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169. "Put your hands behind your back"
My sympathy for the 15 year old girl who got pepper sprayed by the cop isn't complete. The cop gave her many opportunities to comply without the need of force. She chose to writhe around and resist him. Ultimately the cops are going to win and you can either get in the squad car willingly or by the cop's will.

Granted, she probably got pulled over because of some bullshit racial profiling but this isn't the way to protest that. If you want to make a stand here by screaming "I didn't do anything" you're probably put yourself in a position to get your ass beat.
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  -FUCK THIS COUNTRY. WE ARE LIVING IN A POLICE STATE. MLFerrell  Oct-12-07 02:51 PM   #0 
  - and it hasn't been siince 12/12/2000, when five REPUBLICAN-appointed members of the  niyad   Oct-12-07 02:53 PM   #1 
  - the fascist takeover started a lot earlier than that.  zonmoy   Oct-13-07 01:12 PM   #176 
  - Anymore? Were you asleep in EVERY American history class?  aquart   Oct-12-07 02:58 PM   #2 
  - You haven't any idea what a police state is.  robcon   Oct-12-07 02:58 PM   #3 
  - Ok then. A police brutality state. n/t  Artiechoke   Oct-12-07 03:43 PM   #20 
  - See post #57.  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 07:18 PM   #62 
  - do u have background to the second link?  bos1   Oct-13-07 05:20 AM   #111 
  - Actually, rob, only a fool would believe that there is only one kind of authoritarianism  tom_paine   Oct-13-07 01:44 AM   #104 
  - This writing deserves a thread of it's own! Great work  sce56   Oct-13-07 12:37 PM   #170 
  - Wonderful post. Thanks for the links. n/t  Pooka Fey   Oct-13-07 03:18 PM   #192 
  - I've been to a police state, and yes America is very much one.  Islander Expat   Oct-13-07 07:35 AM   #118 
  - Welcome to DU!  MLFerrell   Oct-13-07 08:50 AM   #123 
  - So: What police state did you live in, and what are your ideals of freedom?  Richardo   Oct-13-07 10:43 AM   #138 
     - Well, I'm a retired seaman, where do you want to talk about?  Islander Expat   Oct-13-07 07:50 PM   #205 
  - It is you how have not got a clue  ooglymoogly   Oct-13-07 11:21 AM   #150 
  - If you actually lived in a police state you would realize how foolish you sound  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 02:59 PM   #4 
  - And this pattern is OK with you? n/t  Artiechoke   Oct-12-07 03:44 PM   #21 
  - Well, I guess we'll just wait, then.  Chulanowa   Oct-12-07 04:09 PM   #32 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-12-07 04:38 PM   #41 
  - I'll speak my mind thank you very much  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 06:24 PM   #56 
     - You are naive.  IMModerate   Oct-13-07 11:06 AM   #142 
     - I am not naive  Marrah_G   Oct-13-07 12:05 PM   #161 
     - Insults? Are you new here?  IMModerate   Oct-13-07 12:30 PM   #168 
     - The Nazi Seizure of Power explains it better  UncleSepp   Oct-16-07 12:11 AM   #243 
     - or would it.  zonmoy   Oct-13-07 01:20 PM   #177 
  - I have lived in a Police State, and I'm here to tell you, this is NOT a good SIGN.  ShortnFiery   Oct-12-07 05:20 PM   #51 
  - Which one?  Richardo   Oct-13-07 10:42 AM   #137 
  - Jeez! How bad does it have to get?!  TheGoldenRule   Oct-12-07 09:12 PM   #73 
  - No, he's right, America has been a police state for many years now  Islander Expat   Oct-13-07 07:32 AM   #117 
  - Right--!!! If they're not breaking everyone's arms, you're not in a police state -- !!!! ?????  defendandprotect   Oct-13-07 09:04 AM   #126 
  - We have the highest incarceration rate in the world  davekriss   Oct-13-07 11:07 AM   #143 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-13-07 11:24 AM   #152 
  - Calling other posters Nazis, even in a backhanded way is against the rules  Marrah_G   Oct-13-07 12:20 PM   #167 
  - I agree Marrah.  LeftCoast   Oct-13-07 12:07 PM   #162 
  - agreed...  bridgit   Oct-13-07 01:39 PM   #180 
  - don't tase me bro  AngryAmish   Oct-12-07 02:59 PM   #5 
  - here ya go.  Snarkturian Clone   Oct-12-07 04:24 PM   #37 
  - I just heard that the boot camp pigs in Florida got cleared of manslaughter..  Webster Green   Oct-12-07 02:59 PM   #6 
  - No, we're not  NeedleCast   Oct-12-07 03:01 PM   #7 
  - Show me some prosecutions  Chulanowa   Oct-12-07 04:07 PM   #29 
  - Brilliant! I look forward to your next utterence...  KAZ   Oct-12-07 05:18 PM   #50 
  - You are part of a "brotherhood" or you are an outcast in  pokercat999   Oct-13-07 05:12 AM   #108 
  - According to a Zogby pollster on CNBC this afternoon, 10.1% of US households are  Purveyor   Oct-12-07 03:02 PM   #8 
  - I've seriously investigation the possibility.  ThomCat   Oct-12-07 03:08 PM   #10 
  - I would be one of those  Hydra   Oct-12-07 03:16 PM   #12 
  - I've lived here since the early 70's  English Lady   Oct-12-07 03:48 PM   #23 
  - Hopefully I'll see you there  Hydra   Oct-12-07 04:02 PM   #28 
  - English Lady, it may not be too late to get your sons British passports  Lydia Leftcoast   Oct-13-07 11:17 AM   #148 
  - I'm with ya. If I had the money I'd be outta here in a nano second!  TheGoldenRule   Oct-12-07 09:14 PM   #76 
  - That Is A  Megahurtz   Oct-12-07 03:52 PM   #26 
  - My brother and his wife and four kids recently moved to France.  tomeboy   Oct-12-07 04:26 PM   #38 
  - Yep, out of the US two years now,  MattSh   Oct-13-07 12:10 PM   #165 
     - Why not be humane; fly your loved ones out of the country?  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:11 PM   #214 
  - We are. We bought property in Panama in 2005.  mnhtnbb   Oct-12-07 05:23 PM   #52 
  - Panama was mentioned as one of the favorite destinations. They call it the new 'Florida'. eom  Purveyor   Oct-12-07 06:28 PM   #58 
  - If I could find a decent job in Canada, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand, I'd be gone ASAP.  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 07:18 PM   #61 
  - Did they say why?  NYC   Oct-12-07 09:05 PM   #70 
  - we shouldn't be doing the running, this thuggish regime we have  alyce douglas   Oct-12-07 09:50 PM   #79 
  - I'm seriously ready myself..Wow 10% though?  fujiyama   Oct-13-07 12:53 AM   #101 
  - If I had the money my shadow would have to run to catch up.  greyhound1966   Oct-13-07 03:01 AM   #106 
  - Our plan is to be out of the U.S. by the end of the year  kedrys   Oct-13-07 07:39 AM   #119 
  - Bye  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 07:53 PM   #207 
     - Snarky!  kedrys   Oct-14-07 01:30 PM   #238 
  - Found this through Google News  kedrys   Oct-13-07 09:00 AM   #125 
  - That's amazing, but believable  davekriss   Oct-13-07 11:10 AM   #144 
  - Anyone who thinks it's "just a few bad apples" on the police force  ThomCat   Oct-12-07 03:07 PM   #9 
  - Good post  fujiyama   Oct-13-07 01:04 AM   #102 
  - In any organization or group, the people at the top set the tone  Lydia Leftcoast   Oct-13-07 11:14 AM   #146 
  - it's interesting - I don't know a lot of police officers personally -  tigereye   Oct-13-07 08:54 AM   #124 
  - Reality check: If we lived in a police state we wouldn't be posting here.  Odin2005   Oct-12-07 03:13 PM   #11 
  - thank you  DS1   Oct-12-07 03:16 PM   #13 
  - correct and well said.  chimpsrsmarter   Oct-12-07 03:17 PM   #14 
  - if we don't stand opposed to these offenses to liberty, DU and Olbie will be next.  nashville_brook   Oct-12-07 03:23 PM   #16 
  - That's correct  Mad_Dem_X   Oct-12-07 03:36 PM   #18 
  - It seems that the increased brutality is acceptable to some. n/t  Artiechoke   Oct-12-07 03:49 PM   # 
     - Perhaps those people can see the difference between some bad police incidents and  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 04:11 PM   #33 
        - The perfect police state is where people don't even realize they are living in one.  John Q. Citizen   Oct-12-07 08:26 PM   #67 
        - The horse doesn't feel the reins  NYC   Oct-12-07 09:10 PM   #72 
