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9 months ago
in Denver police ‘Beat the Crowds’ T-shirt no laughing matter, protesters charge on The Colorado Independent
Typical liberals...protesting the death of first amendment rights, yet seeking to deny those same rights to people that disagree with them. *yawn* Anyone else tired of all the left-wing hypocrisy? Oh, I forgot the audience of the Colorado Dependent...wouldn't recognize hypocrisy if it bit you in the ass.
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dcfish
J- Whose first amendment rights were protesters opposing? The first amendment does not guarantee the right to assault. What you seem to be missing here is that no one involved in the DNC or RNC protests was opposed to the voicing of alternate view points in protest. Protesters do not try to shut down other protesters- and it is the fact that so many concerns can be brought up from both "conservative" and "liberal" perspectives that illustrates the need for public discourse. The only force bringing a halt to that discourse is violence and antagonism. No harm ever came from listening. We've listened to politicians long enough in this election, and now it is time for political forces to open their ears. The glorification of violence toward concerned individuals is no way to carry out free speach
The Last American
First of all, congratulations on learning to spell "hypocrisy." I'm sure you practiced very hard. Unfortunately, you're not using the word correctly. A hypocrite /does/ one thing and /says/ another.
Now, as for the police. The police are employees, paid by the state to act according to the law and not to their own politics. So I think that as the "boss" we have executive prilviledge to tell them when they are acting like thugs, instead of champions of justice. Off-duty police can do or say whatever they like, so we agree there. However, when police are permitted to act like hooligans /off-duty/ and then expected to be on better behavior /on-duty/ ... Well, imagine if we told day-care faculty that they could look at all the kiddie porn they wanted to, and openly discuss sexualizing children /after/ hours, but they'd better be clear of impure thoughts when they come into work?
I wonder how a Red interprets /that/ contradiction?
Of course, we're not talking about that. We're talking about people who are supposed to protect us, not terrify us; At least I sincerely /hope/ that's not what my taxes are paying for. If I want to live in fear, I can wear a grenade on my chest. So when I hear about cops walking around after hours with signs on their backs saying, "We are going to kick your free-speaking asses" ... Well, I have a hard time thinking that's in the interest of political discourse, or mild entertainment. Come to think of it, couldn't a shirt like this (sans the (/) 68 logo) be used by BOTH sides? A "liberal" could wear this shirt as if to say, "This is how Cops are."
Either way, it doesn't bode well for our sovereigns. In all practicality, this shirt shouldn't exist.
By the way, does your mother know you're reading about police violence online? You haven't hacked your NetNanny software, have you?
Now, as for the police. The police are employees, paid by the state to act according to the law and not to their own politics. So I think that as the "boss" we have executive prilviledge to tell them when they are acting like thugs, instead of champions of justice. Off-duty police can do or say whatever they like, so we agree there. However, when police are permitted to act like hooligans /off-duty/ and then expected to be on better behavior /on-duty/ ... Well, imagine if we told day-care faculty that they could look at all the kiddie porn they wanted to, and openly discuss sexualizing children /after/ hours, but they'd better be clear of impure thoughts when they come into work?
I wonder how a Red interprets /that/ contradiction?
Of course, we're not talking about that. We're talking about people who are supposed to protect us, not terrify us; At least I sincerely /hope/ that's not what my taxes are paying for. If I want to live in fear, I can wear a grenade on my chest. So when I hear about cops walking around after hours with signs on their backs saying, "We are going to kick your free-speaking asses" ... Well, I have a hard time thinking that's in the interest of political discourse, or mild entertainment. Come to think of it, couldn't a shirt like this (sans the (/) 68 logo) be used by BOTH sides? A "liberal" could wear this shirt as if to say, "This is how Cops are."
Either way, it doesn't bode well for our sovereigns. In all practicality, this shirt shouldn't exist.
By the way, does your mother know you're reading about police violence online? You haven't hacked your NetNanny software, have you?
