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Anti Federalist
07-29-2012, 05:41 PM
Scenes From Militarized America

Sunday, July 29th, 2012

http://www.theagitator.com/2012/07/29/scenes-from-militarized-america-4/

Here’s a photo of part of the police response to the protests in Anaheim today. As many times as I’ve seen and written about images like this one, I still find them startling.

It just isn’t the sort of thing you’re supposed to see in a free society.

The heavy-handedness is Anaheim is particularly poignant when you consider that the protests themselves are in response to a rash of shootings by Anaheim cops, most notably Manuel Diaz last week, who was unarmed and shot twice. According to an attorney for the family, the second shot was to the back of the head as Diaz lay on the ground.

The punchline here is that after the police shoot Diaz, after they fire rubber bullets and pepper balls at protesters last week, after they call out the urban warfare unit this afternoon . . . everyone is calling on the protesters to remain peaceful.

http://assets.theagitator.com/wp-content/uploads/Ay__ztgCMAE_OoH.jpg

kathy88
07-29-2012, 05:53 PM
Truly frightening. I hate that I lived long enough to see this happen, and am terrified for my children.

Austrian Econ Disciple
07-29-2012, 05:59 PM
Looks like the folks sweeping and terrorizing the streets in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lovely.

pcosmar
07-29-2012, 06:06 PM
Truly frightening. I hate that I lived long enough to see this happen, and am terrified for my children.

There were people warning about EXACTLY this shit 20 years ago.

They were called nuts.

:(

Hell, I stated a while back that there would be tanks on American streets this year,, and was called stupid.

hazek
07-29-2012, 06:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1A4455dsxc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOjgKTDP4M
At the end of this one you can see soldiers on a roof top:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM3Gcvn1b90

hazek
07-29-2012, 06:11 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGp9ZrxeT9U

Tudo
07-29-2012, 06:15 PM
Looks like the folks sweeping and terrorizing the streets in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lovely.


Hahaha yup

pcosmar
07-29-2012, 06:20 PM
For any wondering,,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Military_Reserve

(was curious myself)

hazek
07-29-2012, 06:24 PM
Dear slave,

Do not be alarmed by these images.. nothing has really changed, even if you weren't aware of it you always were a slave.. Your master is simply reminding you of this and letting you know that you misbehaved. He is also letting you know that as long as you follow every arbitrary rule he makes no matter what that might mean you'll be just fine! He promises! And his promises are golden, we all know that!


O say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?


No, not for a long time anymore.

Btw, how does it feel to see the cage your precious PR pamphlet of 4 pieces of paper(i.e. Constitution) either put you in or couldn't prevent you getting put in?

phill4paul
07-29-2012, 06:29 PM
Looks like the folks sweeping and terrorizing the streets in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lovely.

My GFs son is an Iraq vet. I just showed him this picture and it took him several seconds to realize that it wasn't Iraq. He said something about the picture wasn't looking right but his brain didn't want to make the 'America' connection.

PaulConventionWV
07-29-2012, 06:37 PM
Scenes From Militarized America

Sunday, July 29th, 2012

http://www.theagitator.com/2012/07/29/scenes-from-militarized-america-4/

Here’s a photo of part of the police response to the protests in Anaheim today. As many times as I’ve seen and written about images like this one, I still find them startling.

It just isn’t the sort of thing you’re supposed to see in a free society.

The heavy-handedness is Anaheim is particularly poignant when you consider that the protests themselves are in response to a rash of shootings by Anaheim cops, most notably Manuel Diaz last week, who was unarmed and shot twice. According to an attorney for the family, the second shot was to the back of the head as Diaz lay on the ground.

The punchline here is that after the police shoot Diaz, after they fire rubber bullets and pepper balls at protesters last week, after they call out the urban warfare unit this afternoon . . . everyone is calling on the protesters to remain peaceful.

http://assets.theagitator.com/wp-content/uploads/Ay__ztgCMAE_OoH.jpg

What the hell is THAT? A giant metal praying mantis? I thought the Bearcat looked like a tank...

TheTexan
07-29-2012, 06:51 PM
Is it just my imagination or is the police state ramping up at an exponential rate

pcosmar
07-29-2012, 06:53 PM
What the hell is THAT? A giant metal praying mantis? I thought the Bearcat looked like a tank...

