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philosslayer

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5. Your vigorous, knee-jerk defense of the police...

Reply to Lee-Lee (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 11:46 AM

Aug 2015

In light of the evidence immediately at hand and past actions of St Louis and St Louis area police (and police in general) is noted.

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The St. Louis police shot him in the back [View all] philosslayer Aug 2015 OP

And another and another and another, but the outrage on DU today will be how randys1 Aug 2015 #1

It's quite possible to be shot in the back while pointing a gun Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #2

+1000 B2G Aug 2015 #3

Your vigorous, knee-jerk defense of the police... philosslayer Aug 2015 #5

So a knee jerk defense of drug dealers with stolen guns is a better policy? Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #8

All I defended was common sense Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #9

It's true, no definitive conclusions are possible yet tkmorris Aug 2015 #10

And your vigorous, knee jerk accusation is ridiculous. GGJohn Aug 2015 #32

Some of us wait for more facts. 840high Aug 2015 #33

This is just an isolated incident..... daleanime Aug 2015 #6

Actually it kinda is... EX500rider Aug 2015 #20

Go find out how many people have died this year.... daleanime Aug 2015 #21

yes it does to me.. EX500rider Aug 2015 #22

What's the specific # of murder victims you're ok with? Nevernose Aug 2015 #23

The specific number is any who violently resist with a deadly weapon. EX500rider Aug 2015 #29

xactly +1 840high Aug 2015 #34

We have a different definitions.... daleanime Aug 2015 #30

that's a whole lot of people onethatcares Aug 2015 #24

Oh-Oh. Iggo Aug 2015 #7

You fuel the anti-police crowd, but you know this. Rex Aug 2015 #11

It's telling that simple facts and common sense Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #13

It seems you're confusing your own hypotheses with facts. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #14

Or the officers that shot madville Aug 2015 #17

I absolutely think there should be an investigation with this and every police shooting Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #4

There was a vigil of about 200 people logosoco Aug 2015 #18

Well this will bring out the most fervent of cop apologists. Rex Aug 2015 #12

Lmao. Seriously? cwydro Aug 2015 #15

I believe Lee-Lee is a cop mythology Aug 2015 #16

I was a deputy for close to 10 years Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #19

And yet you don't seem able to understand Nevernose Aug 2015 #26

Ohh, I get it. Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #27

The majority of cops in America don't get it, they don't understand a human with impunity and a gun uponit7771 Aug 2015 #31

Yes and there's a hung jury in the trial of the cop who killed malaise Aug 2015 #25

Kick. Agschmid Aug 2015 #28