Posted on 08/16/2014 4:38:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
That's why I want to sit in on budget sessions and buttonhole certain elected buttheads.
Obama has nothing to do with local issues. And he can pound sand if he doesn't like that answer.
/johnny
Couple that thinking with the reality that if a peasant merely breathes on one of the Rugged Warrior Cops, it's a felony or three, and then you have the makings of some serious stupid.
They'll believe they're invincible heroes right up to the moment that they get some serious schooling...
“I, through my elected officials, decide what equipment the local PD gets”
I agree. But you or I are not the only ones voting.
What if populace does not share your views and want all the equipment you mentioned?
That's not how it works.
The sap (me) goes and sits in budget hearings and speaks harshly and earnestly to elected officials. The elected officials pay attention to the squeaky wheel.
That's why it's so important to get off one's fundament and go to legislative sessions, and city council meetings, and meet the city administrator.
Letting the city administrator know that you are willing to work for a 'strong mayor' election also helps.
It's called politics.
/johnny
The REAL irony in the situation in Ferguson is that the young man killed was a member of the very community and demographic that support the “radical transformation of America” (aka SOCIALISM) under obozo. Because there are millions of us who still revere the Founders’ vision for this place and the Constitution they left us (mainly the educated and historically knowledgeable middle class), the sort of police militarization/intimidation (ala Gestapo) we’re now witnessing is NECESSARY to crush any dissent.
Now THAT’S a textbook example of being careful what you wish for.
That said, I’m afraid most of those folks are so ignorant of the history of tyranny and enamored of their agenda that they never saw the police state coming until it was too late.
Unless and until something is done to halt the process, all of us are about to get a good look at the underside of Big Brother’s boot very soon.
You are fantastic.
Why don’t you go tell Obama what to do. You’re being remiss in not using your powers for an even greater good.
And be there.
And I will be there at the budget hearings. And I will talk to the politicians.
I'm just a squeaky wheel.
I'm glad you like it. You should try getting involved.
/johnny
Entire budget, gone. Poof.
It's what keeps me awake during the most boring activity devised by mankind.
/johnny
Ummmm - you have to stop reading Obama's Palace Guard media.
I go to the Brit paper websites. They don't get the memo to "suppress" photos of the militarized American police.
I've been posting Pretend Sojer photos on FR for a year or two now.
Hundreds of millions of dollars of military surplus is being transferred to local PDs, and some folks don't want to recognize that.
/johnny
Nothing if you can’t figure it out.
And yes, I understand everything you posted—I just vehemently disagree with your position and caution against such foolish idealism. Most of the German aristocracy prior to WWII would have agreed with you, but that is poor company in my opinion.
Yeah, that means absolutely nothing. The internet has made national, and international news local. A cop in Philly does something wrong, then a cop in Atlanta does something wrong, and finally a cop in Phoenix does something wrong, and Free Republic goes wild about the the chronic misbehavior of cops. All the while forgetting there are around 800,000 cops in the U.S. I really don’t care if you can pull up a photo of cops responding to some incident in another part of the country, how many times have you seen your local police use that type of equipment?
The most popular boys name in Britain is Mohamed.
Or are you showing off your knowledge of current events?
What perzactly are you trying to say?
/johnny
/johnny
You've done an excellent job on the entire thread.
May your work with our elected butthaids be as fruitful...
Nope. And some of it is pretty questionable, but my understanding is it all still belongs to the military, and is subject to recall when the military needs it. My point is that it is not being used for day to day operations. It is being used when there is a predictable threat that rises above normal operations. Most of us will never see that stuff in use.
It's easy to make a difference when you have leverage.
Take caffeine pills before, though. It's deadly boring.
/johnny
I don't want the incompetent bastards to HAVE it in the first place.
/johnny
That's not how local accounting documents show it.
MOUs are great, but the budget documents speak volumes.
/johnny
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