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29. The policeman who shot this kid committed suicide

Reply to Man from Pickens (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 04:04 PM

Dec 2014

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/106478678.html

He was a lot harder on himself than his department was, apparently.

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What I Did After Police Killed My Son [View all] Man from Pickens Dec 2014 OP

We live in a police state. end of story. KG Dec 2014 #1

no no no! Where's Hitler? Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #3

It hurts because it's true. :( AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #4

"Police state" is a gross exaggeration Major Nikon Dec 2014 #8

I tend to think of it as a spectrum of problems. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #12

Certainly they are genuine and serious problems which a civilized society needs to address Major Nikon Dec 2014 #18

Yes, a police state is being constructed around us. And yes, it's used to further political goals woo me with science Dec 2014 #28

one HELL of a post Woo... druidity33 Dec 2014 #32

That deserves its own thread Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #34

Here's the problem with your theory Major Nikon Dec 2014 #36

Ah, this goes hand in hand with sexism = women's fault / what we want or deserve.... bettyellen Dec 2014 #39

Pantload Major Nikon Dec 2014 #40

close grahampuba Dec 2014 #51

I pick my words carefully Major Nikon Dec 2014 #58

But we voted Obama in to dial down the wars and the spying, only to find Nay Dec 2014 #52

Which only proves that we are a nation of low interest voters Major Nikon Dec 2014 #57

I 'm not sure what you're getting at here. Nay Dec 2014 #59

+1 on the "OP of its own" reply. Thanks woo! Scuba Dec 2014 #47

That was like the Death Star of posts! Blasting away at the bullshit with an unimaginable magnitude TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #49

more here ...yea that's right ...I saved this stuff ...I think it was one of your posts. L0oniX Mar 2015 #60

the same people will tell you sexism is not an issue because we're not Saudi Arabia, LOL. bettyellen Dec 2014 #38

Exactly! And then when we get ordered into burkas, they say, "Who could have Nay Dec 2014 #53

no need for hyperbole, when so many women have no access to reproductive choice, but thanks bettyellen Dec 2014 #56

If the cops can accost anyone for any reason and demand papers Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #13

I don't agree Major Nikon Dec 2014 #15

Try not having id if the police as for. Hatchling Dec 2014 #23

I can't think of any dealings with police that are pleasant Major Nikon Dec 2014 #37

Such nice company to keep.... daleanime Dec 2014 #14

Since cops can shoot and kill people with impunity . . . Brigid Dec 2014 #16

Kim Jung * maps to Hitler. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #17

Not a Police State? Look at Occupy Wall Street! RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #45

Apparently all you really need to have a police state . . . Brigid Dec 2014 #10

Corporate is the new dictator. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2014 #22

Another good point. Present police states certainly don't have to resemble Nay Dec 2014 #54

Gulp. n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #2

Very few of us are legal experts in here, except for those with law degrees, but we all world wide wally Dec 2014 #5

"Shelter in place" Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #6

Awesome response to the worst thing a parent cleduc Dec 2014 #7

I think it is of value to recognize that black men are the majority of the people target because jwirr Dec 2014 #9

Our Government has placed the police above the law. That is what we have learned sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #11

Well said. woo me with science Dec 2014 #31

Another excellent point. nt Nay Dec 2014 #55

"IF they do this to one person they can do this to any one of us" gets blank stares mulsh Dec 2014 #19

You are so right. I dared ask a question the other night cpamomfromtexas Dec 2014 #44

Nice how none of the media got back to him... joeybee12 Dec 2014 #20

Title is misleading The Blue Flower Dec 2014 #21

He got the law passed in Wisconsin - TBF Dec 2014 #24

Something's fishy treestar Dec 2014 #25

Well attested story and the author is the victim's father. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #26

The policeman who shot this kid committed suicide ConservativeDemocrat Dec 2014 #29

That guy wasn't he shooter. GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #33

Oh, you're right. I missed that. ConservativeDemocrat Dec 2014 #35

Do Conservatives just make crap up? Tsiyu Dec 2014 #42

Yes, conservatives as a matter of course just make shit up and distort what isn't whole cloth. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #50

K&R The police state is deliberately constructed around us. woo me with science Dec 2014 #30

So This dad has to know Albert Gonzalez the murderer Tsiyu Dec 2014 #41

Experiencing violent death with personal involvement is often illuminating seveneyes Dec 2014 #43

A man who went into the wrong house after a night of drinking was killed by a cop undeterred Dec 2014 #46

terrible story. thanks for the link. eom LittleGirl Dec 2014 #48