PartyOfEight
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02-25-14 09:33 PM - Post#166384
First in a series of ongoing para-military action in the US. This place is getting to look more like out enemies than our own country.
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/12/4819463/le awo...
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PartyOfEight
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02-25-14 09:37 PM - Post#166385
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So much for the happy ending. Alabama police in full military gear raid a massage parlor.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/20...
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Edited by PartyOfEight on 02-25-14 09:37 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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PartyOfEight
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02-25-14 09:41 PM - Post#166386
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The subject is getting more press.
http://www.cato.org/publications/white-pa per/overk...
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PartyOfEight
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02-25-14 09:42 PM - Post#166387
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001 4240527...
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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02-25-14 11:01 PM - Post#166390
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From the comments section:
The militarization of local police departments, the incessant digital surveillance, the consolidation of media ownership, the erosion of civil rights, and the dumbing down of public education are clear signs that the US government regards the US public, or at least the fraction with a net worth less than a million, as its primary enemy.
Personally, I think that they are overreacting. As long as there is food in the 'fridge and reality shows on the teevee, most Americans will be content with our descent into corporate fascism.
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02-26-14 07:27 AM - Post#166394
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And its speeding up. Under Obama, it has slipped it into hyperdrive....buy we got a nifty free phone out of the deal.
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PartyOfEight
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02-27-14 03:26 PM - Post#166426
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Elderly man shot by police while reaching for cane.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/02/27/33 3956...
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PartyOfEight
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02-27-14 03:27 PM - Post#166427
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And its speeding up. Under Obama, it has slipped it into hyperdrive....buy we got a nifty free phone out of the deal.
Obama influences local police policy in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama?
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02-27-14 04:45 PM - Post#166433
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We must follow the gun situation in CT for a glimpse of the future.
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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02-27-14 05:01 PM - Post#166436
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We must follow the gun situation in CT for a glimpse of the future.
Let's hope it is a glimpse of the future.
Especially the part where the general public in that state mobilized and were successful through the legislative process in getting new, sensible laws on the books.
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02-27-14 08:26 PM - Post#166463
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And its speeding up. Under Obama, it has slipped it into hyperdrive....buy we got a nifty free phone out of the deal.
Obama influences local police policy in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama?
Yes, a rogue Federal Government beholding to no one emboldens the locals. And it's getting worse. Georgie Boy unleashed the Genie from the bottle and Obama is cheering it on.
The NSA knew I'd write that response this time yesterday.
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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02-28-14 07:53 AM - Post#166475
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a rogue Federal Government beholding to no one emboldens the locals.
It does? I mean, maybe. But how does that work? Connect the dots and help me understand what you mean.
And, in my view, the "federal goverment", in the sense that I think you mean it, is absolutely beholden to a someone... just not the huge majority that are marginalized, either asleep or too busy ankle-biting at each other, convinced that they have some say in "the process" because they pull a lever every so often.
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02-28-14 08:30 AM - Post#166477
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Who, if not the feds, will hold the militant local law enforcement accountable?
You?
Me?
They know what is happening, and Federal dollars support the purchase of the military style equipment being utilized.
Let's not be naive about this.
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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02-28-14 09:32 AM - Post#166480
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Let's not be naive about this.
a rogue Federal Government beholding to no one
I beg your pardon...
Good grief.
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02-28-14 10:04 AM - Post#166486
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NSA
I rest my case.
You can "good grief" all you want. Your empty attempt at belittlement is the very definition of irrelevant to me.
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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02-28-14 10:33 AM - Post#166489
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Yes, yes... irrelevant. Not unlike your feigning of omnipotent intellectual superiority.
Every "agency", without exception, requires funding. They do not operate on magic pixie dust. Do you deny this? Who do you believe allocates this money? The money fairy? Thanks to recently leaked documents - we even know what that (NSA) budget is.
I suggest you do your homework.
You could start here.
Me, naive? Perhaps. From someone's point of view.
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02-28-14 10:48 AM - Post#166491
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You win.
Happy Police Militarization to you and yours!!
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PartyOfEight
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02-28-14 11:11 AM - Post#166492
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Who, if not the feds, will hold the militant local law enforcement accountable?
You?
Me?
They know what is happening, and Federal dollars support the purchase of the military style equipment being utilized.
Let's not be naive about this.
Point taken. Hadn't really considered that aspect of it. Obama could have the excess military equipment sold to foreign countries, but allows it to be sold to local police agencies in what could be considered circumventing the constitution where it stipulates our military will not act against our own citizens. Now we just have little police armies running rogue around the country. I'm just happy you agree we have a huge law enforcement problem that only seems to be growing. Too many around here have this blind faith in our police while thinking to themselves they have done nothing to fear the police over.
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02-28-14 05:54 PM - Post#166523
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I am friends with the Chief and other police management in one city and have acquaintance with police management is some other cities. I am not a police officer. The descriptions of out of control departments does not match the cities I know. I wouldn't argue that philosophy doesn't exist some places but I would argue those are exceptions.
Police are increasingly facing an escalation in fire power from the bad guys. I don't begrudge the police equipping themselves to avoid being slaughtered as they try to protect us and our property.
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PartyOfEight
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03-03-14 10:02 AM - Post#166577
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A California police department forced to wear body cameras and use of force, abuse of force, and complaints down over 60%.
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=44427
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