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Cigarettes Can Kill: Florida Deputies Shoot Man Looking for a Smoke in His Own Driveway
Reason ^ | Jul. 29, 2013 | Jacob Sullum

Posted on 07/30/2013 3:37:37 PM PDT by neverdem

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1 posted on 07/30/2013 3:37:37 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: TurboZamboni

LEOtards....”To protect (our pensions) and to serve (our unions).”


3 posted on 07/30/2013 3:40:46 PM PDT by clintonh8r (white Caucasian)
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To: neverdem

Well, Stand your ground is obviously to blame here. /s


4 posted on 07/30/2013 3:42:52 PM PDT by ReeseBN38416
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To: neverdem

Well, that just proves that smoking is bad for you!


5 posted on 07/30/2013 3:43:50 PM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: neverdem

Is it even possible for this country to get more insane and retarded? Satirical comics will be going out of business!


6 posted on 07/30/2013 3:45:38 PM PDT by Wanderer99
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To: neverdem

The skin color of the victim is going to make this another big story.


7 posted on 07/30/2013 3:45:39 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: neverdem

Jesus, Mary and Joesph.


8 posted on 07/30/2013 3:46:13 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: neverdem

I’m just so undecided about this. Maybe if Traydmark’s Mother chimed in with her reasoned, learned opinion I would be better informed and make a reasonable decision.


9 posted on 07/30/2013 3:47:55 PM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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To: neverdem

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10 posted on 07/30/2013 3:48:10 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: neverdem

Even if it was a thief attmepting to steal my car from my driveway, I should think that the way the LEOs handled this situation was inappropriate and unacceptable. I do not want cops or deputies conducting themselves in that manner anywhere near my neighborhood. Let’s face it, their actions were unlawful, and constituted reckless disregard for human life. Yeah, they have a hard job. It must be very hard to scream commands at strangers and then fire at them for unknown reasons.


11 posted on 07/30/2013 3:48:45 PM PDT by Unknowing (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.)
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To: neverdem

Obama’s Brown Shirts. R U still wondering who he will use to fire on citizens after he declares martial law?


12 posted on 07/30/2013 3:49:03 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: neverdem

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13 posted on 07/30/2013 3:49:18 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: neverdem

The pack syndrome.

One LEO who got scared fired a shot and the others joined in. They didn’t know, nor did they care, why they joined in , but they did, this man was lucky none of them could hit what they aimed at.


14 posted on 07/30/2013 3:49:27 PM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: neverdem

See how hazardous smoking is!


15 posted on 07/30/2013 3:49:59 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: neverdem

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16 posted on 07/30/2013 3:51:15 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Venturer

Every officer involved should lose his badge and be cleaned out in a civil suit.


17 posted on 07/30/2013 3:52:39 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: neverdem

Well, maybe so, but we’re still not a police state: nobody’s dog got shot to death.


18 posted on 07/30/2013 3:55:02 PM PDT by Standing Wolf
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To: neverdem

Everyone is talking about the ever-growing cop-military. It’s the real deal.


19 posted on 07/30/2013 3:56:24 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Support Free Republic!)
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To: dinodino

That won’t change the behavior. They are trained that the only important thing is that officer safety comes first, before everything else.


20 posted on 07/30/2013 3:56:56 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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