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NightWatcher

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7. The swat team had been working a football practice game

Reply to VScott (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 12:18 PM

Apr 2015

Because you need militaristic storm troopers at a football scrimmage...

This cop was so very full of himself, because look at him, he's a powerful storm trooper protecting the people from a guy who might have given them the finger.

Demilitarize the Police

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