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Flatulo

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2. Got to justify ever-increasing manpower and firepower.

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 07:33 AM

Mar 2013

Even small towns now have tactical units and SWAT teams.

If there aren't enough criminals to justify a police state, no problem - we'll just make them.

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Why Police Lie Under Oath [View all] Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 OP

"no one cares about these people" dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #1

Got to justify ever-increasing manpower and firepower. Flatulo Mar 2013 #2

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2013 #3

In our small rural town it is common knowledge that police have quotas fasttense Mar 2013 #4

+1000 nt snappyturtle Mar 2013 #5

They even have a word for it: testilying antiquie Mar 2013 #6

Until officers of the court are jailed for perjury hootinholler Mar 2013 #7

du rec limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #8