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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:07 PM Original message |
My father was a cop. Riot duty was one of his favorite gigs. |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. If that is so, then why bother protecting their collective bargaining rights? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Police Unions rarely support Democrats |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Then we agree to a certain extent. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. If cops actually "protected and served" I'd be all for it |
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HDPaulG (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
65. Appears to "to protect and serve" the 1% |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
43. While I am a big supporter of labor in general, the police unions piss me off frequently |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #43 |
67. Agree -- too often they rush to the "blue line" -- protecting officers who should be in jail--!! |
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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
93. That "skin" should be real skin. |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. So you think that police should lose their collective bargaining |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Until the system of policing changing, only then can |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. In other words you believe the accusations in the OP,like |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. You can pretend that's not the case. You can lie to yourself and convince yourself of anything. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
69. Thought it very courageous ..... |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #69 |
140. I agree...a tough thing to have to acknowledge about your father's chosen profession |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. The Oakland PD should lose their collective bargaining rights. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:27 AM Response to Reply #25 |
88. No one should lose their collective bargaining rights. |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #88 |
135. Either the cops stand with the working class, or they sink. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
100. Maybe they should keep |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
101. Bloated paychecks? Really? |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
91. The attitude of the FOP in Columbus OH; |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #91 |
111. I was shocked at what I found when I installed a dispatching and arrest database for a police dept. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #111 |
141. kr |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I think a more effective method would be to regulate them so hard |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. +1 |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
73. Nah. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:21 AM Response to Reply #73 |
92. +1 n/t |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #19 |
120. Exactly. Incident reports. We in Social Work do that with incidents to |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
68. Yeah, I only believe in collective bargaining for human beings. nt |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
103. That is not the case: |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #103 |
107. I've known a couple of cops in my day....I had the chance to meet an ex-cop |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #9 |
110. I've seen them use these tactics in the distant future. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
118. Allegation without back up? There are plenty of people from the |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Because hiring free-agent mercenaries would actually be kind of worse. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
121. Blackwater/Ze anyone? |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Because of who we are, not because of who they are. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. +1 |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #34 |
70. +1 -- |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
81. Sorry, but like free speech, |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
137. I've always had mixed emotions about supporting cops in their negotiations. |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. Your Dad did all that..... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I am not a black and white thinker |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. He must have had some great redeeming qualities |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I don't know if *he* did that specifically, but he told me other cops did |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
102. how do you love a man who watched pregnant woman beat with a stick |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Ever heard of unconditional love? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Pretty much. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. Yep... me too... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #50 |
106. Um....One can "love" without it being "unconditional" |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #106 |
114. As if to illustrate... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #114 |
134. Oh my |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #134 |
142. Look it up... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #142 |
145. You look it up, dear |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. A dog peeing on the floor.. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. So why are you still here, posting, instead of downtown filling out a police report? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Please show me where the poster said his father did any such thing! |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. The original post said this: |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #54 |
75. While I understand your point -- and you have acted on your beliefs vs a nephew -- I think .... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #54 |
130. So you agree with me... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
64. No offense, but if any members of my family commited such atrocities, I would disown them. n/t |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #64 |
109. Same here...Unconditional love, my ass. n/t |
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Hanks (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
90. My thoughts exactly |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #90 |
113. No, not all cops are this way. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
132. Oh good Lord... |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #132 |
146. Oh good lord yourself...You've been known to cast a judgement or two here as well. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Exactly! It's the Same Old Shit all over again. I learned years ago this is |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. I agree. I watch OWS protests and think of the teabggers who |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. That, outrages me, teabaggers carry weapons, push RW fascist crap, and they |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
61. That is so well said. And I fear as you do that there will be curb after curb put on the internet. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. Think that comes in the cadet handbook. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. No doubt about it. I've know plenty of cops in my days and they were all the same. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. Wasn't just the ones wearing blue - My Dad, Uncles, hell, even my aunts, all good Democrats and |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Oh yes, I remember that.. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I think a lot of the "Reagan Democrats" meme that got going in the '80s was based on some of the |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I'm not sure there's that many unions in Kansas but I catch your drift.. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Divide and conquer. It's been working well since 1776. |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. No they haven't changed. I worked with cops a few years back. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. This is entirely true. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. Must not have been with the Berkeley PD |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Just like in Oakland, the police would respond with officers from all cities. |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. I know several people who had their consciousness raised by police batons to the skull |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. All police departments have an Asshole Quotient |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. as always |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I'm sorry - I didn't know I was supposed to provide evidence. I was just sharing my observation. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. it is, however, one of the problems of communication |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #42 |
