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cui bono

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135. Absolutely. And if someone in South Central L.A. had refused to pay their property tax

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 03:23 PM

Aug 2014

and their friends showed up and pointed their rifles at federal agents do you think the feds would have stood down?

Of course not. We would have seen tanks then. And maybe even airstrikes. Wouldn't surprise me.

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Picture this in your neighborhood. On your sidewalk. I dare you. [View all] KeepItReal Aug 2014 OP

No WONDER they want a media blackout! Rex Aug 2014 #1

They ARE military police. They are using military tactics against civilians, we saw it during OWS sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #4

Yes. More evidence: KeepItReal Aug 2014 #19

It reminds me of images of apartied South Africa. blackspade Aug 2014 #125

It remind me of WTO Seattle suffragette Aug 2014 #41

cost the chief of police his job Nobel_Twaddle_III Aug 2014 #93

That must have hurt suffragette Aug 2014 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Aug 2014 #86

All they need are armored Humvees with machine guns, tanks, artillery, and a few flame throwers aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #2

They have all those except for the flame thrower. morningfog Aug 2014 #9

Some places have those too. JoeyT Aug 2014 #25

But they've got LRAD... druidity33 Aug 2014 #111

Step by step it's getting there unless someone/people in authority in this country step up RKP5637 Aug 2014 #126

There's a reason they're called "jack booted thugs" MohRokTah Aug 2014 #3

Jesus~ cyberswede Aug 2014 #5

K&R redqueen Aug 2014 #6

Funny, I didn't see these guys at the Bundy Ranch, sylvanus Aug 2014 #7

Best observation of the day ^ world wide wally Aug 2014 #8

Exactly. n/t truedelphi Aug 2014 #10

Maybe some of them were there as members of the militia. LoisB Aug 2014 #11

THIS nt redqueen Aug 2014 #14

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2014 #23

Yeah that should be made into a national focus point. Rex Aug 2014 #26

^^This^^^n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #47

+1000! nt raouldukelives Aug 2014 #50

but they dropped a bomb on MOVE in philly noiretextatique Aug 2014 #51

+1 -- welcome to du fishwax Aug 2014 #62

+1 myrna minx Aug 2014 #67

! City Lights Aug 2014 #74

+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #103

Those guys pointing guns at the cops probably weren't liberal either. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #106

Bingo! Scuba Aug 2014 #108

+1. Welcome to DU. IdaBriggs Aug 2014 #117

+1...nt freebrew Aug 2014 #122

+1 harun Aug 2014 #132

Absolutely. And if someone in South Central L.A. had refused to pay their property tax cui bono Aug 2014 #135

Good lord! procon Aug 2014 #12

+1 million Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #31

Because in their minds, it's happening to people who more or less deserve it. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #39

Been there... VScott Aug 2014 #13

Where were these pictures taken? SmittynMo Aug 2014 #18

It was during the search for the marathon bomber. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #30

I live within earshot of the shoot out and bomb(s) going off VScott Aug 2014 #45

That was going to be my reply. Martial law was essentially declared in Watertown, MA. EEO Aug 2014 #22

I don't know anyone in Ferguson that blew up a major sporting event... uponit7771 Aug 2014 #24

I don't know anyone in Boston/Watertown that looted stores VScott Aug 2014 #43

nor did the cops there shoot an unarmed black kid noiretextatique Aug 2014 #53

And if they had VScott Aug 2014 #54

sure...they have so many options noiretextatique Aug 2014 #73

Because looting, theft, arson, mayhem, vandalism, criminal behavior VScott Aug 2014 #79

I see you're trying to take the moral high ground. Maybe the Ferguson popo mackerel Aug 2014 #99

Good to know where you keep your priorities. n/t Scootaloo Aug 2014 #101

You may wish to explain why civility is expected of citizens malaise Aug 2014 #109

And you might want to explain how your home or business should be burnt down Egnever Aug 2014 #128

how very WHITE of you noiretextatique Aug 2014 #127

Well, they did, sort of. Fawke Em Aug 2014 #66

yep...black noiretextatique Aug 2014 #75

conditioning the public... smiley Aug 2014 #61

Exactly. Fawke Em Aug 2014 #68

I expect to see more scenes like this smiley Aug 2014 #83

"For the common good"... "if it only saves one life"... VScott Aug 2014 #84

Some people here on DU would LOVE for exactly that to happen shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #137

The Argentine junta, which killed 30,000 of its own people, was initially welcomed Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #92

