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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:00 AM

Debate over government-funded police protection heats up

Conservatives decry "socialized" law enforcement; Democrats are divided over "single-payer" police protection

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 07:39 PM

    You laugh...

    But I bet theres a lot more people who oppose "socilaized" police then we think! Talk radio and FOX News have brainwashed so many people into thinking that the government can't do anything (except the pentagon) they might acutally beleive it can't even keep us safe anymore. We keep letting the right control the debate in this country, and we may be looking at this very debate going on in real life!

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