95. I would suspect the vast majority of protests and rallies do indeed pass without incident. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #95 |
119. the OP seemed to make a claim about all protests |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:09 AM Response to Reply #36 |
86. Yes, and make sure you provide a link to your personal opinions |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. + 1 |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
57. +2 |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. Field Day by The Fraternity Of Man describes the attitude perfectly. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
41. in those days we called them pigs.... |
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idiotgardener (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Well, our knowledge of pigs has changed. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #49 |
104. It is evident that you have never confronted a Boar. They can be vicious. |
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idiotgardener (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #104 |
123. Why would I confront a boar? |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #123 |
136. If he cuts in line at the salad bar. |
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idiotgardener (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. Good thinking. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. But now we have YouTube. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
62. About those views on You Tube... |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:09 AM Response to Reply #62 |
82. Uh...no. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #62 |
98. And they are attempting to censor. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
45. K&R. nt |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
46. Police departments need serious psychological screening for applicants |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. They have that. They get exactly what they want. NT |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
122. +1 -- In Dallas when JFK was killed, 50% were KKK... LAPD when RFK was killed 50% John Birchers-!! |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #46 |
108. Totally agree. n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
51. All cops are either monsters or people who stick up for monsters. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
52. Too broad a brush. n/t |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
53. the strategy used with Anthony Bologna is brilliant and it works |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Yes, because GOD FORBID a cop lose 10 days of vacation pay.... |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. it spurred the growth of the OWS and stopped most of the police violence in New York |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
59. If that were my dad, this information would strictly be TMI. |
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Zanzoobar (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:57 PM Original message |
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Zanzoobar (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
60. I would print this and send it to him on his birthday. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
66. Thanks for telling us -- !! Sad -- but good to know -- !!! |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
71. My father ... |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Wow. This is why I still love DU. Thank you so much for sharing, and welcome to DU!! |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #71 |
77. well said.. we need more like your dad |
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1StrongBlackMan (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:21 PM Response to Reply #77 |
144. Another story about the riots ... |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
72. don't you love the smell of fascism in the morning. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
76. My dad was an LAPD homicide detective in the 60s who cried with shame over the Rodney King beating |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
78. Deleted message |
iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:57 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. haha |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:04 AM Response to Reply #78 |
96. Are you imagining a 30-something telling his 8 year old? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
79. Nutfuckers. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
83. We need people with live streaming cameras |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
84. brings to mind the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago . . . |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
85. My father was a cop in the late 1960s as well, in Florida |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #85 |
124. Thank you for letting us know -- !! |
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TheeHazelnut (166 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
87. Your dad confessed to murdering people to you? |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #87 |
97. Two things |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:42 AM Response to Original message |
89. Police in general |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-29-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #89 |
147. Higly paid?....You must be kidding. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
94. Thanks for sharing. This enlightened me quite a bit. :( n/t |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
99. Why don't those sympathetic 1%ers send helmets and body armor for the protesters to sleep in. |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
105. Jeebus. |
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Beavker (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
112. I semi-regularly donate to the Omaha FOP. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
115. Nothing has changed. We just have more cameras now. nt |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
116. That's some sick shit - thanks for illuminating us. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
117. Thank you for this. And isn't it a sad commentary on how far we have |
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bongbong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
125. A story |
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Dont call me Shirley (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
126. I'm so sorry for you, your mother and brothers/sisters that your father was a violent man. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
127. .... |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
128. Why do you think Poppy Bush owns all them donut stores? |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
129. That must have been a very .... interesting upbringing you had |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
131. My son in law was a cop...he's not a cop anymore, |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
133. Any link or data regarding hard ons and beatings? I'm willing to be surprised. eom |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
139. Dad's reputation - 237 recs |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #139 |
143. Same ol thing... Hate em til you need em or can use em... |
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