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Robb

(39,665 posts)
Sat Sep 14, 2013, 09:28 AM Sep 2013

"Never go to sleep at night without thanking god you were born white."

Indeed.

You know what's one of the worst things about what has happened in the wake of the country's pathetic non-response to the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut?

It's allowed "Just Being A Dick About It" to become a career choice for some people.

Gun rights advocates think the police acted inappropriately. "I would never blame police for following up on 'man with a gun' calls, but they still have to behave within the limits of the law and abide by people's constitutional rights," said Nik Clark, president of Wisconsin Carry, Inc., a gun rights group. "I believe the police were acting outside of their legal authority when they pointed guns at the individuals and involuntarily detained them." Milwaukee's police chief ridiculed the pair. "In a post Aurora-Newtown environment, it's a reckless and irresponsible stunt to strut around in public with an assault-style weapon and think police should assume you're well-intentioned," Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn said Thursday, referring to mass shooting incidents in Colorado and Connecticut. "It's just absurd," Flynn said. "This has nothing to do with the Second Amendment. These characters and those who support them should be ashamed of themselves."


Yeah, you can never tell when there might be a summer squash out there with your name on it. And didn't it used to be, I dunno, rude to show up strapped at places?

Note to the two yahoos in question -- never go to sleep at night without thanking god you were born white.

Read More: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/DonT_Take_Your_Guns_to_Market
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