #2

I just saw that libodem Apr 2015 #5

It's brilliant! I would like to see copies made and pasted to every street pole Dragonfli Apr 2015 #6

Hope it goes viral too libodem Apr 2015 #7

Kicked SoapBox Apr 2015 #3

Big K&R sakabatou Apr 2015 #4

Playing dead could get you shot. zentrum Apr 2015 #8

true. that guy escaping on horse back yesterday, lay prone, still got beating Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #14

Pure street art gold. JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #9

. libodem Apr 2015 #10

I'm not so sure about that last point... malthaussen Apr 2015 #11

Sorry but playing dead does not work. Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Apr 2015 #12

No one said it did d_legendary1 Apr 2015 #13

Got anything else? I think people have been shot in every one of those positions. jtuck004 Apr 2015 #15

nope. this the one that went.viral Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #17

Good one K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #16

Kick, kick, kick!!! Heidi Apr 2015 #18