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(Without Comment) (Original Post) Earth_First Apr 2014 OP
Yep, pretty much the double standard. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #1
k&r n/t RainDog Apr 2014 #2
K&R Blue Owl Apr 2014 #3
Our foreign policy on the domestic level. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #4
Nailed it! Oakenshield Apr 2014 #12
Stupid crazy! BlueJac Apr 2014 #5
Arm the Hippies! then watch that cop shit his shorts NightWatcher Apr 2014 #6
Protestors have done that. Governor Reagan and friends shit themselves in their hurry to stop it. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #13
I see armed law abiding citizens exercising their freedom to assemble and bear arms NightWatcher Apr 2014 #18
ah, but you missed the key detail that people like Reagan would never say out loud. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Moostache Apr 2014 #37
amerika, 2014 heaven05 Apr 2014 #7
That about sums it up. nt TBF Apr 2014 #8
Hey republicans if we truly had a liberal media, the opposite would happen! Initech Apr 2014 #9
and the mindset that feeds on this is out there - the Republican party. toby jo Apr 2014 #10
Here's an idea for a better picture. (Maybe you can do it? I don't have the software.) TrollBuster9090 Apr 2014 #11
Ms. Alexander is clearly a victim of justice run amok discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2014 #16
Leaves, gets gun, comes back, fires in direction of children IronLionZion Apr 2014 #44
It tells us who side the government is on. zeemike Apr 2014 #14
Kick lillypaddle Apr 2014 #15
Justice in a Fascist nation. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #17
Classic abuse of what is the real vision of democracy. mylye2222 Apr 2014 #19
K&R. Nt newfie11 Apr 2014 #20
Geez, Skeeter was just playing with his extension n/t tom_kelly Apr 2014 #21
This is an apt portrayal of where we are in this country.... Swede Atlanta Apr 2014 #22
KR! Swede! mylye2222 Apr 2014 #23
k&r nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #24
"Not in my name" or "Over my dead body" Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #25
Nothing seems to make cops more violent ZombieHorde Apr 2014 #26
They hate hippies. L0oniX Apr 2014 #42
Sounds like the next occupy should be armed. We'll see what the coward police force does then. DireStrike Apr 2014 #27
And Occupy would loose. WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2014 #45
Agreed. -nt- DireStrike Apr 2014 #47
The guy in that picture maindawg Apr 2014 #29
I have a strong feeling a sealed indictment exists nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #32
That fellow was fired. But he filed a lawsuit and was granted unemployment compensation, I believe. byronius Apr 2014 #33
Recommend. nt Zorra Apr 2014 #30
a very angry k and r niyad Apr 2014 #31
I've seen the enemy. And he is us. blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #34
You deserve a cookie grahamhgreen Apr 2014 #35
Nice lunch tunes. thx. postulater Apr 2014 #46
K&R Moostache Apr 2014 #36
K&R yuiyoshida Apr 2014 #38
K&R n/t myrna minx Apr 2014 #39
K&R nt raouldukelives Apr 2014 #40
Life in the US of A in a "nutshell"! Thanks for posting! hue Apr 2014 #41
They have enough photos to easily identify this asshole. bvar22 Apr 2014 #43

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
4. Our foreign policy on the domestic level.
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 03:00 PM
Apr 2014

If the bullies are dangerous, (ie have nuclear weapons), 'use diplomacy', but if we think we can 'beat' them', use military force.

A sad commentary on how American government believes that 'might makes right'.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
18. I see armed law abiding citizens exercising their freedom to assemble and bear arms
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 05:15 PM
Apr 2014

They look more regulated than those hicks in Bundyland

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
28. ah, but you missed the key detail that people like Reagan would never say out loud.
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 06:29 PM
Apr 2014

Has to do with their skin color methinks.

Response to AtheistCrusader (Reply #13)

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
11. Here's an idea for a better picture. (Maybe you can do it? I don't have the software.)
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 04:24 PM
Apr 2014
1. Aims rifle, threatens to shoot federal agents. Walks away a free man. and

2. (Marissa Alexander) Fires a warning shot to stop her abusive husband from beating her, gets 20 years.



discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
16. Ms. Alexander is clearly a victim of justice run amok
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 05:08 PM
Apr 2014

I understand the principle behind outlawing 'warning shots' but absent actual injuries, (IMHO) warning shots should be punishable as misdemeanors.

 

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
19. Classic abuse of what is the real vision of democracy.
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 05:20 PM
Apr 2014

You protests peacefully, ,got gased, arested etc IT DOSNT SUIT CORPARATION
You threats a fellow with weapons, war weapons? You are a good rw patriot. It SUITS NRA AND RW LOBBY AND CORPORATIONS;

Go figure!

As we say in France: Deux poids deux mesures! ( two weights, two results!)

A loud minory goes always over a silent majority. The key, the absolute and unique key? MONEY.

 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
22. This is an apt portrayal of where we are in this country....
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 05:52 PM
Apr 2014

and it is getting more and more dangerous by the minute.

People who peacefully protest in order to raise awareness of important "human" issues such as poverty, joblessness, homelessness, the raping of the country by the 1%, etc. are treated like common criminals.

People who violently threaten law enforcement who are acting with the color of the law against "takers" who want more and more and don't want to pay for any of it are treated like it was a little squabble on the playground.

We are seriously challenged and I don't see anything getting any better. Those with everything continue to take more and more. Those with little or next to nothing continue to lose more and more.

There will come a time, perhaps not in my lifetime, when the 99% will come for the 1%. The result will be another civil war. The outcome will depend on if the U.S. military, mostly those who had few other real options in life, turn and side with the people or if we will have largely outsourced the military to mercenaries who are beholden to the 1%.

It isn't a prospect I wish on my nephews and their families but I fear this is where we are headed.

 

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
23. KR! Swede!
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 05:57 PM
Apr 2014

As a peaceful protester who was arrested for those same peaceful protests and essential issues, I can do nothing but back u!!! You made, not my day ( it's late here in france) but my night!

check this!

[link:http://

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and this!

DireStrike

(6,452 posts)
27. Sounds like the next occupy should be armed. We'll see what the coward police force does then.
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 06:25 PM
Apr 2014

(Not really. They would still attack.)

WHEN CRABS ROAR

(3,813 posts)
45. And Occupy would loose.
Wed Apr 23, 2014, 01:47 PM
Apr 2014

A nonviolent progressive populist general strike will work when we have the numbers to support it.

byronius

(7,394 posts)
33. That fellow was fired. But he filed a lawsuit and was granted unemployment compensation, I believe.
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:30 PM
Apr 2014

He's also an internet meme.

Edit:
Wait, I'm talking about the guy in the lower picture. The guy in the upper picture yes belongs in jail.

Fellow in the lower picture too, though. That was horrifying.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
43. They have enough photos to easily identify this asshole.
Wed Apr 23, 2014, 11:12 AM
Apr 2014

I am confident they know exactly WHO he is,
along with most of his friends.

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