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jct74
08-25-2013, 09:43 AM
Radley Balko on Stossel 8/15/13


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSeeU6WH5DQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSeeU6WH5DQ
ClydeCoulter
08-25-2013, 10:06 AM
So, because they think they might possibly need huge force, some day though most unlikely, they can justify it's daily use? WTF?
Todd
08-28-2013, 05:13 AM
Here was a nice short speech Rodney made at CATO recently.

http://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-video/rise-warrior-cop-militarization-americas-police-forces
tod evans
08-28-2013, 05:46 AM
So, because they think they might possibly need huge force, some day though most unlikely, they can justify it's daily use? WTF?

I can't afford to subsidize this behavior, not to mention I find it repugnant and completely immoral.
Mani
08-28-2013, 07:18 AM
Comment made me LOL:



steelbreeze420Aug 20, 2013
@8:49 Im gonna fucking puke...this pig is full of more shit then a christmas turkey. Hard and dangerous job? First off, LOTS of jobs are fucking hard. Second, according to DoL stats Cops dont even rank in top ten jobs for deaths or injuries, so dont hand me that dangerous bullshit
Dogsoldier
08-28-2013, 07:47 AM
LOL...Stossel said for the most part were fairly free...LOL
Dogsoldier
08-28-2013, 08:11 AM
Yea I'm sure it is safer for the cop to use the tank...That's a ridiculous point to make.

The point that should be made is what happens when the cop is the bad guy?

What happens when the government goes full tyrant? How will the people defend themselves against this kind of force?
Mani
08-28-2013, 10:35 AM
The argument was lame....well if columbine happens!!

First of all thats the same stupid excuse like yelling 9/11 everytime to defend their war mongerng and spying and groping.

Second of all, Balko pretty much said 5 times before he's not arguing against a swat team in a hostage or shooting scenario, but still thats the only point this guy uses, WTF, he's like a rudy guiliani....

Third and most tragic, during columbine when children and teachers were being slaughtered and needed immediate assistance, the terrified swat team took their sweet time to wait until the armed kids already offed themselves. It was too dangerous and they couldnt put officer lives at risk. Their training mainly wrks against unarmed people and house pets.