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jwirr

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14. All those fines that the city has paid for police actions against the people have absolutely no
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 09:56 AM
Apr 2015

impact on a police force that does not live in and pay city taxes. This is one of the laws that have to change.

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K&R SamKnause Apr 2015 #1
It has been pretty obvious to me that the police seem to consider themselves as occupying djean111 Apr 2015 #2
+1 daleanime Apr 2015 #3
Because the US is no longer a democracy fasttense Apr 2015 #5
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Brilliant! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #4
Police officers not living in the community in which they serve? mwooldri Apr 2015 #6
It's not the cost of housing... Human101948 Apr 2015 #8
Just, simply, work where you pay taxes erlewyne Apr 2015 #9
That wouldn't work in my town hack89 Apr 2015 #18
How much does it cost to provide housing? mwooldri Apr 2015 #20
Much more than we can afford hack89 Apr 2015 #21
Lessons learned: obey or we'll break your bones; resist and we'll kill you leveymg Apr 2015 #7
K&R....U.S. Police Military Training done in Israel... KoKo Apr 2015 #10
This explains why... odd_duck Apr 2015 #11
Not surprised AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #12
The training in Israel part is strange...why? Israel is an occupying force...is that a good civilian police model? Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #13
Here...JINSA/LEEP Program: KoKo Apr 2015 #15
It would be a start to immediately ban all police exchanges with a nation equating protestors with terrorists. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #19
All those fines that the city has paid for police actions against the people have absolutely no jwirr Apr 2015 #14
Police In #Ferguson Used Training From The Israeli Government KoKo Apr 2015 #16
K & R for an article with TRUTH mountain grammy Apr 2015 #17
People wil invent a million reasons to judge such a sensible proposal impossible alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #22
I couldn't stop thinking of Palestinians...and sure enough, I forgot about this. libdem4life Apr 2015 #23
Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #24
...1 KoKo Apr 2015 #25
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