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Rafale

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7. Time to cut some budgets

Reply to chalmers (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 06:32 PM

Dec 2015

Start with the SWAT teams and the tanks the DoD passed them. Rechannel the money saved to better police training. Quality over quantity and no more wannabe SEAL team movie-style tactics. #feedup

Seriously mj is almost legal. How about going after some banisters, which of course would require real police work (research without gun smoke)?

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Federal judge: Drinking tea, shopping at a gardening store probable cause for SWAT raid on your home [View all] chalmers Dec 2015 OP

Congratulations to Kansas for having such a low crime rate... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #1

“Operation Constant Gardener" ?!?! wow... sounds like they had a lot of money and where looking to.. uponit7771 Dec 2015 #2

THIS: tblue37 Dec 2015 #3

"The couple, both former CIA analysts, awoke to pounding at the door." Jim__ Dec 2015 #4

Cops have become US tax-funded Terrorists, with no regard for civil liberties or justice. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #5

Big Brother is watching and I'm in a world of shit. lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #6

Time to cut some budgets Rafale Dec 2015 #7

Cut just happened in Columbia SC SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #8

Colorado, it isn't Kansas any more. L. Coyote Dec 2015 #9

damn!! I drink loose-leaf tea, and spend a LOT of time in gardening stores and gardening niyad Dec 2015 #10

When they have money, they need to show Unknown Beatle Dec 2015 #11

Becoming? Fumesucker Dec 2015 #12

Wheeeew, I think I'm safe HeiressofBickworth Dec 2015 #13

Not in my state. PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #14

It's actually a bit more disturbing MFrohike Dec 2015 #15

K & R for the information mrdmk Dec 2015 #16