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bowens43

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15. bullshit. the response was far out of proportion to the threat.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 09:42 PM

Apr 2013

They want this kind of response to be the norm. They want us to get used to seeing police with military weapons and transports prowling our streets and coming into our homes without a warrant.

This doesn't happen in a free nation that cherishes civil liberties.

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Boston Lockdown = Police State? [View all] rdubwiley Apr 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything Apr 2013 #1

Nobody likes a police state, CheapShotArtist Apr 2013 #2

A quote from Founding Father Benjamin Franklin... jjewell Apr 2013 #12

Boston Lockdown = Real emergency. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #3

Well rdubwiley Apr 2013 #4

Nope. Wrong. Th1onein Apr 2013 #9

bullshit. the response was far out of proportion to the threat. bowens43 Apr 2013 #15

more like temporary inconvenience in the immediate aftermath of a man made disaster eom arely staircase Apr 2013 #5

These bombers seemed less dangerous than cprise Apr 2013 #6

Less dangerous than someone with a semiautomatic? THe police didn't know what they FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #11

Thanks for the first hand report. We've several members who were there and say the same. freshwest Apr 2013 #13

Did you miss the part where they tallied how many people died? n/t cprise Apr 2013 #14

And if it had gone the other way, thucythucy Apr 2013 #7

wow. some people will defend anything no matter how vile. bowens43 Apr 2013 #17

And what exactly did you find "vile"? thucythucy Apr 2013 #18

The two suspects mother said that FBI was watching them for years... midnight Apr 2013 #8

My god not this **** again. iandhr Apr 2013 #10

You're being naive. bowens43 Apr 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy Apr 2013 #19