        - Exactly. Time for some of you people to smarten up. n/t  NotGivingUp   Oct-12-07 10:30 PM   #87 
        - You need to read the Constitution because NONE of this shit is acceptable. NONE.  TheGoldenRule   Oct-12-07 09:18 PM   #77 
        - Not acceptable does not equal Police state  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 09:42 PM   #78 
        - Nope don't think so. You need to read this thread & the recommended books in this thread:  TheGoldenRule   Oct-12-07 10:02 PM   #81 
        - I have read the thread  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 10:07 PM   #83 
           - The gradual loss of rights is EXACTLY one of the warning signs.  TheGoldenRule   Oct-12-07 10:17 PM   #84 
              - I agree  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 10:27 PM   #86 
                 - So if we aren't allowed to post on DU tomorrow, or next week after the Topoff 4  TheGoldenRule   Oct-12-07 10:37 PM   #88 
                 - OK Mr Webster, how long should we wait, how many  pokercat999   Oct-13-07 05:19 AM   #110 
        - While I agree with you...  davekriss   Oct-13-07 11:25 AM   #154 
        - Look at American history, some of these things have been curtailed before.  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 07:52 PM   #206 
        - Police State  mrcolson   Oct-13-07 11:54 AM   #159 
           - Nailed it, mrcolson.  vickiss   Oct-13-07 02:59 PM   #189 
  - Yes, it's important to address these incidents- though I might  cali   Oct-12-07 04:29 PM   #39 
  - puhlease -- get real, just for a second, and then go back to your regularly scheduled snark  nashville_brook   Oct-12-07 04:52 PM   #45 
     - Let's see: You responded to this  cali   Oct-12-07 05:09 PM   #49 
        - "Asshole cops does not equal a police state."  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 10:58 PM   #89 
           - here's my contribution to a pissing contest re a thread on smoke/kids/cars  orleans   Oct-13-07 12:53 AM   #100 
           - Could be. Could be some measure  cali   Oct-13-07 06:49 AM   #116 
           - The brownshirts didn't start as asshole cops.  UncleSepp   Oct-16-07 12:26 AM   #244 
  - Ready and willing.  utopiansecretagent   Oct-13-07 08:54 PM   #219 
  - WRONG! TOTALLY FUCKING WRONG!  backscatter712   Oct-12-07 04:44 PM   #42 
  - THANK YOU  lynyrd_skynyrd   Oct-12-07 04:53 PM   #47 
  - I get it... some on this board don't.  themartyred   Oct-13-07 04:22 PM   #195 
  - The US isn't Germany.  Odin2005   Oct-12-07 08:35 PM   #68 
  - Do you really think that law-abiding citizens will just run amok?  Usrename   Oct-13-07 05:56 AM   #114 
  - We don't have to be Germany to be a neo-fascist state  davekriss   Oct-13-07 11:59 AM   #160 
  - ???How do you bring Germany into this???  Mrspeeker   Oct-13-07 12:59 PM   #172 
  - If you think there's a problem, take charge and be a leader. Stop whining "they're coming to get us"  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 07:48 PM   #204 
  - you might try reading the new mccarthy watch at progressive-- and tell me then  niyad   Oct-12-07 04:53 PM   #46 
  - You never studied Mexican modern history from the 1930's to present, I see.  John Q. Citizen   Oct-12-07 08:23 PM   #66 
  - Do you feel the water getting a little warmer yet?  ProudDad   Oct-12-07 11:44 PM   #92 
  - True, it's important to keep things in perspective  fujiyama   Oct-13-07 12:49 AM   #99 
  - Were Waco and  GrannyK   Oct-13-07 08:35 AM   #121 
  - What a Life of Privilege You Must Have Had  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-13-07 12:18 PM   #166 
  - I lived in a police state, and you are correct.  MADem   Oct-13-07 01:25 PM   #178 
  - And the more paranoid people think paranoia is immutable reality, the more likely we MIGHT become  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 07:56 PM   #208 
  - *DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* We have a winner!!  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 07:45 PM   #203 
