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Cali_Democrat

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1. Hmmmm...."he appeared to point an object at them"

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 03:05 PM

Apr 2012

Usually the unarmed suspects that are gunned down in a hail of bullets are "reaching for their waistband" or something like that. See the McDade shooting in Pasadena.

I guess that excuse was getting old. The coppers have to go with something else.

90 rounds? Are you fucking kidding me?

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LA police fire 90 rounds at fleeing, unarmed teen [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2012 OP

Hmmmm...."he appeared to point an object at them" Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #1

He was running from them, they were firing while chasing him tularetom Apr 2012 #2

They need to spend a lot more time on the shooting range Angry Dragon Apr 2012 #3

There was an earlier thread about this intaglio Apr 2012 #4