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Egalitarian Thug

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5. I never for a moment imagined I would live in an America where any sane person

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:19 PM

Sep 2013

should rightly be terrified of any encounter with the police. I used to know quite a few cops, and all of the good guys were pushed out of their various departments many years ago.

I'm sure there are still exceptions, but cops today are reich-wingnut bullies with a smattering of full blown psychopaths thrown in for the fear factor.

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Deaf Boy Tasered for being Deaf [View all] marble falls Sep 2013 OP

horrible. They knew he couldn't hear them. omg Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #1

Yay cops! Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #2

Of all places, the copskill fairly indescriminantlly here in Austin, Texas. marble falls Sep 2013 #3

I never for a moment imagined I would live in an America where any sane person Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #5

I do not trust cops. I do not trust the cops in my home town. marble falls Sep 2013 #16

You beat me to it. Rex Sep 2013 #15

He's right, the family will sue and the police likely settle, and then another vulnerable person Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #4

It is an endless stream... xocet Sep 2013 #6

Narrow minded, short sighted, punitive measures..so thoughtless and I worry about Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #10

Cops seem to be doing more damage with tasers than guns BainsBane Sep 2013 #7

Cops should not be trusted with these weapons. RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #8

did the cops know he was deaf? nt Prometheus Perez Sep 2013 #9

Yes they did, according to the story caraher Sep 2013 #11

welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #12

I would not place a bet on the idea. Savannahmann Sep 2013 #13

And they wonder why we call them pigs? Th1onein Sep 2013 #14