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The Facebook page of the "Christian" band who started the brawl at Walmart (Original Post) jmowreader Apr 2015 OP
The best post is the one where they randomly start talking about chemtrails and Fukushima XemaSab Apr 2015 #1
The best part of the page is that they use only Hebrew names for God and Jesus jmowreader Apr 2015 #2
I've seen a few Fundies that do this Major Nikon Apr 2015 #9
Wow shenmue Apr 2015 #3
Started a brawl in walmart? When did this happen and what happened? diabeticman Apr 2015 #4
Here's the most recent of multiple threads about this: pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #5
Thanks. diabeticman Apr 2015 #7
Reminded me of the '68 Chicago Democratic Convention. I was a mere 9 years old at the time, KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #10
As a 19-year-old Army 2nd LT at Ft Jackson, SC, I was on red alert for riot duty in Chicago pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #11
Your story probably needs to become part of the 'history' of the time. I did not KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #12
It was quite a scene! arcane1 Apr 2015 #6
WOW!! diabeticman Apr 2015 #8

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
9. I've seen a few Fundies that do this
Sat Apr 11, 2015, 11:31 PM
Apr 2015

They seem to think it makes them appear to have more biblical knowledge then they actually do.

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
10. Reminded me of the '68 Chicago Democratic Convention. I was a mere 9 years old at the time,
Sat Apr 11, 2015, 11:39 PM
Apr 2015

but I still remember my parents' dismay while watching it and my far-more-conservative grandfather's muted words of approval for the police's actions.



pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
11. As a 19-year-old Army 2nd LT at Ft Jackson, SC, I was on red alert for riot duty in Chicago
Sat Apr 11, 2015, 11:54 PM
Apr 2015

Leading our contingency riot control squad was one of the 36 "additional duties" I had whlle serving as Executive Officer of the post's Special Troops company and we were on 24-hour alert to deploy there.

It's a good thing they didn't send us, though, as all of our training had been for Vietnam and we had zero training in civilian riot control. And some damn fool idiot probably would have issued us live ammo.


 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
12. Your story probably needs to become part of the 'history' of the time. I did not
Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:56 AM
Apr 2015

realize that the U.S. military had any possible plans to intervene in the events of Chicago '68 (and I think your deployment there would have represented a blatant violation of posse comitatus), Even though you were only 19, I strongly suspect your unit had far more fire discipline than Daley's pigs (based upon the judiciousness of your posts here). That was truly a 'police riot,' a harbinger of Ferguson 2014.

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