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20. You're crying because the police used tear gas on a guy with body armor
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 03:52 PM
Feb 2013

and a .50 caliber rifle and tons of ammunition.

That's crazy talk.

Newsflash: they're called law ENFORCEMENT.

They're not their to meditate with the guy and smoke a peace pipe. They're there to make sure he doesn't kill anyone else.

My thoughts are sharp_stick Feb 2013 #1
What if he decided to end it by charging the cops? hack89 Feb 2013 #2
The half dozen snipers stationed around the house would have killed him. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #4
But why risk it? Take the initiative and end it on your terms. hack89 Feb 2013 #5
this. you want to be acting not reacting loli phabay Feb 2013 #12
Negligible? Tell that to Jeremiah Mackay's familiy. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #7
Completely irrelevant comparison. Sorry to read that you are still unable to see the danger of Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #15
Sorry to see you believe police are required to run away from armed gunmen geek tragedy Feb 2013 #18
Are you still claiming to be a criminal defense attorney? You tried this crap on that other thread Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #22
I'm not a criminal defense attorney. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #24
But you claimed that anybody familiar with case law would take your position, Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #27
No, I support police following 4th Amendment standards. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #28
Primarily, nobody knew if he had a hostage... brooklynite Feb 2013 #3
So you think the police set fire to the cabin, not knowing if there was a hostage??? kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #11
I don't think they set fire to it... brooklynite Feb 2013 #31
They had no reason to suspect he had a hostage. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #17
I don't understand...how would torching the house after crashing into it with a vehicle HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #25
He had a sniper rifle that could shoot helicopters down from 1 kilometer. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #6
Obama ordered the situation resolved BEFORE the State of the Union speech Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #8
Add that sarcasm tag, pronto! nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #9
IT'S TWOO! IT'S TWOO! Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #16
Because our police forces are no longer peace keepers. They are paramilitary enforcers. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #10
You think peacekeeping means pacifism? geek tragedy Feb 2013 #13
Keep on trying to mischaracterize my position, it's so much fun to watch your contortion act. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #19
You're crying because the police used tear gas on a guy with body armor geek tragedy Feb 2013 #20
your last line is the most important line about this loli phabay Feb 2013 #29
"Yes, ma'am, there is a deranged psychotic murdering trained killer on your street." Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #14
+1000 n/t zappaman Feb 2013 #26
"this is not a defense of Dorner..." MindPilot Feb 2013 #21
Except that in the history of DU, there's never been any protest geek tragedy Feb 2013 #23
You count up the 'cops can do no wrong' crowd, will you? randome Feb 2013 #30
That's not reality. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #32
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