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sabrina 1

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20. This isn't going to stop until the Federal Govt steps in to protect its own citizens from Police

Reply to L0oniX (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 12:17 PM

Aug 2015

killings and the fact that they get away with it. I hear a lot of rhetoric, but see NO effort to DO something about it. And if the Federal Govt refuses to protect its citizens, then maybe it's time to appeal to the International Community.

Shameful, no other nation would tolerate this, men, women AND children, hundreds murdered by cop since Jan. of THIS YEAR ALONE.

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�He wasn�t f*cking armed!' [View all] L0oniX Aug 2015 OP

W...T...F? Enough is enough. These assholes need to be tested for steroids, and prosecuted by GoneFishin Aug 2015 #1

From the video: 1monster Aug 2015 #2

Why do they always shoot to kill????????!!!! tblue Aug 2015 #3

That is how they are trained. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #5

Yes and while RWers scream about "Sanctuary Cities" tblue Aug 2015 #6

They have to. eggplant Aug 2015 #8

I suspect that it is part of cop lore that dead bodies are less likely to sue. Dead bodies are GoneFishin Aug 2015 #16

Again?!?!?!? Geez, how many does that make just in the last 3 months? 4lbs Aug 2015 #4

Here you go mountain grammy Aug 2015 #7

that is an amazing database NJCher Aug 2015 #9

Yes, it is, and it took a British paper to do it. mountain grammy Aug 2015 #17

It appears between 15 and 18 unarmed black people were killed by police in the last 3 months. 4lbs Aug 2015 #10

Proving, IMO, that these are certainly NOT "isolated incidents." mountain grammy Aug 2015 #18

When will people start doing to them what they do to us? Feeling the Bern Aug 2015 #11

It doesn't matter if someone was armed or not. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #12

Yup Takket Aug 2015 #13

slick deal for a murderer NJCher Aug 2015 #19

One thing needs to happen. Individual cops and police unions need to be the ones sued . . . brush Aug 2015 #14

Nazi filth.... Enthusiast Aug 2015 #15

This isn't going to stop until the Federal Govt steps in to protect its own citizens from Police sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #20