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TreasonousBastard

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6. Oops! Glazed over the 3-day gig, but...

Reply to EarthFirst (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:16 PM

Mar 2018

it's still kinda cheap and sounds like eyewash to shut up certain mouths and not really do much.

And yes, guns and arrest authority to rent-a-cops is always a bad idea.

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Armed private guards will patrol State Street to aid security downtown [View all] EarthFirst Mar 2018 OP

So contracting armed "police" is a bad idea. JDC Mar 2018 #1

Pretty cheap-- one actual cop would cost more than that a year. TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #2

For one; its a three day a week gig... EarthFirst Mar 2018 #5

Oops! Glazed over the 3-day gig, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #6

I imagine there are some citizens I would trust more than the police. nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #3

madness nt msongs Mar 2018 #4

Downtown business district...dealing with panhandlers Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #7