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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:19 PM Original message |
Black man arrested in his own home, struck with night stick,pepper sprayed, dragged out naked |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sometimes I think all cops know how to do is a takedown. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Now, let's be fair. They likely DO have the common sense of a two-year-old. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Terrible twos |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
98. Oh come on! |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. I hope he sues the hell out of them..... |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. 100% n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Indeed. nt |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. The cops should have to call him "Mr. Commissioner" by the time all of this is over |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
44. I have a feeling the taxpayers of that town will be paying a large judgment....n/t |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #44 |
65. I have trouble understanding why the city or town |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #65 |
88. The individual officers are often sued. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Dang, was hoping this was a Clarence Thomas thread (nt) |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. First we had Driving While Black |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. sitting on one's own toilet while black |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
67. This is similar to the Harvard professor who was assumed to be a burglar in his own home |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. At least he was not killed. Thanks for small mercies. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Yes, it is only terrorism. No big deal. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. BROWN SHIRT COPS RUNNING AMOK.....WTF??? NO COMMON SENSE |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. +1 |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. They picked on and abused a very obvious disabled man due to hypoglycimic semi coma.. How BRAVE OF |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Something similar happened |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. POLICE BRUTALITY is on the rise due to BULLYISM being more and more the norm....sadly. |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
91. So sad for your friend's uncle. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
78. That's been tried, and the Atlanta granny who shot at them |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Un-fucking-believable. And to think the taxpayers are going to have to pay the damages... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
59. He may win a large settlement |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. I agree. But it's not "win," it's "earn." |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hmmmmmmmmmmm I hope he sues the hell out of them |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
85. I wish this had been just due to Bush's years |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. This behavior comes down from above. What is going on within all these police |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. There's a new breed of cop that is more Blackwater than community servant. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Yes, that seems to be more and more the case. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Bingo! |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
62. I agree.... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #62 |
79. That would start with the training. The police acadamies for the largest |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
64. I agree... |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
95. MP to civilian cop |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
99. This problem started with Reagan |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. What the fuck is wrong with this country? |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. One more step toward a police state... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. . |
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Sensitivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is NOT unusual. 2 Friend living in PALO ALTO California went through |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. I wonder if the neighbor was also black - if that had any bearing on |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. If the neighbor was black he would have been beaten and arrested as an accesory. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. This happens all the time and is one of the many reasons why cops should not have the authority |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. just another 'exceptional incident'. nothing to see here folks. move along. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Yeah |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. This is an instance where all the officers involved need to be let go. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. Fucking PIGS!!! |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Never tell a cop he's making a mistake |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
30. This is a small, overwhelmingly white town in Vermont. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. 25% of DUers say he should have been shot dead on the spot simply for looking like he was stealing |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. How impudent and imprudent of him to be at home when the police dropped by |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
33. Fascist Amurika - It's Here |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
34. the saddest part of this story is that i bet not one single person who has read this |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Not really. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. but it's terrifying... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. It's absolutely horrible. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I know.... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. So, my question: |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. imo... |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I am not shocked, but angry. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Police Bullyism is on the rise effecting your bet..... |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
90. Nope, not particularly shocked. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
36. Thank god they didn't shot this man. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. amen to that, sister...! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
83. Hey, Dr. Gates finally replied to a short note I sent him |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #83 |
102. oh wow, really... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
43. Maybe the President can have the parties over for a beer |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Posted before I could! |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
77. I was about to say, "the police acted rather stupidly" |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
45. That's not interfering with police business: it's interfering with the work of an SS-type |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. real nazi behavior there |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
52. And here we are in 2010. |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
55. Gross abuse of authority, compounded by incompetence and stupidity. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. And yet, in reality, none of that will happen. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
60. I'm not trying to make light of this, but this reminds me of the movie |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
63. I just re-read an article where Justice Stevens balked at the majority's assertion |
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amb123 (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
66. An incident like this will happen in ARIZONA real soon. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #66 |
101. Ummmmm. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
68. GWB |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
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anachro1 (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
70. I hope our President |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
71. Is Obama ok? |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
72. Beer Summit!! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
73. Out of control para-military 'police' forces, what a big surprise... |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
74. Well, he did remove the tag from his mattress |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
75. An understandable mistake. Lots of people burgle houses butt nekkid. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
76. the reason why |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
80. Did they also sprinkle some crack on him? |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. "Apparently this n!@@#* broke in and hung up pictures of his family all over the place". nt |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. "the suspect also attacked the officer's night stick repeatedly with his face" |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #81 |
97. LOFL!!! |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
82. And so goes the long relationship between the cops and Black folks... |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
84. Jackboot motherfuckers |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
87. On the upside... |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
89. I hope he sues their asses off, and ends up owning the town. |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
92. Wonder what beer brand those cops drink? |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
93. If police departments were flooded by calls |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. Internet helps. Spread the stories of abuse far and wide. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #93 |
100. very good solution |
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obamanation_ (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
96. Who's to blame? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-08-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
103. Yay, cops! |
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