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marym625

(17,997 posts)
99. Thank you, Cha
Fri Dec 26, 2014, 08:58 AM
Dec 2014

I didn't know about that but now I really love him!

They truly are heroes. But how sad is that?! To be hailed a hero just for standing up for what is right.

Interesting, I read just about everything in a couple other articles but neither mentioned the fact he was gay and married. I don't recall what publications I read. I wonder why they left that out.

This is a brave soul.

Mahalo, Cha!

No one is denying the need to be outraged. randome Dec 2014 #1
Completely disagree marym625 Dec 2014 #2
I think blame should be better targeted. randome Dec 2014 #3
If I knew the names of every police officer marym625 Dec 2014 #4
Case in point. Feral Child Dec 2014 #5
Well said! n/t marym625 Dec 2014 #13
Thanks! Feral Child Dec 2014 #63
Thanks for this post LeftOfWest Dec 2014 #18
Thanks for both comments. Feral Child Dec 2014 #62
I was never a cop. No idea where you got that from. randome Dec 2014 #65
Oh, perhaps I'm mistaken. Feral Child Dec 2014 #66
It most definitely was not me. randome Dec 2014 #76
Then I apologize for my assumption. Feral Child Dec 2014 #101
AMEN, nt Ligyron Dec 2014 #102
It's been an hour and forty minutes Feral Child Dec 2014 #70
Hey, it's Christmas. I'm busy. See my response above. randome Dec 2014 #77
How is that more productive marym625 Dec 2014 #92
What is that saying about All it takes for Evil to grow is for good men to do nothing. Bandit Dec 2014 #7
It's Edmund Burke marym625 Dec 2014 #10
How many of them have spoken out against the criminals among them? I know of one, sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #24
I named the only one I was positive about marym625 Dec 2014 #32
I included the Police Chief in the three I was thinking of. Here is a link to the sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #36
wow. that's some serious shit marym625 Dec 2014 #38
I'm sorry about your dad, that would indeed keep you from sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #39
I'm sure nothing happened to the corrupt cops marym625 Dec 2014 #42
The culture is corrupt from sea to shining sea. The desire to individualize at all times is a tactic TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #51
That would be all well and good if the people we were talking about SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #69
There's no dispute that we have a problem. randome Dec 2014 #79
You absolutely correct Mary. 99Forever Dec 2014 #6
Thank you, 99Forever marym625 Dec 2014 #11
So you believe in collective punishment? NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #8
It has nothing to do with collective punishment. Jappleseed Dec 2014 #9
Did I say they should all be punished? marym625 Dec 2014 #12
I continue to post in these threads... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #14
And.... marym625 Dec 2014 #15
And... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #19
I will accept that marym625 Dec 2014 #20
Nothing wrong with a good pun. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #22
I am saying there are marym625 Dec 2014 #37
I forgot to say thank you marym625 Dec 2014 #40
We disagree on a lot of things, Mary... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #72
Thank you marym625 Dec 2014 #80
That's like saying the German people who saw what was going on in Nazi justiceischeap Dec 2014 #27
Nazi Germany marym625 Dec 2014 #33
So What Have You RobinA Dec 2014 #67
I really resent replies like this marym625 Dec 2014 #75
95% ?!?!? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #58
Challenging that "probably 95%" statement... Ino Dec 2014 #73
I continue to ask why are GOOD cops silent if they are so GOOD? rbrnmw Dec 2014 #16
Amen to that! marym625 Dec 2014 #17
You do know that police officers who are prosecuted for crimes... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #21
recently very quiet they have been whining about how disrespected they are rbrnmw Dec 2014 #23
A bunch of white cops in Cleveland marym625 Dec 2014 #34
Fail... Ino Dec 2014 #74
Why are good Christians silent as the fundies take over the GOP and distort the religion? They are Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #29
Like the Muslims, they probably are not silent treestar Dec 2014 #54
You haven't challanged anything. You've complained. notadmblnd Dec 2014 #31
You did imply that because some cops are bad, that others have some duty treestar Dec 2014 #53
Bull marym625 Dec 2014 #57
Bravo. Ino Dec 2014 #82
and by the way marym625 Dec 2014 #60
Where are they? As I said above, I know of three so far. All of them have been villified sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #25
Sabrina, I don't think I've ever asked anyone to be silent about the bad ones. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #26
Sorry if I misunderstood you then. I know there are good cops, but they do not have sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #28
But I noticed you didn't say anything about being "sick" of police violence......... socialist_n_TN Dec 2014 #45
about as stupid as saying you're all for killing unarmed people Skittles Dec 2014 #30
What? marym625 Dec 2014 #35
some DUers have been accused of supporting the deaths of unarmed folk Skittles Dec 2014 #41
What? marym625 Dec 2014 #43
yup Skittles Dec 2014 #47
I couldn't be more confused marym625 Dec 2014 #48
I can think of a few reasons why some would never say anything negative about cops. Rex Dec 2014 #44
What indifference to which victims? marym625 Dec 2014 #49
When I wonder why there isn't more outrage on this and other problems, sometimes LiberalElite Dec 2014 #46
Love Margaret Mead marym625 Dec 2014 #50
It is not a liberal value to hold people responsible for the actions of others treestar Dec 2014 #52
seems you're expanding on my post and putting words in my mouth marym625 Dec 2014 #55
there might be treestar Dec 2014 #71
I don't know what you think a liberal is marym625 Dec 2014 #78
Within the big picture of all problems we are facing ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #56
Pretty high up there marym625 Dec 2014 #59
It ranks FAR below overpopulation and the myriad problems associated with that. 20score Dec 2014 #61
Bad police practices need to be addressed ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #64
This is a second civil rights movement. And it's very important. 20score Dec 2014 #68
Recent events involve less than 30 people. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #81
wow marym625 Dec 2014 #84
Ever hear of "reality?" JEFF9K Dec 2014 #85
Yes. You should try it sometime. marym625 Dec 2014 #87
I'm in it. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #90
No, not so much. marym625 Dec 2014 #91
That shows some serious misunderstanding of the 20score Dec 2014 #89
If you changed "police" to "Muslims" yoiur post would be right at home on Free Republic Lee-Lee Dec 2014 #83
yes. being a cop is exactly the same as being Muslim marym625 Dec 2014 #86
What you just wrote is insulting to the victims, 20score Dec 2014 #88
Nah, I don't see that at all. Cha Dec 2014 #97
Actually, this is more what we need to change the dialogue to: Initech Dec 2014 #93
We definitely need to include that in the conversation marym625 Dec 2014 #94
So does ALEC, they're just as dangerous as the NRA. Initech Dec 2014 #95
I think even more so marym625 Dec 2014 #98
There would be such progress if the Police Depts across our country recognized that illegal gun Cha Dec 2014 #96
Thank you, Cha marym625 Dec 2014 #99
I know what you mean about the fact that Chris Magnus is Gay and he and his Cha Dec 2014 #100
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