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Moostache

(9,895 posts)
32. The police would open fire in about 2 seconds...
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 06:48 PM
Jul 2014

The paramilitary forces that we currently call "police" bear no resemblance to what most of us grew up recognizing as police officers. They are dominated by way too many trigger happy douchebags to think that a protest of people carrying gas masks would NOT be fired upon...

It would make Kent State look like a scratch by comparison to the carnage they would unleash now. And I guarantee the media coverage would slant waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to the ->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I am hysterical AND my hair is on fire -- [View all] Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2014 OP
Terrifying Rider3 Jul 2014 #1
I hope that those who might have been on the fence boston bean Jul 2014 #2
+1. Add to that the vastly, wilfully, ignorant. nt Hekate Jul 2014 #8
And the corollary to that, boston bean, is - I hope that those who might have been calimary Jul 2014 #25
Hear, hear! genwah Jul 2014 #42
Exactly calimary sheshe2 Jul 2014 #50
Check out my signature line. Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2014 #44
Too bad there's no ACA provision to address this bullshit leftstreet Jul 2014 #3
Actually, the ACA laid out very specifically what insurance needed to contain passiveporcupine Jul 2014 #39
That Guy Fawkes mask of yours Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #4
i hope not.. iamthebandfanman Jul 2014 #29
The police would open fire in about 2 seconds... Moostache Jul 2014 #32
And that sort of brutality iamthebandfanman Jul 2014 #41
Yes, and it's not that we don't know that that's always a possibility. Here in San Francisco genwah Jul 2014 #43
Why does everyone have to take things so literally? Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #34
Truth! Thank you Jackpine Radical! LiberalLoner Jul 2014 #35
Everyone upset by this ruling (90+%) need to start pressuring your lawmakers for single payer DJ13 Jul 2014 #5
Yup. Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2014 #6
And VOTE!!!!! calimary Jul 2014 #26
... but, but, but it's just a "woman's" issue (sarcasm) etherealtruth Jul 2014 #7
"The rights of women vs. the rights of people," the "justice" said n/t catrose Jul 2014 #10
Truly mind numbing etherealtruth Jul 2014 #11
I wish I could recommend this twice nilram Jul 2014 #9
Why is health care for women so threatening? littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #12
Don't you know women have abortions as a hobby? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #20
I wish I could have a littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #22
...try these.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #30
ZOmg! They would make the bitchin' est best littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #31
I firmly believe albino65 Jul 2014 #13
Me too,,, KarenS Jul 2014 #14
This is no time for hysterics. Trust Buster Jul 2014 #15
What do you suggest? Phentex Jul 2014 #16
Doing nothing, I guess. Because he/she evidently doesn't give a flying fuck. n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #19
fuckin NPR had comments from a GUY with the libertarian Cato Institute. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #17
Here's a fun fact Clyde Tenson Jul 2014 #18
Welcome to DU, Clyde Tenson! calimary Jul 2014 #28
today, another day later, hopemountain Jul 2014 #21
My knickers are twisted and I have the vapors over this. Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #23
It's really hard to type ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #24
I posted the SCOTUS picture on Facebook tavernier Jul 2014 #27
I think there are a lot of folks out there TBF Jul 2014 #33
The thing is they are picking the sisters because they think they can get away with it nolabels Jul 2014 #40
This is really important - TBF Jul 2014 #47
Yeah we're mad, get over it gwheezie Jul 2014 #36
+ a billion. LiberalLoner Jul 2014 #37
FOX News saiz, this is a win for women... Helen Borg Jul 2014 #38
Me too cally Jul 2014 #45
Notice it's men who are calling "hair on fire".. smh. Really? 'cause that's who Cha Jul 2014 #46
^^^^ THIS ^^^^ nt TBF Jul 2014 #48
I know whose hair I'd LIKE to see on fire..... Lifelong Protester Jul 2014 #49
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