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Warpy

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12. The cops are already over militarized

Reply to DashOneBravo (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2023, 11:15 PM

Jan 2023

They don't need a facility in which to train for house to house combat in a city.

Someone needs to step in and tell these guys that they are not an occupying army and we aren't insurgents.

Fucking Nixon, he did this to us to get around Posse Comitatus. We need to find a way to undo it.

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Protests erupt in downtown Atlanta over controversial 'Cop City' and the fatal police shooting of ac [View all] DashOneBravo Jan 2023 OP

Property damage and looting does not bring undivided attention. The Grand Illuminist Jan 2023 #1

there's a reason why almost all leadership stopdiggin Jan 2023 #6

Attempted murderer? manicdem Jan 2023 #2

If you believe the cops. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #3

they can figure out pretty quickly stopdiggin Jan 2023 #7

That's right. State Trooper shot. No conspiracy here. Cattledog Jan 2023 #13

Trooper was shot but how do we know the order of events? intheflow Jan 2023 #14

That's what an investigation is for, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #18

No footage has been released. It likely exists, though, and no one has said it doesn't. Jedi Guy Jan 2023 #21

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #26

Valid point. intheflow Jan 2023 #27

I dug around on the net for other stories since I was curious about the bodycam issue. Jedi Guy Jan 2023 #30

Yes, shooting a State Trooper is attempted murder. oldsoftie Jan 2023 #4

But there's no evidence that happened. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #9

Well there's a cop in the hospital who was shot. And they have the gun oldsoftie Jan 2023 #17

thanks for posting. I heard yesterday of the planned action BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #5

FTP. ACAB. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #8

I couldn't agree with you more. n/t spike jones Jan 2023 #10

Yes, yes, blue man bad. Blue man always bad. No exceptions. Jedi Guy Jan 2023 #22

Mayor office confirms DashOneBravo Jan 2023 #11

The cops are already over militarized Warpy Jan 2023 #12

I thought the argument around here was that cops DID need more training nt EX500rider Jan 2023 #31

Ever hear of de escalation training? Warpy Jan 2023 #32

But that is still training, which requires a facility, no? nt EX500rider Jan 2023 #34

People taking the side and word of the police right away. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2023 #15

Police do not get off all the time, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #16

Sure thing... ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2023 #36

Again, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #41

You must not be from the area. Most "lily white suburbs" are highly integrated these days. oldsoftie Jan 2023 #19

Yes. Atlanta's half black, holding a whole lot of those good Hortensis Jan 2023 #33

Anyone can sign up here RandiFan1290 Jan 2023 #20

They certainly can sign up here and post, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #23

Not that good. RandiFan1290 Jan 2023 #24

And sooner or later they slip up MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #25

I would dispute that stopdiggin Jan 2023 #29

well, we also have a considerable contingent of knee jerk stopdiggin Jan 2023 #28

Definitely. oldsoftie Jan 2023 #35

Does it "even" out? ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2023 #37

we are both here responding stopdiggin Jan 2023 #40

I'm confused... purr-rat beauty Jan 2023 #38

Some media outlets named the protesters Antifa right out of the gate in their first sentence. Hotler Jan 2023 #39