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CranialRectaLoopback

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17. If you think laws matter anymore then you haven't been paying attention.

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:47 PM

Jan 2013

We're at war. And the PATRIOT Act is coming to a town near you ... Backed up by domestic drones.

God bless you. And God bless the United States if America.

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Family: 7-year-old NYC boy handcuffed over $5 [View all] Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 OP

State sponsored street gang. Police officers are sick people. Yes, all of them. The ones that Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2013 #1

All of them? cartach Jan 2013 #8

Your concern is noted. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #9

squeaky clean. not even a parking ticket. nice try. Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2013 #11

Badge Sniffer! snort Jan 2013 #14

It took years to understand how right you are. They plethoro Jan 2013 #16

I have given the police the benefit of a doubt for too long Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #25

Megalomaniacs personified. Not all of them, but most of them. When the final battle begins, they plethoro Jan 2013 #12

I agree and the same code works for Congress & most politicians too. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #18

So, how does this differ get the red out Jan 2013 #2

Wow, what a great response. MrYikes Jan 2013 #3

I wish them luck in their lawsuit, but a quarter of a billion dollars seems problematic Orrex Jan 2013 #4

I agree... KansDem Jan 2013 #5

I could wish them luck in their lawsuit if aka-chmeee Jan 2013 #35

all the "small government conservatives" will be outraged by this story Enrique Jan 2013 #6

Meanwhile, in another part of NYC, Wall Streeters have been stealing billions. Yet, not a peep. bulloney Jan 2013 #7

It wasn't the $5. It was the ensuing fight. Nevertheless, this was pure stupidity. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #10

Happens all the time Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #24

What makes this so "special" was the extent of their mental torture. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #26

10 hours? Did they bring in Detective Goren from "Law & Order:CI", and have him bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #13

even if the boy whose money was supposedly stolen was telling the truth about what happened, niyad Jan 2013 #15

If you think laws matter anymore then you haven't been paying attention. CranialRectaLoopback Jan 2013 #17

The Patriot Act is here Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #23

You're right. I guess I still harbor some misguided hope :( CranialRectaLoopback Jan 2013 #31

JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED ROBROX Jan 2013 #19

Gosh, I wonder if all the run-ins Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #21

Sorry to hear about your mother and how her death was handled. grantcart Jan 2013 #28

Thank you for your kind thoughts Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #29

I understand. My wife of 30 years is the widow of policeman killed in the line of duty. grantcart Jan 2013 #30

I have spoken at length with a number of officers over the years Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #33

He's Latino. Who would have thought? KamaAina Jan 2013 #20

At least they didn't bomb his village. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #22

They're prepping him for a future in America's concentration camps aka for-profit prisons aka valerief Jan 2013 #27

250 million seems too high. But sorry the kid was treated this way Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #32

In my own run in Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #34