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HoosierCowboy

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14. Whether you support police or not
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:37 AM
Jul 2015

12 officers to subdue a kid on bike? This would have been a great time to rob a bank at the same time, somewhere across town.

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It's getting like 'dog bites man' news, now. I feel I'm getting 'police sadism and murder' fatigue. Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #1
I grok that fatigue duhneece Jul 2015 #3
Not long. I smell "Police felt threatened in past life, shoot dangerous unarmed black man" Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #6
What is truly disgusting is the MSM delayed response Android3.14 Jul 2015 #2
Exactly. That is one reason I am glad these events are clearly visible here on DU. We can at least jwirr Jul 2015 #11
The police are darn lucky he bit them lostnfound Jul 2015 #4
Whoa it even have to take UK newspaper to be concerned about this.... TRoN33 Jul 2015 #5
That's why I'm getting most of my news from non-US outlets erronis Jul 2015 #17
We may need to give police immunity from prosecution to end such abuse happyslug Jul 2015 #7
code of silence is heaven05 Jul 2015 #15
This shit is wearing me out. blackspade Jul 2015 #8
The Lot of them will end up with, imthevicar Jul 2015 #9
The City of Brotherly Love once earned that title because they were the center of the jwirr Jul 2015 #10
"pulled over Tyree Carroll for cycling on the wrong side of the road" Sunlei Jul 2015 #12
Here is the actual video. Larry Engels Jul 2015 #13
Thanks for the video (I think). It makes me cringe to watch what has happened to this country. erronis Jul 2015 #18
even the "black thugs" heaven05 Jul 2015 #21
bernie wants bad cops prosecuted questionseverything Jul 2015 #23
good one heaven05 Jul 2015 #25
It pays to ignore a lot of the narrative. Igel Jul 2015 #19
"But it doesn't matter, they all on the same team"... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #26
Whether you support police or not HoosierCowboy Jul 2015 #14
It is continuing daily, why is it still being allowed and the fact that they are still doing such AuntPatsy Jul 2015 #16
Philadelphia has criminals running around romanic Jul 2015 #20
A black man was being beat... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #27
They'll tart shooting anyone taking videos soon... Helen Borg Jul 2015 #22
Why do we as citizens have no power over the police? BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #24
kick Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #28
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