Moore: Disarm the Police, Release Black Drug Offenders from Prison
— Michael Moore April 30, 2015
“Here's my demand: I want every African-American currently incarcerated for drug "crimes" or nonviolent offenses released from prison today.
And the rest who are imprisoned- I don’t believe 50% of them did what they're accused of. Lies. Greed. A modern day slave system. Poor whites also.
Next demand: Disarm the police. We have a 1/4 billion 2nd amendment guns in our homes 4 protection. We'll survive until the right cops are hired.
Local cops now militarized. Founding Fathers said NO army policing on our soil. Why do cops have tanks? Oh, right - the Enemy: The Black Man”
— Michael Moore April 30, 2015
We need an national Blue-Flu epidemic.
48-60 hours of EVERY Law Enforcement Officer to be out sick. We have spilt our blood, risked our lives and friends have paid the ultimate sacrifice to an EXTREMELY ungrateful public. I didn’t do the job for a pat on the back but I didn’t think every tour would be a trip into an enemy zone.
They think they can do better, step up in our absence.
The essence of John Galt and his plan to stop the motor of the world: tell men of the mind, like himself, to go on strike against the collectivistic system that thanklessly exploited them.
“Happiness is possible only to a rational man, the man who desires nothing but rational goals, seek nothing but rational values and finds his joy in nothing but rational actions.”
― Ayn Rand
“Here's my demand: I want every African-American currently incarcerated for drug "crimes" or nonviolent offenses released from prison today.
And the rest who are imprisoned- I don’t believe 50% of them did what they're accused of. Lies. Greed. A modern day slave system. Poor whites also.
Next demand: Disarm the police. We have a 1/4 billion 2nd amendment guns in our homes 4 protection. We'll survive until the right cops are hired.
Local cops now militarized. Founding Fathers said NO army policing on our soil. Why do cops have tanks? Oh, right - the Enemy: The Black Man”
— Michael Moore April 30, 2015
We need an national Blue-Flu epidemic.
48-60 hours of EVERY Law Enforcement Officer to be out sick. We have spilt our blood, risked our lives and friends have paid the ultimate sacrifice to an EXTREMELY ungrateful public. I didn’t do the job for a pat on the back but I didn’t think every tour would be a trip into an enemy zone.
They think they can do better, step up in our absence.
The essence of John Galt and his plan to stop the motor of the world: tell men of the mind, like himself, to go on strike against the collectivistic system that thanklessly exploited them.
“Happiness is possible only to a rational man, the man who desires nothing but rational goals, seek nothing but rational values and finds his joy in nothing but rational actions.”
― Ayn Rand
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These are not "nonviolent offenses".
"heavy gun control disarms the law abiding. "
Right, but I'm saying to stop the gun control and respect people's 2nd Amendment right instead of giving guns just to police.
"Local cops now militarized Why do cops have tanks? Do they?"
Armored vehicles that police shoot from, although not with external guns controlled from inside, are close to being tanks. This is the opposite of traditional policing with police patrolling neighborhoods they know, interacting with citizens, and only bringing out armored vehicles for special situations.
There are now swat raids on relatively low threat situations because if you have a swat team and they have lots of stuff you use them instead of knocking on the door.
Release drug crimes/non violent offense - Not all drug crimes are the same. Users are one thing, dealers are something else, particularly when they have been convicted with weapons use/violations as well. Also, do you want all the habitual drunk drivers out on the roads as well? Release them in Michael Moore's neighborhood, or yours if you want them out so bad.
Disarm the police, we have guns in our homes ...
Not in most cities, heavy gun control disarms the law abiding. Gives the criminals the opportunity to do whatever they like in gun free areas. e.g. New York City, most big cities for that matter and some states like New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
For a lot of the populace the police, even though they are a reaction force, and flawed though they may be, are the only help they have.
Local cops now militarized Why do cops have tanks?
Do they? cite where and when.
MRAPS are not tanks, nor are APCs.
Would you object to armored cars like Loomis or Wells Fargo uses to transport money?
That said, he should be thankful that people like me have served to allow him to spew his bulls*it without fear.
Crimes (laws and penalties) are not directed by the police but the legislature. Talk with, vote for politics that support the issues.
Police enforce that which they are directed. No busts for pot in CO!
I’m for open-carry, an armed society is a polite society.
The escalation (equipment arms race) has been in response to threats presented against the police, not by the police to tread over.
"Here's my demand: I want every African-American current incarcerated for drug "crimes" or nonviolent offense release from prison today."
I agree with Moore on this, as long as we do the same for all races. It's not a racial issue.
" Disarm the police. We have a 1/4 billion 2nd amendment guns in our homes 4 protection. We'll survive until the right cops are hired. "
I agree with the basic idea of this too. Part of the reason for the 2nd Amendment is b/c a free people need to be grownups and have their right to protect themselves respected. I agree with having the average police officer investing petty crimes armed with the same weapons citizens can legally carry. If there's a specific threat, they can bring out high-power weapons, but I do not think police need guns to investigate routine petty crimes.
"Local cops now militarized. Founding Fathers said NO army policing on our soil. Why do cops have tanks?"
I agree with Moore on this too, except for the part about race. Let's demilitarize the police to how they were in the past when SWAT raids were for rare emergencies like hostage situations.