Wait till they roll out the scoops.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v0fV15P7uQo/TP-o80qiF5I/AAAAAAAAIqg/VgShgA624PA/s1600/Soylent%2BRiot.jpg

kathy88
07-29-2012, 06:53 PM
My GFs son is an Iraq vet. I just showed him this picture and it took him several seconds to realize that it wasn't Iraq. He said something about the picture wasn't looking right but his brain didn't want to make the 'America' connection.

What was his reaction when it did connect? Curious...

DamianTV
07-29-2012, 06:55 PM
I think we are getting a taste of our own medicine. This is the same way as we treat the citizens in other countries, and have been doing so for years. Maybe we will finally understand this is why they are so angry with us.

kathy88
07-29-2012, 06:55 PM
Is it just my imagination or is the police state ramping up at an exponential rate

We've all been saying this would happen. But it does seem faster than I would have imagined. This last two weeks there seems to be an almost limitless supply of stories about out of control cops... Then the movie theatre shooting.

Tinnuhana
07-29-2012, 06:55 PM
Loved the analogy in comment #2 (by "Mario" at the link): how an ice age comes about.

kathy88
07-29-2012, 06:56 PM
I think we are getting a taste of our own medicine. This is the same way as we treat the citizens in other countries, and have been doing so for years. Maybe we will finally understand this is why they are so angry with us.

WE (liberty minded) will. Everyone else will see it as necessary to protect us from criminals and terrorists. The fact that there are people actually defending this shit amazes me.

osan
07-29-2012, 07:25 PM
My GFs son is an Iraq vet. I just showed him this picture and it took him several seconds to realize that it wasn't Iraq. He said something about the picture wasn't looking right but his brain didn't want to make the 'America' connection.

Cognitive dissonance this strong is not even surprising anymore. That in itself should be pretty scary to anyone with a nominally functional brain.

tangent4ronpaul
07-29-2012, 07:28 PM
What the hell is THAT? A giant metal praying mantis? I thought the Bearcat looked like a tank...

My first guess would be an extending ladder to access upper levels of buildings - like a fire department ladder truck, but wider ladder so more than one can go at a time.

My second guess is for bridging - like to cross a river.

If the engineer is good - it's a hybrid of both!

-t

phill4paul
07-29-2012, 07:36 PM
What was his reaction when it did connect? Curious...

He said Amerika is turning into a 'damned' police state and shook his head. ;)

phill4paul
07-29-2012, 07:42 PM
Cognitive dissonance this strong is not even surprising anymore. That in itself should be pretty scary to anyone with a nominally functional brain.

To be fair to him he is at a very busy point in his life. A full-time job, night courses, wife has a full time job, a 5 year old and a just turned 1 year old. He's about as aware as one can be in his position. He did vote for Paul.

mport1
07-29-2012, 07:49 PM
Reading the media articles on this situation has really been incredible. The amount of state worship and demonetization of peaceful protesters is astonishing. Those poor police officers, "just trying to do their jobs."

Hopefully people will wake up some day and realize the police officers are the real (and most dangerous) criminals.

Anti Federalist
07-29-2012, 09:57 PM
Beat me to it, that was the first thing I thought.


Wait till they roll out the scoops.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v0fV15P7uQo/TP-o80qiF5I/AAAAAAAAIqg/VgShgA624PA/s1600/Soylent%2BRiot.jpg

Tinnuhana
07-30-2012, 06:09 AM
Building ladder vs river bridger (in a more peaceful time): the first time the new Plymouth, NH ladder truck was used was to get a drunk student off a spit on the Pemi. He had been tubing with a sixpack in the spring and the water was so cold he got hypothermia. They put the ladder across from the shore and the fire company got him to safety.

Pericles
07-30-2012, 10:35 AM
Reading the media articles on this situation has really been incredible. The amount of state worship and demonetization of peaceful protesters is astonishing. Those poor police officers, "just trying to do their jobs."

Hopefully people will wake up some day and realize the police officers are the real (and most dangerous) criminals.

One could ask - Who has the job of shooting people in the back of the head?