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38. Great post!

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Tue Jul 13, 2021, 04:03 PM

Jul 2021

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How, on God's green earth, did we get HERE? [View all] AndyS Jul 2021 OP

That's nailing it. You wrapped up the whole NRA/Wayne LaPierre taint in one.... brush Jul 2021 #1

Great post K&R berniesandersmittens Jul 2021 #2

The North Hollywood Shootout Srkdqltr Jul 2021 #3

Per Lethal Weapon. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #8

No. Not Lethal Weapom. Don't be absurd . Srkdqltr Jul 2021 #15

Went to B&B Guns out here in the valley to get rifles and their shotguns and pistols had no effect hardluck Jul 2021 #23

I also think this was a turning point. those guys had body armor and AK-47s IcyPeas Jul 2021 #34

"Charming cop show"? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #4

Comparatively speaking, yes, it was. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #7

You're right. It was. PCIntern Jul 2021 #9

Compared to... WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #12

The real life shit they do now Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #47

The LAPD at the time was worse than it is now but maybe not as well armed. hunter Jul 2021 #13

Both Dragnet and Adam-12 were copaganda in real time. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #18

How about hill street blues? Propaganda? Mosby Jul 2021 #21

Sure. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #24

LOL geardaddy Jul 2021 #29

Authoritarianism is easy. Democracy, equality is hard NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #5

Bingo!! Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #6

Saw a cop in IHOP a couple of weeks ago... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #10

I've seen some of them and wondered halfulglas Jul 2021 #48

Ahh the good ole days. multigraincracker Jul 2021 #11

There was an article several years ago about the impact of switching uniforms from CrispyQ Jul 2021 #14

What happened? Reagan. Grins Jul 2021 #16

⬆︎THIS⬆︎ Auggie Jul 2021 #26

Preach brother! HAB911 Jul 2021 #17

Started with the Newhall Shootout in 1970 hardluck Jul 2021 #19

Ask the surviving Koch brother and his pals who fund weaponry mayhem, who invested in Dick Cheney's Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #20

When was the last time the Fire Department got a cat out of a tree? brooklynite Jul 2021 #22

Yep, they've moved on to ducks. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #27

You can thank the war on drugs as far as the police YMB Jul 2021 #25

John Oliver nails it: Initech Jul 2021 #28

Oliver is the best. Under The Radar Jul 2021 #40

When I saw the Police Militarization segment... Initech Jul 2021 #41

It is like they are hoping for riots, at at least geared up for it. Under The Radar Jul 2021 #42

The US is and has been an imperialistic nation for a long time. jalan48 Jul 2021 #30

Lets put this where it belongs quakerboy Jul 2021 #31

Police killed by gunfire is about as low as the 50's and 60's... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #32

In otherwords, in spite of a massive buying of weapons quakerboy Jul 2021 #51

Also, gangs intrepidity Jul 2021 #33

agreed, the rise of street gangs (in their modern form) and the drug trade would be my guess Amishman Jul 2021 #37

When I watched Bowling For Columbine BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #35

If you remember Laugh -In, the first FFFOF award: hoosierspud Jul 2021 #36

Great post! IrishAfricanAmerican Jul 2021 #38

The best line was the last. Under The Radar Jul 2021 #39

I remember one episode of Adam-12 where one of the officers got into HUGE TROUBLE for... tenderfoot Jul 2021 #43

The original NRA was formed to fight the current NRA Buzz cook Jul 2021 #44

K&R Blue Owl Jul 2021 #45

Seems convenient that the promulgation is a two-fer. live love laugh Jul 2021 #46

Late 1960's Marthe48 Jul 2021 #49

There's an episode of Hill Street Blues, circa 1981... malthaussen Jul 2021 #50