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This is not America. -- rbsalonlo
This is America and has always been so. You apparently have not read your history; and no, I do not mean that shit they spout in 8th grade social studies.
... teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with sub-machine guns drawn, entering homes of those suspected of planning protests, handcuffing and forcing them to lay on the floor, while law enforcement officers searched the homes, seizing computers, journals, and political pamphlets. Last night, members of the St. Paul police department and the Ramsey County sheriff's department handcuffed, photographed and detained dozens of people meeting at a public venue to plan a demonstration, ... (Glenn G.)
I have preached that the so-called justice system in America has been broken for decades. I have pointed out that the militarization of the local police around the country was an Imminent Threat to all citizens.
I have watched as Americans see their local police buy tanks and other military gear and they see no problem. (other than cost perhaps)
Glenn, I wager that at least 1/2 of all citizens would see nothing wrong with this "preventative policing action." I also wager (no poll to back it up) that a sizable portion of the judges in America also see nothing wrong.