I would assume smiley Aug 2014 #113

That is a damn false equivalency. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #94

It is not false equivalency. Both set of photos scare the crap out of me. Live and Learn Aug 2014 #100

+1 Tommymac Aug 2014 #105

I live 30 miles from Ferguson SmittynMo Aug 2014 #15

Is it any surprise when so many Military Police leave the service and..... Bonhomme Richard Aug 2014 #16

They need numbers printed on their uniforms and helmets RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #17

reminds me... cyberswede Aug 2014 #20

So many times lately . . . Brigid Aug 2014 #21

Quick, someone post a pic of the Boston cop with a jug of milk! mokawanis Aug 2014 #27

Because running out of milk is a CRISIS XemaSab Aug 2014 #29

Yes, it can be mokawanis Aug 2014 #32

You missed the XemaSab Aug 2014 #34

Oh, sorry XemaSab. mokawanis Aug 2014 #36

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

No it won't hootinholler Aug 2014 #116

They wonder why their kids are scared of the police! redstatebluegirl Aug 2014 #28

Well said. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #33

I want one of these passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #35

this tweet is sickening because its true... Takket Aug 2014 #37

. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #42

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #38

Land of the Gagged home of the Slave. easychoice Aug 2014 #98

Uncle Sam Goddamn meow2u3 Aug 2014 #138

Zappa had it figured in 1966 easychoice Aug 2014 #140

Excellent de-escalations skills there, Chief. dickthegrouch Aug 2014 #40

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Skidmore Aug 2014 #48

The caption from the source states otherwise VScott Aug 2014 #52

My error. Skidmore Aug 2014 #58

Nothing to correct. From the St. Louis Post Dispatch: KeepItReal Aug 2014 #55

WHY THE FUCK ARE THOSE WEAPONS AIMED????????? Moostache Aug 2014 #119

Ask VScott, who has all the answers. n/t crim son Aug 2014 #134

Where was that picture taken? Sanity Claws Aug 2014 #49

Ferguson, Missouri KeepItReal Aug 2014 #57

Where is the enemy they are dressed to kill? kentuck Aug 2014 #56

I shit you not, SWAT is outside my apartment right now! kjones Aug 2014 #59

As I said in another thread, we have a word for this... MindPilot Aug 2014 #60

k/r fishwax Aug 2014 #63

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #64

You are welcome. KeepItReal Aug 2014 #69

Right now on Chris Matthews Euphoria Aug 2014 #65

Who says the police are getting over-militarized? Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #70

Context? sulphurdunn Aug 2014 #71

Unarmed protester. Another unarmed black teenager killed. IdaBriggs Aug 2014 #118

What a picture damnedifIknow Aug 2014 #72

god damn race/civil war, i wish i was wrong randys1 Aug 2014 #76

all this to enforce a racist murder noiretextatique Aug 2014 #77

gestapo spanone Aug 2014 #78

A local newscaster mentioned how militarized the police have gotten in the last decade. catbyte Aug 2014 #80

To Protect And Serve The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks cantbeserious Aug 2014 #81

...and we are not supposed to run away from this? L0oniX Aug 2014 #82

There will be guerrilla war waged on the police... Moostache Aug 2014 #120

Top it off - the police are buzzing the area in helicopters - hedgehog Aug 2014 #85

I Don't Know What To Do ProgressiveJarhead Aug 2014 #87

I feel both, too PJ KeepItReal Aug 2014 #90

one step at a time grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #97

From kos Phlem Aug 2014 #88

Federal grants to militarize police departments. woo me with science Aug 2014 #89

Thanks for the links hueymahl Aug 2014 #115

Looks like the streets of Seattle durring WTO. Nobel_Twaddle_III Aug 2014 #91

"They hate our freedoms" grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #96

Those cops look so fucking ridiculous I can't even articulate it Number23 Aug 2014 #102

Is this next? Rapillion Aug 2014 #104

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #107

Arrest the Cop, Stop the Violence Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #110

Hear, hear. Bette Noir Aug 2014 #139

Not too hard I've seen similar more than once azurnoir Aug 2014 #112

I have. nt Javaman Aug 2014 #114

Remember when "the police" used to look like this? James48 Aug 2014 #121

That was always an illusion. X_Digger Aug 2014 #124

Terrifying. blackspade Aug 2014 #123

The world needs more testosterone like it needs more trapped global heat. nt valerief Aug 2014 #129

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

History repeating itself...When will we ever learn? mtngirl47 Aug 2014 #136