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47. I know one of the guys who was at My Lai

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #41)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 07:46 PM

Jul 2013

and he still defends that massacre. Of course we don't speak anymore.

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Cops just shoot Everybody now, with surprisingly little social resistance [View all] cthulu2016 Jul 2013 OP

K&R MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #1

Is it crazy or what? I can't believe the number of cop shootings that seem unjustified. WCLinolVir Jul 2013 #2

And they expect everyone they're dealing with to have guns. DirkGently Jul 2013 #7

What would you have them do? Bay Boy Jul 2013 #77

What? Expect guns, or shoot the innocent? DirkGently Jul 2013 #79

Well, you said: Bay Boy Jul 2013 #81

New police uniform revealed nxylas Jul 2013 #67

nxylas, I think you meant this cop portrayal as parody? truedelphi Jul 2013 #68

When Judge Dredd was created in 1977, it was intended as satire nxylas Jul 2013 #70

The sheriff's office is usually not as well funded as the police dept. Talk about overkill. WCLinolVir Jul 2013 #72

The rationale behind it is this vehicle would come in handy if truedelphi Jul 2013 #74

Yeah, how do you protect yourself from rouge cops? KansDem Jul 2013 #3

You need a good foundation to protect yourself from rouge cops Orrex Jul 2013 #29

You caught that too, did you? IrishAyes Jul 2013 #30

You're going to make me blush. Orrex Jul 2013 #32

How, when I felt the same urge? Tempting target. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #36

Well, we all need a chance to makeup for our mistakes. Orrex Jul 2013 #37

Lord help me, how I love a good pun. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #38

Me too. Someday I hope to post one. Orrex Jul 2013 #39

Maybe I'm too lowbrow IrishAyes Jul 2013 #45

rogue KansDem Jul 2013 #73

Don't feel bad. We all do that occasionally. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #83

We have also been taught to assume that everyone is out to get the cops. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #4

+1 Go Vols Jul 2013 #8

Two jobs I've seen cited as more dangerous IrishAyes Jul 2013 #33

Farmers are most certainly heroes, then. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #40

Well, perhaps some sympathy and appreciation for the vanishing family farmer IrishAyes Jul 2013 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Jul 2013 #56

(sigh...) IrishAyes Jul 2013 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Jul 2013 #63

Police are only # 9 in list of most dangerous jobs happyslug Jul 2013 #57

Thanks for providing that info. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #69

I'm always griping about this flyspeck town where I retired IrishAyes Jul 2013 #82

Of course I'm not going to resist. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #5

define resist. frylock Jul 2013 #10

It was a joke AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #14

Joke is futile Orrex Jul 2013 #22

It's a defense mechanism. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #23

Defense is irrelevant. Joke is futile. Orrex Jul 2013 #26

I should have caught that. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #27

LOL Orrex Jul 2013 #31

And look at all the people who die from stun guns. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2013 #6

To protect him from himself, of course! IrishAyes Jul 2013 #34

Reminescent of Viet Nam. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #41

I know one of the guys who was at My Lai IrishAyes Jul 2013 #47

My enemies don't live in the middle sorefeet Jul 2013 #9

RATM Angelonthesidelines Jul 2013 #11

I think because some believe only cops are responsible enough to even own a gun The Straight Story Jul 2013 #12

I think that's an over-simplification Orrex Jul 2013 #25

On the plus side, most of the time they miss. Recently, eg, they fired 17 rounds and hit only once. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #13

As shown by events, cops are being purposely trained to deliver unnecessary and excessive violence. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #15

That is exactly correct. zeemike Jul 2013 #19

I am not here to defend all cops, many don't deserve shit from us, but many do! Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #52

Many? Not a single one. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #53

That is like saying all blacks are criminals, all Southern whites are Red Necks... Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #54

No, it's not. You are a lawyer? And you reason that "is like saying all blacks are criminals, AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #62

I see where you are coming from, but I could not disagree more. There are a lot of bad cops, yes, Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #86

I "cannot make blanket statement about a group"? Sure I can. All SchutzStaffel were evil assholes. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #87

Each cop has a "Jacket" that follows them around that is kept on them by law. Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #88

Great post dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #89

You're an attorney, so how many times have you been able, or know of other attorneys that Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #76

When there's too many rats in a cage - haele Jul 2013 #16

It's time for a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #17

But... but... MILK JUGS, and stuff! LAGC Jul 2013 #18

ha Marblehead Jul 2013 #44

Our "security" is more important than individual rights Vanje Jul 2013 #20

Seems society has embraced the idea that those who question authority (or defy it) should die. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #21

In part the harvest of 50+ years... JackRiddler Jul 2013 #24

Philip K Dick wrote about exactly that, in fact Orrex Jul 2013 #35

Yeah, I remember TV shows during the 1960s when cops lamented... KansDem Jul 2013 #75

Deference and reverence of the uniform/authority are the reason for this. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #28

Part of living in a police state is that it's residents get numbed to joeybee12 Jul 2013 #42

Drove up to Toronto, Ontario this morning etherealtruth Jul 2013 #43

Does the average person The Wizard Jul 2013 #48

I know of a county sheriff RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #59

Juries are just plain stupid. 100% trust the police. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #49

My dad was a lawyer and had stories about that stuff Tyrs WolfDaemon Jul 2013 #65

Wow, how depressing. I am sure your dad could write a book. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #71

Maybe the jury heard that the 'short guy' was COLGATE4 Jul 2013 #78

I asked my dad about it. Tyrs WolfDaemon Aug 2013 #85

He was fired? Then he may have gotten picked up by another department, one that wanted an AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #91

So true. Happens all the time. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #93

100%? pipi_k Aug 2013 #95

I will say this to I am blue in the face- VADem1980 Jul 2013 #50

I suspect that some parts of our country are different MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #51

Thank God I'm not non-white! AAO Jul 2013 #55

These days they shoot to kill RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #58

Even if it is just a mistake, any policeman that does this should be 'retired' from the force. reformist2 Jul 2013 #60

They're taking down the scenery...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #64

They're just trying to make the red dot larger. adirondacker Jul 2013 #66

That has really bothered me as of late. Rex Jul 2013 #80

tsk tsk IrishAyes Jul 2013 #84

The Stats FreeJoe Aug 2013 #90

There are 400-500 killed by police annually, and about 50 to 100 police killed FarCenter Aug 2013 #92

Only about 37% of police being killed are by criminals. Most are accidents. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #94

The 50 to 100 was for felonious killing -- it varies quite a bit year to year FarCenter Aug 2013 #96