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Policing is a Dirty Job, But Nobody's Gotta Do It: 6 Ideas for a Cop-Free World
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| Dec. 16, 2014
| José Martín
Posted on 01/02/2015 9:22:14 AM PST by PROCON
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It's hard for me to imagine living in a liberals perfect, imaginary world.
It hurts my brain just trying.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:22:14 AM PST
by
PROCON
To: PROCON
Sure, this works, because we all know what a bastion of civic virtue Detroit is...
To: PROCON
Tell me this came from Onion! This has got to be a liberal’s New Year’s joke!! Right???
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:27:12 AM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
To: RetiredArmy
No, this is mainstream liberal journalism from the Rolling Stone.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:28:50 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100% -- unless you're donating Blood.)
To: PROCON
>>Here's a crazy one: mental health care
Liberals love to forget that it was them who sued to end involuntary commitments of crazy people. So, the state institutions were emptied out, and they lost their funding since they were empty, and the streets filled up with crazy people. Of course, if we went back to involuntary commitment, we would see crazy people still returned to the street, but those counter-revolutionary bitter clingers would be locked up forever.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:29:02 AM PST
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: PROCON
“Unarmed but trained people, often formerly violent offenders themselves, patrolling their neighborhoods to curb violence right where it starts—”
I will not read one more word,not one.
What has this person been smoking?
.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:29:28 AM PST
by
Mears
To: PROCON
Unarmed but trained people, often formerly violent offenders themselves...
Yeah, they are everywhere.
In reality, the only place you find such people is in Christian churches.
Gawd, this article has GOT to be satire.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:29:54 AM PST
by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
To: PROCON
Ideas for a Cop-Free World No thanks. Things would improve if they just fired the bad cops.
Wilson wasn't a bad cop.
Figure out how to have a Union-free world, now that would be an improvement.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:30:06 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
To: PROCON
Why can't you see?!?
With just a modicum of good will and a bit'o'training at ye olde community college, Michael Brown would have made an outstanding village peace officer.
Will you not join our candle-light vigil tonight, as we sing Koom-By-Yah? ¡Sí, se puede!
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:30:11 AM PST
by
Kenny Bunk
(The fate of the Republic rests in the hands of the '15 -16 Congress. God help us.)
To: Bryanw92
I once had a liberal boss who blamed Pres. Reagan for closing the mental hospitals.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:31:16 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100% -- unless you're donating Blood.)
To: PROCON
It is a crime we allow liberals to walk among us. This is some very insane stuff.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:31:35 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
To: PROCON
Time to bring back Vigilante Justice. There would simply be no laws other than an unwritten code and of course the Golden Rule. Vigilante Justice was born out of dissatisfaction with a corrupt Justice System. Vigilante Justice recognizes only right and wrong. There is no such thing as a grey area. One is either guilty or not. And as for punishment, if found guilty there is either banishment or hanging, and it is swift.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:31:36 AM PST
by
Ben Mugged
(The number one enemy of liberalism is reality.)
To: BlackAdderess
Actually Detroit is one of the few cities in the country getting this right. The crime rate in Detroit is way down for the second year in a row due to the fact that its an open carry/stand your ground city and the GOP appointed police chief is a pro 2nd amendment guy who encourages self defense.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:32:25 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: PROCON
It scares me when something like this comes out, because they always put out their crappy plans before they implement them.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:32:41 AM PST
by
uncitizen
(2015 Here we come!)
To: PROCON
Unarmed but trained people, often formerly violent offenders themselves, patrolling their neighborhoods to curb violence right where it starts. Ma'ma we are the mediation and intervention team. If you will just give the nice teen your rings he agrees not to beat you to death, just slap you around a little.
What are you doing with that gun?
You can't shoot him!
:Stands in front of "teen":
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lady- "Oh bother, now I have to go shoe shopping again."
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:32:53 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: PROCON
#6: Here's a crazy one: mental health care
. He is correct and should immediately check into the nearest one.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:32:56 AM PST
by
usurper
(Liberals GET OFF MY LAWN)
To: PROCON
I didn’t see anything in there about citizens bearing arms and defending themselves.
To: PROCON
You could also enlist the flying unicorns to watch over people and sprinkle Peace Dust wherever they sense negative vibes.
Actually, the authors don't have to imagine any such society - they can read about them in history. London, for example, before 1829, had no professional police force. It did have a sort of neighborhood watch system such as the article calls for.
And how did that work out with respect to crime? I'll leave the answer to the curious researcher, but I bet you can guess.
To: NorthMountain
I didnt see anything in there about citizens bearing arms and defending themselves.DING>>>>DING>>>DING
You are very observant!
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:36:30 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100% -- unless you're donating Blood.)
To: PROCON
look for this ad........ in the rolling stone soon....
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:37:42 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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