  - Sorry. I had to post this.  Gregorian   Oct-12-07 03:19 PM   #15 
  - Yes, and in the good old days, the police never, ever abused their powers  onenote   Oct-12-07 03:28 PM   #17 
  - It's much worse now. And not confined to the south and blacks.  Artiechoke   Oct-12-07 03:48 PM   #24 
  - Fuck this country?  lurky   Oct-12-07 03:42 PM   #19 
  - "How about stop fucking my country?"  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 03:47 PM   #22 
     - Well said, BUT  English Lady   Oct-12-07 04:08 PM   #31 
     - yea, not only fucking the country ,raping it and abusing it too.  alyce douglas   Oct-12-07 10:03 PM   #82 
  - Does DU have a hyperbole patrol???  Zywiec   Oct-12-07 03:49 PM   #25 
  - This is hyperbole how?  backscatter712   Oct-12-07 05:25 PM   #53 
  - HAHAHAHAHAHAHA  Richardo   Oct-13-07 10:40 AM   #136 
     - So, unless the US is the exact replica of North Korea no one  Spazito   Oct-13-07 12:51 PM   #171 
        - I don't think in a real police state you'd be posting this material on a public website.  Richardo   Oct-13-07 01:10 PM   #175 
        - Actually, in a real police state you might well be posting, everything is  Spazito   Oct-13-07 09:43 PM   #220 
        - So we're all with you or against you?  UncleSepp   Oct-16-07 12:36 AM   #245 
  - Yes, me.  Odin2005   Oct-12-07 08:36 PM   #69 
  - It's got patrols for every other denominator of human nature, why not that one too?  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:10 PM   #213 
  - Check this out.  saddlesore   Oct-12-07 03:55 PM   #27 
  - That story about the girl dropping the cake is horrible.  Elrond Hubbard   Oct-12-07 04:08 PM   #30 
  - The new normal?  heraldsqure   Oct-12-07 04:16 PM   #34 
  - Hardly. Freaks like Jerry Springer and Maury have taken advantage of this stuff for years.  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 07:59 PM   #209 
  - Some days it is just too much to deal with.  Rainbowreflect   Oct-12-07 04:21 PM   #35 
  - You Can Also Add On  Megahurtz   Oct-12-07 04:23 PM   #36 
  - British cops  English Lady   Oct-12-07 04:37 PM   #40 
  - I Totally Agree!  Megahurtz   Oct-12-07 07:07 PM   #60 
  - Aren't the Brittish police armed these days?  Flatulo   Oct-13-07 01:04 PM   #174 
  - Video & video phones are a good thing.  Disturbed   Oct-12-07 04:50 PM   #43 
     - The Only Actual Witness  Megahurtz   Oct-12-07 07:25 PM   #63 
  - K&R. n/t  siri2k   Oct-12-07 04:52 PM   #44 
  - 2nd largest group abusing steroids after athletes  Ikonoklast   Oct-12-07 04:56 PM   #48 
  - K&R  Pastiche423   Oct-12-07 05:27 PM   #54 
  - That's a great picture.  XanaDUer   Oct-14-07 10:53 AM   #225 
     - I think so too  Pastiche423   Oct-14-07 11:42 AM   #231 
        - I remember that now!  XanaDUer   Oct-14-07 11:58 AM   #232 
           - You're welcome!  Pastiche423   Oct-14-07 12:38 PM   #233 
  - it's interesting that many of these events involved either people with mental  tigereye   Oct-12-07 05:35 PM   #55 
  - After having read the many replies to this thread, I have a few things to say...  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 06:27 PM   #57 
  - Now that I can agree with  Marrah_G   Oct-12-07 06:29 PM   #59 
  - Depends on how many times you've been on the receiving end  ProudDad   Oct-12-07 11:52 PM   #93 
  - A worthy adaptation of Pastor Niemoller's pronouncement.  MLFerrell   Oct-13-07 12:12 AM   #97 
  - I think it's the lack of respect for police and authority overall -  tigereye   Oct-13-07 08:38 AM   #122 
  - Do you really think the problem is that  ThomCat   Oct-13-07 11:53 AM   #158 
  - I live in a large city and it does seem that there are more folks shooting  tigereye   Oct-13-07 06:58 PM   #197 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-13-07 07:23 PM   #200 
     - no need to be insulting just cuz I have a different viewpoint -  tigereye   Oct-13-07 07:30 PM   #201 
        - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-14-07 09:37 AM   #221 
        - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-14-07 10:59 AM   #226 
        - I would urge you to ask the next questions  ProudDad   Oct-14-07 01:28 PM   #237 
        - Would you delete my message if I ask why?  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-15-07 10:58 PM   #241 
     - It's About Power  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-14-07 11:01 AM   #227 
  - You are kidding, right?  sandyd921   Oct-13-07 04:11 PM   #194 
  - sorry, that's just how it seems sometimes...  tigereye   Oct-13-07 06:52 PM   #196 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-13-07 07:22 PM   #199 
        - no, I'm not blaming the victims...  tigereye   Oct-13-07 07:37 PM   #202 
           - You absolutely are blaming the victims.  ThomCat   Oct-14-07 09:38 AM   #222 
           - Good Grief  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-14-07 11:09 AM   #229 
              - make an argument instead of an attack and there isn't a problem -  tigereye   Oct-14-07 12:38 PM   #234 
                 - I made an argument.  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-15-07 10:51 PM   #239 
  - WOW, what a bizarre exercise in  ProudDad   Oct-14-07 01:24 PM   #236 
  - Yes. That makes much more sense.  UncleSepp   Oct-16-07 12:45 AM   #246 
  - c students.  lonestarnot   Oct-12-07 07:27 PM   #64 
  - Huh?  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 08:10 PM   #65 
  - Wha?  Megahurtz   Oct-12-07 09:06 PM   #71 
  - Maybe if you mean D or F...  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:05 PM   #211 
  - The mentally ill, or those who *act* mentally ill  truedelphi   Oct-13-07 12:09 PM   #164 
  - that's what I was thinking  tigereye   Oct-13-07 06:59 PM   #198 
  - Right...........because the police are so well known for their  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-15-07 11:03 PM   #242 
  - You're suggesting the police can't tell if the person is pretending to be ill, just to take  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:09 PM   #212 
  - I am not suggesting anything, but for the record I will state  truedelphi   Oct-14-07 01:24 PM   #235 
  - Scarey assed position to be in isn't it?  lonestarnot   Oct-14-07 10:04 AM   #223 
  - Are the 'miscreants' deliberately out of control, or did somebody light their proverbial fuse?  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:04 PM   #210 
  - Notice How Once Again You Blame the Victim  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-14-07 11:11 AM   #230 
  - Right.......  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-15-07 10:53 PM   #240 
  - Does an apparent proliferation of reports and videos necessarily reflect a change?  slackmaster   Oct-12-07 09:14 PM   #74 
  - As one who's been around  ProudDad   Oct-12-07 11:56 PM   #94 
  - true. could mean more people with cameras!  bos1   Oct-13-07 05:22 AM   #112 
  - 299million, 999thousands minus your incidents  Pavulon   Oct-12-07 09:14 PM   #75 
  - The hyperbole meter is off the charts right now, oh, wait, it just blew up : (  Dave From Canada   Oct-12-07 10:01 PM   #80 
  - Hyperbole?  ProudDad   Oct-12-07 11:59 PM   #95 
  - I've been harrassed by the police since the first day I've walked out of my house  MrScorpio   Oct-12-07 10:20 PM   #85 
  - "I'm black. It's nothing new to me."  MLFerrell   Oct-12-07 11:19 PM   #90 
     - It's always been a toss up when I'm dealing with cops  MrScorpio   Oct-12-07 11:34 PM   #91 
        - "I try my best to avoid them all."  MLFerrell   Oct-13-07 12:06 AM   #96 
  - You know, some people just don't see the incrementalism as clearly as you do.  file83   Oct-13-07 12:14 AM   #98 
  - I firmly believe at least 50% of people are INCAPABLE of seeing incrementalism  tom_paine   Oct-13-07 01:49 AM   #105 
     - You are correct. I know that we are in the minority.  AX10   Oct-13-07 11:19 AM   #149 
  - ..  Richardo   Oct-13-07 01:14 AM   #103 
  - Hee hee!  piesRsquare   Oct-13-07 06:39 AM   #115 
     - ..  Richardo   Oct-13-07 10:15 AM   #134 
  - Police are motivated and influenced by TV  liberal hypnotist   Oct-13-07 03:35 AM   #107 
  - Who the hell isn't influenced by the media? The rapists, murderers and stuntmen wannabes?!  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:14 PM   #215 
  - when I saw DUers support the tasering, I came to agree with you on the Police State thing.  bos1   Oct-13-07 05:18 AM   #109 
  - Call me when they start gunning down protesters.  Perry Logan   Oct-13-07 05:39 AM   #113 
  - Just wait a bit...  backscatter712   Oct-13-07 10:11 AM   #133 
  - But I can't retro-call you in 1970  Lydia Leftcoast   Oct-13-07 11:24 AM   #153 
  - Freedom in the US is  Oldenuff   Oct-13-07 08:33 AM   #120 
  - K&R  Pooka Fey   Oct-13-07 09:04 AM   #127 
  - K&R  dicksteele   Oct-13-07 09:06 AM   #128 
  - OP Delete.  Le Taz Hot   Oct-13-07 09:08 AM   #129 
  - Did I inadvertently offend you somehow?  MLFerrell   Oct-13-07 09:40 AM   #130 
     - No.  Le Taz Hot   Oct-13-07 10:57 AM   #141 
  - Go rent "The Lives of Others" (Das Leben der Anderen) - great movie  kskiska   Oct-13-07 09:51 AM   #131 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-13-07 09:55 AM   #132 
  - Well, that certainly is a mature, nuanced, well though out response.  MLFerrell   Oct-13-07 10:33 AM   #135 
  - You can still live the American dream  Black Adder   Oct-13-07 10:45 AM   #139 
  - See post #216.  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:17 PM   #217 
  - To all of you still in total denial:  Warren Stupidity   Oct-13-07 10:52 AM   #140 
  - Yes we are! and it all began and was brought on by the  ooglymoogly   Oct-13-07 11:13 AM   #145 
  - Where are there a couple of stray bullets when you need some.  AX10   Oct-13-07 11:15 AM   #147 
  - I am seriously considering trying to get Canadian permanent residency.  roamer65   Oct-13-07 11:22 AM   #151 
  - See post #217, but I'll add -  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:18 PM   #218 
  - DUH!  RoccoR5955   Oct-13-07 11:35 AM   #155 
  - I'd say the Military Commissions Act nailed the coffin lid down...  warren pease   Oct-13-07 11:40 AM   #156 
  - How about getting pulled over and cite for 71mph when your cruise was set on 61mph??  Roland99   Oct-13-07 11:44 AM   #157 
  - Yeah. Textbook case of a police-state right there.  LeftCoast   Oct-13-07 12:08 PM   #163 
     - Did I say it was? Was merely commenting on what happened to me yesterday.  Roland99   Oct-13-07 02:59 PM   #190 
  - "Put your hands behind your back"  Cant trust em   Oct-13-07 12:32 PM   #169 
  - My opinion is we live in a repressive state that...  davekriss   Oct-13-07 01:00 PM   #173 
  - Agreed, although all the mechanisms are in place...  warren pease   Oct-13-07 01:39 PM   #179 
     - Pretty scary, isn't it  davekriss   Oct-13-07 02:55 PM   #187 
        - I'm RIGHT, dammit! er, maybe not...  warren pease   Oct-13-07 03:31 PM   #193 
  - I have had my phoned tapped, I've been surveiled and harassed.  BornagainDUer   Oct-13-07 01:44 PM   #181 
  - The presence of so many Psy-ops types at DU and presumably every  BornagainDUer   Oct-13-07 01:51 PM   #182 
  - I say that eveyday around here!!!!!!! K&R!  Joanne98   Oct-13-07 01:53 PM   #183 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-13-07 02:39 PM   #184 
  - Reminds me of a Tom Paxton song from  tomg   Oct-13-07 02:43 PM   #185 
  - yes.  KG   Oct-13-07 02:46 PM   #186 
  - Police State  Thothmes   Oct-13-07 02:56 PM   #188 
  - Nonsense  fightthegoodfightnow   Oct-14-07 11:05 AM   #228 
  - "A police state will not permit dissension."  Swamp Rat   Oct-16-07 01:00 AM   #247 
  - Well,when I see Wat's going on in you country...  jeff30997   Oct-13-07 03:09 PM   #191 
  - ROTFLMAO  HypnoToad   Oct-13-07 08:15 PM   #216 
  - We have an america-hater!!! lol. Don't confuse country with its government n/t  SergeyDovlatov   Oct-14-07 10:43 AM   #224 
 

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