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dixiegrrrrl

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48. Hope i read about a HUGE lawsuit, very very soon. n/t

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Footage reveals U.S. police shooting homeless man 46 times [View all] KamaAina Oct 2014 OP

America: One Nation Under Guns riverbendviewgal Oct 2014 #1

One has to wonder where the other 32 bullets went justiceischeap Oct 2014 #2

I was thinking the same thing. So trigger-happy but so accuracy-sad. arcane1 Oct 2014 #4

A bit OT, but I've heard or read somewhere that soldiers in combat often intentionally fire over the KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #6

If true, it would be a very, very minority of soldiers. GGJohn Oct 2014 #9

Well that is in todays modern army zeemike Oct 2014 #19

I was that Military. GGJohn Oct 2014 #36

So was I...only 5 years older. zeemike Oct 2014 #49

I agree. GGJohn Oct 2014 #55

I feel like I must defer to your life experience, as I have none in the military. I would, however, KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #41

Thanks for the link. GGJohn Oct 2014 #56

Please see sarisataka's post #47 in this thread for a more in-depth discussion. Turns out that, by KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #57

In the past it was true sarisataka Oct 2014 #47

We live in a phucked up society where people think guns joeybee12 Oct 2014 #3

Fucking goons BubbaFett Oct 2014 #5

why taze someone when you can have the pleasure of unloading your weapon into them? spanone Oct 2014 #7

EIGHT cops and not a one of them could come up with some other way to deal logosoco Oct 2014 #8

The man seemed very worried about the barking police dog. They needed to get the dog away Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #14

I didn't even pick up on that. I couldn't watch it with sound, the visuals were bad enough! nt logosoco Oct 2014 #17

These officers are psychopathic. This is what we've come to in America. The Ruling Oligarchs are rhett o rick Oct 2014 #10

Not JUST the officers... FiveGoodMen Oct 2014 #53

It's a Christian nation alright. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #11

Not if you were to ask Christ. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #54

The article says they shot 46 times and hit him 14 times. Even using new math that means rhett o rick Oct 2014 #12

"That's a lot of bullets flying around in public." KansDem Oct 2014 #28

I am reminded of the Cal. police who mistakenly shot up a pickup truck dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #46

That case brings up a lot of questions. What kind of policy is in place where rhett o rick Oct 2014 #50

No act of police sadism surprises me anymore. hifiguy Oct 2014 #13

The New Normal. Life is a fuckin' video game. nt valerief Oct 2014 #15

Can't bring myself to watch the video robbob Oct 2014 #16

He had a pen knife Politicalboi Oct 2014 #24

Well, they didn't behead him, so it's not really barbarism. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #18

They delivered milk later in the day, so all ok! nt Logical Oct 2014 #20

DUzy! KamaAina Oct 2014 #22

A firing line. Waiting for the order to execute the homeless man. Rex Oct 2014 #21

I'm pretty sure we have our Darren Wilson Award winners for the week. And month. KamaAina Oct 2014 #23

What you're seeing here is an execution. And were afraid of ISIS ?!?!?!?! blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #25

Cold blooded murder/an execution. And every one of those pigs will walk scot free. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #30

I believe this IS ISIS... freebrew Oct 2014 #45

Obvious gun-culture, cop-shoot-first mentality jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #26

Yeah, let's focus on hit percentages. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #33

Maybe we have a misunderstanding jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #61

Imagine if this headline read, "Police shoot wealthy Jewish couple truedelphi Oct 2014 #27

So much for American "justice". TxVietVet Oct 2014 #29

Death by police firing squad sakabatou Oct 2014 #31

Execution by police death squad - nt KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #43

All he police saw was "another nig**r" or in another situation a "piece of white trash" LiberalArkie Oct 2014 #32

How is the not heaven05 Oct 2014 #34

So sad. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #35

32 missed shots... Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #37

Sickening. blackspade Oct 2014 #38

How disgusting. BeanMusical Oct 2014 #39

Indeed. KamaAina Oct 2014 #52

Reminds me of those WW2 photos of the Nazi pumping shots into the Jews standing in front of a geretogo Oct 2014 #40

After they have shot him and then swarmed his dead body like a bunch of ants, tblue37 Oct 2014 #42

Not just shootings. # of LAPD cops convicted of violating Rodney King's civil rights: 4. Number of KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #44

Hope i read about a HUGE lawsuit, very very soon. n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #48

The military wouldn't be able to do this in Iraq. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #51

If you have mental illness undergroundpanther Oct 2014 #58

Tell me about it. KamaAina Oct 2014 #59

What? Did they run out of bullets? grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #60