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54. I have no doubt they are a civil rights attorney.....in the same vein that Mr. Greenwald also

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #43)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 10:04 PM

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who you gonna call? Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #1

That will learn ya. Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #2

Extrajudicial execution Uponthegears Jul 2016 #3

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #4

Couldn't have brought dishonor Uponthegears Jul 2016 #6

yep +10 840high Jul 2016 #24

Well, since he was still firing at the cops... Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #5

Wasn't firing Uponthegears Jul 2016 #9

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Uponthegears Jul 2016 #15

Justified deadly force WhisCo Jul 2016 #8

Justified? Uponthegears Jul 2016 #10

If you're shooting people left and right, deadly force is justified for fucks sake WhisCo Jul 2016 #49

It would be a lot easier on people if they did not run. Jim Beard Jul 2016 #53

Yeah, I agree. Just stand there and let them shoot you. Ikonoklast Jul 2016 #63

So if the cops tell you to do something and you don't do it, killing is justified? Angel Martin Jul 2016 #68

Thank you for Uponthegears Jul 2016 #80

The actual facts of the Brown shooting Angel Martin Jul 2016 #88

WHAT . . . there's a difference between Uponthegears Jul 2016 #92

You equate Brown to a mass murderer armed to the teeth and issuing threats. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #75

Legitimate police action. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #21

... Adrahil Jul 2016 #51

You're 100% correct gratuitous Jul 2016 #73

Does the same apply to LaVoy Finicum? Matrosov Jul 2016 #79

I believe the claim Uponthegears Jul 2016 #82

He claimed he had planted explosive devices throughout Dallas Matrosov Jul 2016 #87

Forigve me if I don't feel sorry for that piece of shit. NaturalHigh Jul 2016 #95

Did they try tear gas? Red Mountain Jul 2016 #7

They talked about it Uponthegears Jul 2016 #12

I can see both sides on this one True Dough Jul 2016 #13

Trolling for a cop killer to boot. Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #14

It's called defending the Constitution Uponthegears Jul 2016 #16

Its called defending a cop killer. Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #17

"Defending" him Uponthegears Jul 2016 #23

By your inaccurate reading, there is nothing anybody could do that would merit mythology Jul 2016 #34

Did the Bastille Day Uponthegears Jul 2016 #45

or you have to wait until he runs out of fuel ! Angel Martin Jul 2016 #67

No....you misinterpret the 5th amendment. He got his due. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #19

Bring that argument Uponthegears Jul 2016 #25

No....it is you who claim the killing is "extrajudicial." That is an extrodinary msanthrope Jul 2016 #26

There was no authorizing legal proceedings Uponthegears Jul 2016 #33

It's unfortunate that you seem to think that 200 years of jurisprudence simply don't count. msanthrope Jul 2016 #35

"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime ..." Statistical Jul 2016 #38

Yeah.....no. He wasn't custodial. He was deemed an active threat, and refused to surrender.nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #41

Deemed an active threat = we killed him because he killed cops Statistical Jul 2016 #44

Exactly Uponthegears Jul 2016 #46

He hadn't fired a shot because the Dallas Police declined to present him with human targets. msanthrope Jul 2016 #50

Whose ass? Straw Man Jul 2016 #60

Perhaps if you'd been listening to the scanner.. you would have heard officers.. X_Digger Jul 2016 #65

It's called a trial Uponthegears Jul 2016 #39

Yeah.....you don't get a trial if you refuse custody. you cannot both flee msanthrope Jul 2016 #40

but a fugitive Uponthegears Jul 2016 #42

No reason to believe this one was. Perhaps you could cite a case,or a law you think msanthrope Jul 2016 #48

Yea Uponthegears Jul 2016 #72

Yeah....You think a Ruby Ridge lawsuit has some bearing on its incident? Um, no. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #85

I was willing Uponthegears Jul 2016 #86

To be fair, I haven't read past your first paragraph. But, I've enjoyed this subthread, where my msanthrope Jul 2016 #90

Take the draw Uponthegears Jul 2016 #91

Execution requires the subject be under control of the authority administering the sentence. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2016 #70

Hence the term "extrajudicial" Uponthegears Jul 2016 #74

Extrajudicial would not apply either. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2016 #83

I think in this case the old addage anyone can claim anything on the internet is applicable stevenleser Jul 2016 #43

I have no doubt they are a civil rights attorney.....in the same vein that Mr. Greenwald also msanthrope Jul 2016 #54

Oh my Uponthegears Jul 2016 #55

Steve graciously interviewed me on last Election night...I had been working for the Obama msanthrope Jul 2016 #56

For which you will be blessed Uponthegears Jul 2016 #58

You've presented nothing to argue with other than claims you are an attorney. stevenleser Jul 2016 #57

"Care to prove yourself" Uponthegears Jul 2016 #62

I didn't read past my misspelled user name. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #69

Sincerely sorry Uponthegears Jul 2016 #71

There are none unless he is arrested treestar Jul 2016 #36

Oh come on. Orrex Jul 2016 #81

I bet they didn't even offer him pizza, or a blankie. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #84

Monsters. Orrex Jul 2016 #94

Question: Is it unconstitutional.. X_Digger Jul 2016 #64

99% of the "peeps" here say it was JUSTIFIED. essme Jul 2016 #18

Please give us your contact info Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #22

I was a "youngin" when I voted in my first essme Jul 2016 #27

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #31

Broke open the bale, huh? Uponthegears Jul 2016 #37

You keep repeating an assertion that is very dubious: that he no longer poses a threat Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #76

At least you have proposed Uponthegears Jul 2016 #77

Mixed feelings on this one. backscatter712 Jul 2016 #20

I somewhat agree with that essme Jul 2016 #29

Heaven forbid Uponthegears Jul 2016 #30

Boom Boom.. Elmergantry Jul 2016 #28

PT RULES! n/t Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #32

Taking out an active shooter. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #47

No one has an issue Uponthegears Jul 2016 #52

Did he still have the gun? How long had it been since he had last shot someone? Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #66

This is still... deathrind Jul 2016 #59

I live in this city. I have lived here since 1969. We blew up 7wo7rees Jul 2016 #61

Kill bad man with guns=fine; bomb = OMG1!1!1! Bonx Jul 2016 #78

good robot nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #89

If a remote-controlled device is a robot, then so is a gun. randome Jul 2016 #93