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Obama orders review of police use of military hardware: official
Reuters via Yahoo News ^
| August 23, 2014
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Posted on 08/23/2014 4:09:32 PM PDT by John W
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:09:32 PM PDT
by
John W
To: John W
fatal shooting of an African-American teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer in Ferguson.”
Regardless of the content of the rest of the article the media insists on adding phrases worded in such a way as to keep the racism flame burning!
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:17:30 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: John W
Images of police wielding military-style guns and armor have alarmed many Americans following violence that was triggered by the fatal shooting of an African-American teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer in Ferguson.Images of heavily armed drug gangs alarm me much more. Barney Fife cannot take on M 13
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:18:35 PM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: John W
All they need to do is review the North Hollywood shootout.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:20:04 PM PDT
by
Ben Mugged
(The number one enemy of liberalism is reality.)
To: John W
Though too late and for the wrong reason, this is a good step. I doubt any change will come, though.
A month or so ago they announced that the FBI will start taping all suspect interrogations.
And those are the only good things I can think of that have come out of this administration.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:20:31 PM PDT
by
Forgotten Amendments
(Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
To: John W
"a big difference between our military and our local law enforcement and we don't want those lines blurred."Perhaps he doesn't want the local law enforcement to be able to combat the federal troops in the event he were to declare Marshall law. If it been any other president asking for the review, it wouldn't seem so scary~
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:21:07 PM PDT
by
Brandonmark
(OWCM is The new American Minority! 11.06.12 - Day of Infamy!)
To: Brandonmark
I wasn’t aware that zero had authority over local police departments. Am I mistaken?
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:24:39 PM PDT
by
Catsrus
(A)
To: Catsrus
Well, not yet, but he can probably control their access to US military equipment.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:27:20 PM PDT
by
John W
(Summer of Recovery VI: This Time We're Serious)
To: Catsrus
They have the,”Do as we say or no more Federal funds” authority. So far that has been all that is needed. They don’t toe the company line, no more toys. Seems to be working.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:27:25 PM PDT
by
sport
To: Catsrus
I wasnt aware that zero had authority over local police departments. Am I mistaken?Historically, no president has authority over local police, but because it's him....that is the point exactly.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:28:43 PM PDT
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Brandonmark
(OWCM is The new American Minority! 11.06.12 - Day of Infamy!)
To: John W
Images of police wielding military-style guns and armor have alarmed many Americans following violence that was triggered by the fatal shooting of an African-American teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer in Ferguson.Images of heavily armed drug gangs alarm me much more. Barney Fife cannot take on M 13
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08/23/2014 4:32:34 PM PDT
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FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: John W
While it seems prudent to evaluate this transfer of military hardware to civilian LE, it wasn’t the ‘hardware’ that caused the riots. The riots started and then the ‘hardware’ was brought in.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:37:34 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: John W
Directed to show up at “more tea parties, less black panther protests”...
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:42:36 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: UCANSEE2
While it seems prudent to evaluate this transfer of military hardware to civilian LE, it wasnt the hardware that caused the riots. The riots started and then the hardware was brought in.
Crazy how that works isn't it.
If military style equipment is brought in before there's a problem, 9 times out of 10 its the feds bringing it. I saw it in my little town when the feds arrived to take down the "dangerous" Hutaree militia who were eventually all acquitted of all charges.
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:43:53 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: John W
Obama orders review of police use of military hardware:The Feds will maintain their military hardware and they will increase their jurisdiction. The local police will be disarmed and phased out.
Military hardware will not be used on blacks. Military hardware will be used on whites and tea party patriots.
To: John W
WOW. Thank goodness. Obama will review something. Problem solved now stop asking questions.
To: FatherofFive
Deputy Fife is not trained on the military equipment and does not have the military discipline to handle it. And the military equipment should not be used by civilian law enforcement on civilians. And history has shown us that once a local cop gets a new toy, he loves using it.
And what are the odds that anyone from MS-13 is going to show up to cause trouble in Boise?
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posted on
08/23/2014 5:30:17 PM PDT
by
christx30
(Freedom above all.)
To: FreeReign
Yeh. This review and ‘study’ will be used to justify Feds confiscating all this equipment.
Posse Comitatus? Dude, we took your MRAP! What you gonna do, wave your revolver at us??
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08/23/2014 5:39:33 PM PDT
by
bakeneko
To: Forgotten Amendments
“Though too late and for the wrong reason, this is a good step. I doubt any change will come, though.”
Sure things will change; police will be ordered to stand down in black neighborhoods. They’ll transfer the hardware to the ‘burbs and flyover country...
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posted on
08/23/2014 6:11:50 PM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: christx30
And what are the odds that anyone from MS-13 is going to show up to cause trouble in Boise?You are right. Cops should just carry billy clubs. /s
Bad guys go where they meet no resistance. The good guys need overwhelming force against the bad guys.
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posted on
08/23/2014 7:35:10 PM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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