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randys1

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28. And that is the problem. Forever Black people and Latino's have known they cant
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jan 2016

possibly trust the police, ever.

Now even white folks are coming to that conclusion, slowly but surely.

And it doesn't have to be this way, if the good, non lying cops would cross that blue line in droves, reporting on the bad ones, I would support them in a very big way.

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"Police are investigating to determine whether the suspect had been radicalized" MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #1
Radicalized by the police and judicial system. graegoyle Jan 2016 #2
HA! MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #3
They said he was radicalized by ISIS NYCButterfinger Jan 2016 #4
I'm sure they are. MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #5
News conference now on CNN. dgibby Jan 2016 #7
And that is the problem. Forever Black people and Latino's have known they cant randys1 Jan 2016 #28
Agreed. MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #30
.... 840high Jan 2016 #33
I hold police commissioners in the same regard as I hold for most cops MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #34
Thomas Roberts says he never heard any mentions of the word ISIS. Atman Jan 2016 #12
are you familiar with the phrase "a distinction without a difference?" nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #16
Wait, WHAT? "Islam" = ISIS? Atman Jan 2016 #22
we're talking about someone who decided to commit murder citing Islam nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #25
Again, how does that make it "ISIS" Atman Jan 2016 #29
No kidding, wow. I think the person you are talking to here needs an education about Muslims randys1 Jan 2016 #31
I do? geek tragedy Jan 2016 #37
What you're saying is FarrenH Jan 2016 #68
No, the point is that Daesh inspires stochastic acts of terrorism geek tragedy Jan 2016 #71
One point overlooked here is that the police are actually exempting Islam per se. Igel Jan 2016 #72
Did you look at the photos? bluedigger Jan 2016 #6
It's just that the cops lie so damn much MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #8
I suppose the cop could have initiated and opened fire first, but it seems unlikely. bluedigger Jan 2016 #10
Evidence matters most, greyl Jan 2016 #69
isn't shooting at a cop 13 times radical enough? Are we supposed to breathe a sigh of relief if he yurbud Jan 2016 #36
WTF? Cops claiming they have a "confession" that the suspect did the shooting in the name of Islam. Atman Jan 2016 #9
Look at the video. nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #11
I see the video. It is running in a continuous loop. Atman Jan 2016 #13
it's pretty clear that the guy went off the deep end and became a homicidal maniac geek tragedy Jan 2016 #15
Does the video indicate that the shooter was influenced by ISIS? philosslayer Jan 2016 #19
your "cartoon lefty" trolling routine has gotten really stale nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #21
It's very one note and unoriginal, I agree alcibiades_mystery Jan 2016 #39
some people's idea of clever ... nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #40
Late 90's Internet staple alcibiades_mystery Jan 2016 #41
The shooters mother said he had been hearing voices philosslayer Jan 2016 #54
We get it, we get it alcibiades_mystery Jan 2016 #60
I guess I don't get it. Atman Jan 2016 #63
philoslayer pretends to take Leftist positions, but takes the most absurd version alcibiades_mystery Jan 2016 #67
What is the political motive of the Philly police to say it's ISIS? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2016 #58
His name is Edward Archer. His mother says he's a devout Muslim. Demit Jan 2016 #18
MSNBC are saying police are giving no names, so they can't do any research. Atman Jan 2016 #32
Reporters from the city are closer to what's going on. Demit Jan 2016 #61
I would think a so-called news channel has people monitoring such things. Atman Jan 2016 #62
They swoop in thinking they're shit hot but Demit Jan 2016 #64
In case you're not aware, there really are Islamic extremists who are trying to kill us alcibiades_mystery Jan 2016 #38
You apparently didn't see the press conference. Atman Jan 2016 #42
I'm inclined to agree with you. christx30 Jan 2016 #48
Muslim sounding or not, he's an African American Muslim 7962 Jan 2016 #50
Edward Archer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (the suspect) MowCowWhoHow III Jan 2016 #14
He sounds mentally ill to me philosslayer Jan 2016 #49
Most terrorists are (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #73
blame the police for being attacked by an attempted murderer... Angel Martin Jan 2016 #17
What a steaming pile of horse shit. MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #20
And FURTHERMORE MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #23
Who blamed the police for being attacked? Atman Jan 2016 #24
First two comments under the OP. n/t christx30 Jan 2016 #26
So, basically MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #43
I'm sure there are people angry at police, christx30 Jan 2016 #45
Ok, I hear ya. MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #46
Unless you can show me where THAT cop did anything, no. 7962 Jan 2016 #51
Being anti-police is a good thing. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #56
No, it really isn't. Demit Jan 2016 #66
So, we supposedly have an ISIS attack on a cop in Philly, but... Atman Jan 2016 #27
you're working awfully hard to come up with a crazy talk angle on this nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #35
These days a photoshop gets caught instantly. You'll have to do better 7962 Jan 2016 #52
What is "all on film?" Atman Jan 2016 #55
I'm sure your skills are excellent. 7962 Jan 2016 #70
What the hell is he wearing? Is that a lab coat or a robe or something? Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #44
It's a throbe. grossproffit Jan 2016 #53
omg, that man went after the cop with a vengeance. Just luck the officer wasn't killed. Sunlei Jan 2016 #47
Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #57
What does that mean? rockfordfile Jan 2016 #59
it means they appove of vigilante justice Skittles Jan 2016 #74
This is DISGUSTING. GGJohn Jan 2016 #65
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