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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:19 PM Apr 2015

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Our police kill more Americans than ISIS could ever hope to kill.

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Our police kill more Americans than ISIS could ever hope to kill. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Apr 2015 OP

There are problems with the cops, but that's just not true. Renew Deal Apr 2015 #1

Yes it is. Drunken Irishman Apr 2015 #2

Certainly JonLP24 Apr 2015 #3

Men. They kill men. Bonobo Apr 2015 #4

I see what you did there! Ligyron Apr 2015 #5

I don't get it. Drunken Irishman Apr 2015 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Apr 2015 #8

That's scary when you put it that way. Rex Apr 2015 #7

stupid statement, and detracts from the real focus of the situation that African Americans are still_one Apr 2015 #9

LOL what a gross simplification of what's going on. Drunken Irishman Apr 2015 #11

Sorry sir, but making "open season" on African Americans is a gross violation of ones civil rights still_one Apr 2015 #12

Somebody tell Wolf Blitzer. n/t Comrade Grumpy Apr 2015 #10

Renew Deal

(81,843 posts)

1. There are problems with the cops, but that's just not true.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:20 PM

Apr 2015

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

2. Yes it is.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:25 PM

Apr 2015

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

3. Certainly

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:25 PM

Apr 2015

Even if you factor in that many of their fighters were in the 2003-2011 "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and the # Americans they have killed it still doesn't stack up to the # cops are killing on a daily basis.

I'm more scared of making a sudden or wrong move around a cop than ISIS.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

4. Men. They kill men.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:26 PM

Apr 2015

Mostly.

Ligyron

(7,615 posts)

5. I see what you did there!

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:30 PM

Apr 2015

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

6. I don't get it.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:31 PM

Apr 2015

Response to Bonobo (Reply #4)

pintobean This message was self-deleted by its author.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

7. That's scary when you put it that way.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:32 PM

Apr 2015

still_one

(92,060 posts)

9. stupid statement, and detracts from the real focus of the situation that African Americans are

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:55 PM

Apr 2015

having their civil rights taken away

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

11. LOL what a gross simplification of what's going on.

Reply to still_one (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 01:18 AM

Apr 2015

It's more than just having their civil rights taken away. Oy. talk about stupid statements.

still_one

(92,060 posts)

12. Sorry sir, but making "open season" on African Americans is a gross violation of ones civil rights

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 09:07 AM

Apr 2015

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

10. Somebody tell Wolf Blitzer. n/t

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 10:53 PM

Apr 2015

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