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19. I used to think highly the nation of my birth.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 07:35 AM

Nov 2015

I was mistaken.

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Dad Tells Cops They Need a Warrant to Search Home, So They Kick in His Door and Kill Him [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 OP

when will it end? marym625 Nov 2015 #1

It'll end when murderers in uniform are held responsible for their crimes. Adrahil Nov 2015 #12

That's it exactly. When cops know they will go to jail when they commit murder, they'll (mostly) Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #18

Go to jail... bvar22 Nov 2015 #31

I just don't know this country anymore marym625 Nov 2015 #22

It has been a fascist nation since the mid 1980s. hifiguy Nov 2015 #40

Absolutely. Everything you said is right on. marym625 Nov 2015 #47

So never then Bettie Nov 2015 #28

This will Begin to end when imthevicar Nov 2015 #16

+1 marym625 Nov 2015 #25

Well the Saying Goes... imthevicar Nov 2015 #35

One of the wisest things JFK ever said. hifiguy Nov 2015 #41

Great quote. n/t marym625 Nov 2015 #45

It won't end until the fascist power structure is taken down. hifiguy Nov 2015 #36

Completely agree! Sadly marym625 Nov 2015 #46

That's not far from where I live. Hissyspit Nov 2015 #2

Horrific newfie11 Nov 2015 #3

Please: we need broad police reform now! Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #4

100% wrong. hifiguy Nov 2015 #37

I stand corrected. But we still need police reform, such as Mr. Sanders proposes. eom Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #50

No more paid vacations. We need to start jailing cops. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #5

Fully agree. A badge is not a hunting license DFW Nov 2015 #10

Here is the story Alternet cribbed Android3.14 Nov 2015 #6

Agreed. Brickbat Nov 2015 #21

Thanks Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #49

Reports like this bring to mind Bill Hicks' observation in '93 deutsey Nov 2015 #7

Yep. That's what my perception of the show COPS is too. To send a message to stay in line GoneFishin Nov 2015 #9

Just another part of the oligarchs' propaganda machinery. hifiguy Nov 2015 #38

So we kick down doors and kill innocent civilians, shoot their dogs, shoot their kids, throw them GoneFishin Nov 2015 #8

No, it is not the same DFW Nov 2015 #13

The lack of justice and the ominpotence of the cops is the same. Thugs are killing innocent GoneFishin Nov 2015 #15

Not exactly. Our cops can not kill indescriminately. bvar22 Nov 2015 #32

The randomness of it shows that random terrorization of citizens hifiguy Nov 2015 #39

Awful Beyond Words...k and r. Stuart G Nov 2015 #11

"deputies arrived on scene to conduct an assault investigation" avebury Nov 2015 #14

Murdering cowards. nt DLevine Nov 2015 #17

I used to think highly the nation of my birth. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #19

We need someone like this guy damnedifIknow Nov 2015 #20

We do indeed. And NOW. hifiguy Nov 2015 #42

This is so exceptionally American. librechik Nov 2015 #23

This will never end. Not until cops police their own people. Rex Nov 2015 #24

ISIS?? meh - we got real terrorists jpak Nov 2015 #26

Cops are paid bullys with mostly no downside to any bad behavior! Nt Logical Nov 2015 #27

Yay, Cops! Iggo Nov 2015 #29

Horrible. nt. polly7 Nov 2015 #30

fuck tha police frylock Nov 2015 #33

NC dad fatally shot during struggle for Taser with Harnett Co. deputy, witness says struggle4progress Nov 2015 #34

what happens in the colonies (foreign or internalized) is PRACTICE MisterP Nov 2015 #43

Police have a license to kill. (full stop.) further, this "right" IS being re-enforced. nt Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #44

Personal take-a-away MosheFeingold Nov 2015 #48