Are jaywalking and bank robbery comparable?

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Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads? Who among us can be happy and proud of having all this innocent blood on our hands? Who are these swine? These flag-sucking half-wits who get fleeced and fooled by stupid little rich kids like George Bush?

--Hunter S. Thompson

I never said that, now did I.

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Anyone who thinks freedom comes cheap, please put the blindfold on and stand against the wall.

Many times I believe Americans will have to take back the country and start a new government.

Just because I expect criminals to pay for what they've done doesn't make me anti nothing.
It seems that those who want criminals to get a free pass are the anti ones...

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Anyone who thinks freedom comes cheap, please put the blindfold on and stand against the wall.

Many times I believe Americans will have to take back the country and start a new government.

As I said before, you'd love me if you (or one of your loved ones) were ever raped, abused or murdered.

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Anyone who thinks freedom comes cheap, please put the blindfold on and stand against the wall.

Many times I believe Americans will have to take back the country and start a new government.

It was a question. You can tell by the question mark. I was asking you.

What is your answer?

What do you mean by this? Do you mean that the cops should treat the alleged criminals with brutality and violence? Doesn't that mean you believe the cops should be judge jury and executioner?

Please explain.

Personally, I think they should've pulled their sidearms and aerated the little fucker...

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Sayeth John Drake - 10/13/08: "OK, you're right, I admit to LYING"

Sorry, I missed the question mark....

No, the cops shouldn't be the Judge, Jury and Executioner...I should say, on a daily occurance that is.
There has and always be times when a police officer must make decisions and act on them in a quick and accurate manner. Sometimes, this decission envolves taking ones life...I do believe that an investigation should be held afterwards though.

My comment on treating criminals as they behave is this; After someone is found guilty of performing uncivil acts, that person should loose all civil rights and treated "as" a prisoner......Our nation and courts are being overrun by criminals and there are bigger prisons being built all the time. This is a major cost not only on the taxpayers but on our soceity as well because most are repeat offenders.....Our laws are simply to relaxed when it comes to the treatment of criminals and the proof can be found in our news on a daily basis.

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Anyone who thinks freedom comes cheap, please put the blindfold on and stand against the wall.

Many times I believe Americans will have to take back the country and start a new government.

Thanks for the answer, this is much more clear and contradicts your other statements.

The reason our prisons are overcrowded is due to too many people in jail for drug crimes. Drug users should go to rehab. Jail does not cure them of their drug habit. If drug abusers were not overcrowding our jails, there would be more room for thieves and violent criminals.

Our laws are not too relaxed and the proof can be found in our prisons. The USA has more prisoners than any other country.

I'm not sure where I contradicted myself.

If you feel that building more prisons to house more and more criminals is "tough on crime", then I am just amazed. Remember that when ¼ of your paycheck goes towards supporting these bastards.

While drug crime is up, there are many in prison for rape, murder, abuse, use of weapons, child molestation and etc. These are the people that need to disappear.

I’m not sure why prison cannot be considered rehab? After all, they are in there long enough to dry out, and they should then seek help on their own….Forcing one to rehab doesn’t do any good, they need to want the help.

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Anyone who thinks freedom comes cheap, please put the blindfold on and stand against the wall.

Many times I believe Americans will have to take back the country and start a new government.

Says who? In some states, and under certain circumstances, a private citizen can feel free to stop a fleeing felon with a shot to the back.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

And what if the moon was made of green cheese?

Samantha, believe it or not, violence is sometimes not just an acceptable option, but the only option. Oerhaps on planet Sam, where everyone loves everyone else and you all walk around in the land of pink fuzzy bunnies, violence is unheard of, but here on planet Earth it is a normal part of life.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

You must admit Matt, WarOnIgnorance touched you there, LOL. Isn't that your standard line?

Does the OP have anything to do with a minor drug posession crime? No - it is dealing with the very obvious crimes of robbery and kidnapping. Your argument is specious.

For the record, i agree with you on drug laws.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

Im pretty sure the biker's version can be summed up as "Oh shit! This is gonna hurt!"

Spike strips would have had much the same result.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

Sam, once again you have demonstrated your complete and utter lack of knowledge of the situation. Nobody, but nobody, goes to prison for drug use alone. They go to prison for dealing drugs, and by the time they get into a prison, their resume includes lots of arrests for all kinds of crimes. The number of people that go to prison on a first offense is infinitesimal.

Why don't you call your local prison warden and arrange for a tour of the facility? Then you can go nose to nose with a few and see how much compassion you have after that.

Law Enforcement just happens to be my profession, and if you knew how little you really know about it, you would hang your head in embarrassment. You just keep repeating what some other ignorant idiot told you. Stop making a fool out of yourself and do some research BEFORE you open your mouth.

Sometimes a LEO has to make decisions in a fraction of a second that may cost a life. It just goes with the territory. Unfortunately, you have the luxury of 20/20 hindsight, and lots of time to disect the action.

Oh, and Matt... Thanks for the greetings.

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