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In reply to the discussion: Picture this in your neighborhood. On your sidewalk. I dare you. [View all]mokawanis
(4,455 posts)27. Quick, someone post a pic of the Boston cop with a jug of milk!
Those guys look like they're ready to re-take Fallujah.
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They ARE military police. They are using military tactics against civilians, we saw it during OWS
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#4
All they need are armored Humvees with machine guns, tanks, artillery, and a few flame throwers
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#2
Step by step it's getting there unless someone/people in authority in this country step up
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#126
Absolutely. And if someone in South Central L.A. had refused to pay their property tax
cui bono
Aug 2014
#135
Because in their minds, it's happening to people who more or less deserve it.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#39
That was going to be my reply. Martial law was essentially declared in Watertown, MA.
EEO
Aug 2014
#22
The Argentine junta, which killed 30,000 of its own people, was initially welcomed
Lydia Leftcoast
Aug 2014
#92
It is not false equivalency. Both set of photos scare the crap out of me.
Live and Learn
Aug 2014
#100
Is it any surprise when so many Military Police leave the service and.....
Bonhomme Richard
Aug 2014
#16
If this guy was a real helper, that would be 2% or skim. That whole stuff'll kill ya. n/t
CincyDem
Aug 2014
#44
A local newscaster mentioned how militarized the police have gotten in the last decade.
catbyte
Aug 2014
#80
And with all that equipment, they still took hours to get Brown's body off the street.
SunSeeker
Aug 2014
#130
If you've done nothing wrong, there's nothing to fear. Repeal the Second Amendment!!!!11!!
NYC_SKP
Aug 2014
#131
I actually did see almost that in my neighborhood after the Rodney King trial.
cui bono
Aug 2014
#133