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Blues Heron

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35. Not at all

Reply to Klaralven (Reply #28)

Thu Dec 3, 2020, 03:01 PM

Dec 2020

Not ancient sectarian conflict. These are video game kids that got into gun culture. they're truly aimless.

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CNN: Obama cautions activists against using 'defund the police' slogan [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2020 OP

Again and again. empedocles Dec 2020 #1

There was a thread on this a couple of days ago. brush Dec 2020 #2

Disarm and drug test the police Blues Heron Dec 2020 #3

Disarm the police Loki Liesmith Dec 2020 #5

It's not a slogan, it's real Blues Heron Dec 2020 #7

You believe the majority believe that the police should be disarmed, and that would be a winning still_one Dec 2020 #11

They have a lot less people with firearms. tymorial Dec 2020 #14

Exactly - when necessary Blues Heron Dec 2020 #25

They also have MI-5 and can call in the SAS and other military units as needed. Klaralven Dec 2020 #29

They have less guns. tymorial Dec 2020 #40

You missed the point that their citizenry have far far less guns tymorial Dec 2020 #39

You are selling a product Americans won't buy Loki Liesmith Dec 2020 #17

It's just a post dude, not selling anything Blues Heron Dec 2020 #26

The police in Northern Ireland are armed. We're more like Northern Ireland in social disorder. Klaralven Dec 2020 #23

not even close. Blues Heron Dec 2020 #27

Domestic groups that hate each other, organized crime, youth gangs, international terrorists? Klaralven Dec 2020 #28

Not at all Blues Heron Dec 2020 #35

The UK doesn't have 400 million guns in circulation among its population. BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #44

No kidding. This really isn't rocket science still_one Dec 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Dec 2020 #9

They were talking about this on The View yesterday Rorey Dec 2020 #4

Yep. It's that and more. tymorial Dec 2020 #16

Very well said Rorey Dec 2020 #18

Both matter - some really are saying take all the money away from the police Ms. Toad Dec 2020 #22

You're right, of course Rorey Dec 2020 #38

He's right. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2020 #6

To quote Rep.-elect Jamaal Bowman, "The problem is America's comfort with Black death -- WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #10

Doesn't matter what the problem is Loki Liesmith Dec 2020 #19

Exactly, Jamaal Bowman is much more connected with the base radius777 Dec 2020 #21

I don't get why anyone can possibly believe "defund the police" doesn't scare the shit... brush Dec 2020 #30

Cops are greedy right-wingers who just want to get paid. radius777 Dec 2020 #34

Pls don't paint the whole BLM movement as favoring that dumb ass slogan. brush Dec 2020 #37

I think... Mike Nelson Dec 2020 #12

"Re-fund the police!" - Yes! NT Rorey Dec 2020 #20

"Re-fund the police" is good. Just the difference of one letter makes a huge improvement. brush Dec 2020 #31

The first time I heard that I said "here we go again with another sure demosincebirth Dec 2020 #13

I don't think we should stop paying police officers. cbdo2007 Dec 2020 #15

It's not hard. Without police, neighborhood vigilante groups will form and work for free. Klaralven Dec 2020 #24

Do you really think that would work long-term, anything longer than a weather emergency? brush Dec 2020 #32

What specifically leads you to believe... LanternWaste Dec 2020 #41

They wouldn't necessarily be less racist. The KKK is an example of a volunteer order enforcing group Klaralven Dec 2020 #42

I could see assholes from the RIGHT WING side join the protesters doing this. bluestarone Dec 2020 #33

How about "Burn this shit down and start all over again" because police funding as it is now Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2020 #36

Any slogan you have to explain and qualify... Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #43