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Bacchus4.0

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76. Chavez and being a Democrat have nothing to do with each other. I agree with the previous poster n/t
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 09:03 AM
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So they blew a check-point and got shot? Wilms Mar 2012 #1
an innocent 19 year old woman was killed, thats what n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #2
You demonstrate a lack of understanding COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #5
Estadounidense thinking izquierdista Mar 2012 #10
The police could have shot out a tire or two. pnwmom Mar 2012 #9
At night, on a speeding car? EFerrari Mar 2012 #13
No harder than shooting her, at night, in a speeding car. All they had to do was aim lower. pnwmom Mar 2012 #25
Unless you know where to buy *magic bullets... DRoseDARs Mar 2012 #28
The car was hit by 6 bullets, the girl was hit by three. joshcryer Mar 2012 #35
If they were firing indiscriminately, how come they didn't manage to hit a tire pnwmom Mar 2012 #39
The reporting of this shooting isn't great. EFerrari Mar 2012 #51
The police could've turned on their police lights. joshcryer Mar 2012 #21
si it's like that kid in Florida backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #15
A checkpoint in the second deadliest country on the planet, with no police lights on? joshcryer Mar 2012 #20
He said they ignored a police command to stop, fearing the officers might be robbers. MADem Mar 2012 #3
Please see my response (above) COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #6
It looks like MADem kind of gets your point. Lucky Luciano Mar 2012 #7
Yep. I lived in Ecuador for four years COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #8
I don't understand why I would have to take up residence to make an observation. MADem Mar 2012 #18
My point is that unless you have some COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #36
I've lived all over the world. I also learned to read when I was three years old. MADem Mar 2012 #42
With that reading expertise I can see how you COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #73
Well, say...speaking of reading, that line of mine you quoted was a riff off my subject line... MADem Mar 2012 #90
It IS easy to fake being the police, unfortunately DFW Mar 2012 #12
Bummer. nt MADem Mar 2012 #17
Yeah, I wish I could say otherwise. DFW Mar 2012 #72
That is too bad. Apparently trigger-happy cops aren't just a problem here. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #4
The lousy economy in Venezuela which COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #11
According to Chavez' justice minister in 2009 15-20% of murder and kidnappings were done by police. joshcryer Mar 2012 #19
That's a terrifying estimate. Makes it sound like Mexico or something. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #23
In some ways the out of control crime wave COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #74
I'll keep that in mind the next time I run into a police checkpoint reorg Mar 2012 #14
I suppose you don't live in the second deadliest (murderous) country on the planet? joshcryer Mar 2012 #16
I'm not a rich kid reorg Mar 2012 #22
I expect the prosecution of these criminals. joshcryer Mar 2012 #24
The point is that some people are masquerading as police pnwmom Mar 2012 #26
no, the point is reorg Mar 2012 #31
Where I live, cops have killed citizens for a broad variety of bogus reasons, no end in sight, Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #32
I don't see much Chavez bashing here. In fact I only see one instance where the comparison is made. joshcryer Mar 2012 #33
No, the point is that it's not unreasonable for some young dude to fear for his life... joshcryer Mar 2012 #34
that is not the claim reorg Mar 2012 #43
Yes, because the proper move over a stolen car is to execute the occupants. joshcryer Mar 2012 #45
The "some guy" you refer to is a diplomat from Chile. pnwmom Mar 2012 #38
I don't know where he is from reorg Mar 2012 #49
+1 nt. harmonicon Mar 2012 #71
I'm betting hard cars (bullet proofed) and ballistic clothing are big sellers lately. MADem Mar 2012 #44
Armored cars are a big thing in Caracas. Of course, you mention it... joshcryer Mar 2012 #46
I've driven a hard car a time or two--difficult as hell. MADem Mar 2012 #48
It is a whole region of high murder rates. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #87
Yeah, but by your own link, South America's crime is down, but it's up in Venezuela. joshcryer Mar 2012 #93
Spoken like someone who's only experienced first world problems. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #27
are you talking to me? reorg Mar 2012 #30
Nothing like generalizing COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #75
Sure, whatever. reorg Mar 2012 #83
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #85
Sorry, I cannot believe any Democrat would stick up for that rotten government. era veteran Mar 2012 #29
Sorry, I cannot believe any Democrat WOULDN'T. n/t bitchkitty Mar 2012 #37
Chavez and being a Democrat have nothing to do with each other. I agree with the previous poster n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #76
They have everything to do with being a Democrat, bitchkitty Mar 2012 #88
they have absolutely nothing to do with being a Democrat n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #89
the police in Venezuela are overwhelmingly right-wing. provis99 Mar 2012 #40
LOL, "they're there to protect the upper class." Which is why they do "express kidnappings." joshcryer Mar 2012 #41
I am not sticking up for the Goddamn Police era veteran Mar 2012 #54
That doesn't even make sense. EFerrari Mar 2012 #47
Such a small detail, isn't it? It requires intelligence to grasp that distinction. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #53
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I wouldn't fight it Broderick Mar 2012 #59
Could you rephrase that because I have no idea what you just said. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #60
lol. IOW Broderick Mar 2012 #63
Yes, this topic gets very heated. EFerrari Mar 2012 #65
That I agree with Broderick Mar 2012 #67
I think he also draws fire on purpose EFerrari Mar 2012 #70
Yes I know, Too many TBI's from keeping these cultist free to post about their hero. era veteran Mar 2012 #61
Just trying to prevent a coronary here is all Broderick Mar 2012 #64
Since Hugo Chavez didn't shoot this young woman EFerrari Mar 2012 #68
That may very well be true Broderick Mar 2012 #69
I has everything to do with that government. era veteran Mar 2012 #55
Can you explain how? EFerrari Mar 2012 #58
That Government checkpoint thing era veteran Mar 2012 #62
It was a police checkpoint, not a government checkpoint.n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #66
the police force is the National police, corruption and murder are rampant Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #77
Chavez is the president of the republic, not the chief of police. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #79
ahhh OK, criminal elements in the national police force, and lack of general public security Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #81
Since you have been involved in the discussion of Ven police reform since 2009 or so EFerrari Mar 2012 #94
No. It was a checkpoint for the CICPC, COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #84
Police roadblocks in the United States? Er, well, yeah. We have them all the time. ieoeja Mar 2012 #86
wrong. the police were in fact from the national police force the CICPC Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #78
The point still stands. EFerrari Mar 2012 #80
I am not bashing Chavez for the killing of the young women, I am saying he does have responsibility Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #82
This would be considered unacceptable by most people here if this took place in the US octothorpe Mar 2012 #50
I don't see anyone defending the shooting of this young woman. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #52
At the bare minimum we wouldn't call it "accidential" like post #51. joshcryer Mar 2012 #91
indeed. aiming and shooting at a car and the occupants isn't an accident n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #92
It's almost funny how police brutality suddenly becomes a bad thing. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #95
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