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39. in this case for certain

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 01:16 PM

Oct 2013

but when they do occur in WDC, we let the culprits go, dont we?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Posada_Carriles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Bosch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_car_bombings

and of course, we ignited the ongoing Car Bomb Derby in Iraq.

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Sisters question fatal shooting in DC police chase [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2013 OP

What happened was certainly tragic theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #1

To me, it was a police overreaction. Then again, I wasn't there and am only using RKP5637 Oct 2013 #2

80 mph down Constitution Ave, trying to penetrate 2 security barriers, 1 yo in back seat DrDan Oct 2013 #4

Despite the fact she did not shoot, probably what sums it up best is she was RKP5637 Oct 2013 #7

And the cops had no idea what she had in her car MiniMe Oct 2013 #25

video shows police tried to get her out of car, guns drawn, but Carey drove off at high speed wordpix Oct 2013 #44

Completely Unacceptable Imaginativeone Oct 2013 #3

Did you see the videos? theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #5

The police were lenient with her bigworld Oct 2013 #10

Thanks for the welcome :-) Imaginativeone Oct 2013 #17

Sadly, in this age of terra, the trunk of the car could have been laden with high explosives indepat Oct 2013 #51

Not what the police deem "erratic" Inkfreak Oct 2013 #16

Factually wrong. dgibby Oct 2013 #28

There are signs signifying just that. Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #32

not always thus reddread Oct 2013 #34

Yup. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #37

in this case for certain reddread Oct 2013 #39

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #38

Welcome to Du and good name choice. uppityperson Oct 2013 #40

hyperbole, much? She did not just "approach" the WH, she smashed through the barriers wordpix Oct 2013 #45

Where the hell were her sisters ... jessie04 Oct 2013 #6

Excellent question!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #8

It's much harder than you think theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #11

+1 As someone with several family members with mental health and addiction TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #13

As the saying goes, "you had to be there" theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #15

+ 1000 jessie04 Oct 2013 #22

No problem.... theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #24

the true blame is the cure reddread Oct 2013 #35

It is also probably a lot harder than we think treestar Oct 2013 #27

I agree theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #31

+1, I have a mentally ill acquaintance wordpix Oct 2013 #46

Excellent point treestar Oct 2013 #26

Unfortunately the police had little choice in this matter. Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #9

caltrops reddread Oct 2013 #33

Of course they do. It's their sister. chelsea0011 Oct 2013 #12

The High Speed Chase bucolic_frolic Oct 2013 #14

EMP Imaginativeone Oct 2013 #18

Go ahead Duckhunter935 Oct 2013 #23

That is one funny ass website ROFL snooper2 Oct 2013 #50

Not surprising Marrah_G Oct 2013 #19

I will pray for her, her sisters and her daughter bottomofthehill Oct 2013 #30

If she had killed people, the shooting would be less questioned Democat Oct 2013 #20

Our police forces are being trained as paramilitary attack squads randr Oct 2013 #21

who needs a death penalty reddread Oct 2013 #36

I would hope the security around the White House would be paramilitary.. EX500rider Oct 2013 #41

I hope they are well enough trained to assess a threat and randr Oct 2013 #42

It appears to most of us that they did just that. n/t EX500rider Oct 2013 #47

I will wait for an autopsy randr Oct 2013 #48

The police are NOT mind-readers, folks. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #29

I'm surprised she got away from the WH. sofa king Oct 2013 #43

Sometimes, things are simply a tragedy. This is one of those cases. hamsterjill Oct 2013 #49