Posted on 08/09/2006 7:11:51 PM PDT by SmithL
Sorry, giving a hippie a bath, it's hard not smile...
he was not being politicaly correct. thats just tired.
Lost along time a go!
praising each other for shooting protesters with rubber bullets
So what's the big deal? At least they didn't kill anyone with real bullets.
My thoughts exactly. Ironic, no?
Almost comical.
"So what's the big deal? At least they didn't kill anyone with real bullets."
I completely disagree with most of what these "free speech" protestors have to say but I think its pretty darn scary to imply we citizens should be thankful when our public servants choose not to shoot us with real bullets.
If anyone wants to see the tapes.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15228898.htm
They should use real bullets much more often than they do.
LA Riots, for example
nope,
NOR is there going to be an investigation in the customs security leak.
Imagine if that woman was part of the british investigation...
"They should use real bullets much more often than they do.
LA Riots, for example"
From the video this is an extreme abuse of power and these cops should be jailed. I watched the first clip and it was not a violent protest and the police were not threatened. Simply amazing that nothing will be done. How many here will scream when its our cause they are shooting us for.
The LA riots however were extremely violent.
Do you agree they should have shot to kill the rioters ?
"The LA riots however were extremely violent.
Do you agree they should have shot to kill the rioters ?"
All the rioters or any of the rioters? No
If a rioter represents a threat to someone else then the use of deadly force should be an option. It shouldn't be the solution.
The guy who threw the brick at the truck drivers head got off with less than attempted murder because it couldn't be proven that he knew that a brick to the head could cause death. Deadly force would be appropiate for someone pulling people out of cars and assaulting them.
If they are looting and burning then the use of deadly force would be appropiate.
If they are standing on the street corner and not obeying orders to disperse it would not be appropiate to shoot them.
Hard to make these decisions in a riot but thats too bad. Cops are not the judge, jury and executioner. In this video they did not shoot people throwing rocks or representing a threat. They were shooting indiscriminately. Shooting thru the ladys sign and hitting her in the head could easily have blinded her. The attitude they displayed afterwards was extremely unprofessional and further proof we don't want whacked out cops to have the power to start using deadly force indiscriminately.
In general I objected to the way the cities were turned into police states during these world order boondoggles. Perfect examples of how our own military and police will be used against us if the UN/liberals get their way.
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