The danger within
The feds are pumping millions into local police in the name of anti-terrorism. Meanwhile, garden variety crime is surging in many cities. Some police departments are beginning to question the priorities in cutting aid for regular crime fighting.







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When have we ever, in the US, actually used our brain cells to think and reason. Something tragic happens and then we go on a boomarang fit of RE-acting over and over again. We don't stop until the next tragedy sends us off in another entirely new and fanatical direction. I do hope no charismatic individual ever tells the American people that we need our women in burkas and we should murder our daughters for disobedience, because we would put any group to shame in our ability to out-fanatic them.
If I were a murderous person bent on hurting a lot of people and making a big name for myself, I would learn from previous mass tragedies, just what to do. We show them how well their terror works because we become gibbering idiots and remain fixated on those awful deeds. We have the kind of collective personality a terrorist would love to toy with.....
Of course we ignore crime, disease, poverty, even liberty - we were hit on 9-11, for god's sake!!!
Posted by: Ci.Ci
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July 24, 2008 07:12 AM
And,
W's boys have been a disaster in every way. Katrina was a symbol as much as an example of the incompetence of this bunch. The whole tomato mess at the FDA was probably another example of the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
They say government doesn't work. What they mean is they don't understand it, don't like it, can't do anything with it because it is not about personal gain. They are fine as the minority party. They have not business running government. They only want to milk it like a cash cow.
Posted by: Fletch
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July 24, 2008 09:14 AM
"...Meanwhile, garden variety crime is surging in many cities..."
Stuff like this (From Tuesday's Log Cabin):
"Owners of least 24 vehicles woke Sunday morning to find their cars and trucks had been broken into, and two more found that their vehicles had been stolen.
The vehicles were all parked at local apartment complexes. Five vehicles were broken into at the ChapelRidge of Conway Apartments near Cantrell Field municipal airport, along with two vehicles parked at Westbury Park Apartments near Nutter's Chapel Plaza, one at The Links at Cadron Valley Apartment Community and one at Centennial Valley Apartment Community..."
But we're in good hands with sharpness like this from Lt. Danny Moody (from article): "Whenever you have this many vehicle breaking and enterings in such a small area it would certainly appear that they may be related," Moody said.
Hmmm...breaking and ENTERINGS? Perhaps it's one of those creative-license things. The LCD likes to color outside the lines.
Posted by: zelda
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July 24, 2008 10:12 AM
The feds are pumping millions into local police in the name of anti-terrorism. <<
And millions more rounding up illegalies while they're at work, doing jobs the rest of us won't do, separating families. Wonder how many ICE certified officers are eating up local payrolls?
Posted by: eLwood
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July 24, 2008 11:45 AM
DHS, ICE, Patriot Act, warrantless surveillance, the American gestapo. We are all suspected /guilty until proven innocent terrorists now.
Posted by: Eureka Springs, AR
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July 24, 2008 12:05 PM