It does not matter which party is in power.
You are killin' me smalls.
Memorial Day Weekend in Baltimore:
9 murdered, 29 wounded.
Chicago however beat Baltimore in murders and injuries...
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake refuses to release accounting for the $1.6 billion it received from the Federal Stimulus to combat crime and today:
Maryland Leaders Request Federal Funds To Help After Baltimore Riots
May 27, 2015 2:47 PM
Two women sweeping up the streets are reflected in the broken window of a check cashing store in Baltimore, Maryland, April 28, 2015. Riot police and National Guard troops stood guard on the smouldering streets of Baltimore Tuesday after protesters incensed by the death of a young black man in police custody went on the rampage, torching cars and buildings and looting stores. Fires continued to burn in the mainly black northeastern city, where a curfew was set to take effect Tuesday evening after a day of riots that dragged on into Monday night. The state of Maryland declared a state of emergency after rioters ransacked shops, making off with armloads of merchandise. Schools were closed Tuesday a safety measure. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC (WJZ) –Maryland leaders are hoping to help Baltimore receive federal funds after civil unrest is costing the city nearly $20 million.
U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) along with members of Maryland’s congressional delegation are sending a letter to President Barack Obama supporting to governor’s request for a declaration of a major disaster in Baltimore following the civil unrest.
If awarded the state would become eligible for federal money through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The letter was signed by Senators Mikulski and Cardin, as well as U.S. Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), John P. Sarbanes (D-Md.), Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) and John Delaney (D-Md.).
“Following the tragic death of Freddie Gray, citizens of Baltimore reacted with outrage in their demands for truth and their demands for justice,” the Members wrote. “For seven days, from April 25, 2015 through May 1, 2015, the City of Baltimore experienced civil unrest… Maryland and its local jurisdictions have contributed a vast amount of resources, which will continue to have economic impacts around our state. A Major Disaster declaration is necessary to help provide the resources needed by all.”
The full text of the delegation’s letter of support is as follows:
Dear Mr. President:
We are writing to express our strong support for Governor Hogan’s May 21, 2015 request for a Major Disaster declaration for the City of Baltimore. Given the massive impact that the situation in Baltimore is having on the state’s resources, we respectfully request that you urgently approve Federal assistance.
Following the tragic death of Freddie Gray, citizens of Baltimore reacted with outrage in their demands for truth and their demands for justice. For seven days, from April 25, 2015 through May 1, 2015, the City of Baltimore experienced civil unrest. The boiling emotions of a small fraction of Baltimoreans turned into violence and vandalism to homes and businesses that the vast majority of Baltimore’s citizens have been working to rebuild and restore.
Governor Hogan took appropriate action under State law and directed the execution of the State Response Operations Plan in accordance with Section 401 of the Stafford Act. In addition, the Governor issued an Executive Order declaring that a State of Emergency existed and activated the Maryland National Guard to State service. The Governor has certified that additional Federal assistance is needed. The Governor has provided the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with a preliminary damage assessment of over $19 million in expenditures for local jurisdiction law enforcement, security, firefighting, and emergency management costs as well as out-of-state resources required to supplement local and state resources. This Major Disaster declaration is necessary to address emergency protective measures and public buildings and contents per Category B & E of Public Assistance under the Stafford Act. This situation has the potential to negatively impact services in other areas, given an already strained state budget environment.
Maryland and its local jurisdictions have contributed a vast amount of resources, which will continue to have economic impacts around our state. A Major Disaster declaration is necessary to help provide the resources needed by all. We appreciate your consideration of Maryland’s request, and look forward to continue working with you in this recovery.
Not at all. Are things the same in rural Kansas or Montana or any less populous region of the country the same as an aging city? Of course not. They are completely different.
Not completely, I live in rural Montana and here the infrastructure and loss of tax revenue from employment issues are alive and well. The dollar amounts to the problems may not be as big as the more populated regions, but things are the same. Thanks for minimizing the plight of others and talking about something you apparently don't know anything about.
The problem isn't race, employment, political control. or not throwing enough money at everything. The problem is greed, choices and waste. Go back in time and look at the histories of these big cities when the economy was flourishing. You see the proverbial robbing Peter to pay Paul scenarios running rampant cause this "department" has more extra cash sitting around at fiscal end. How many times have you seen street workers cut little squares in the street and then come along later and fill them up with asphalt just to spend that money left over in the budget so they can have the same amount next fiscal year ? Times that that by all the various departments a city may have and the levels of management within those departments and the gross misconduct is appalling. I guess it's easier to blame race, employment, political control, and not throwing enough money at a "problem" than it is to realize things are actually simpler than one might think.
Simple because when the money was there what did they do with it. Gave themselves raises and fat pensions, chose to postpone needed projects, and not utilize the workforce, materials, and equipment at their disposal to do the job at hand when needed. They simply assumed the wallet would be open forever. It wasn't and now those cities are reaping what they sowed. This is a common occurrence from cities of millions to a town of several hundred and smaller.
As of yesterday there have been 51 murders in Baltimore since the Freddie Grey Riots.
47 of those murdered were black including women and children.
Not one of those deaths was by a police officer.
But the problem is those “racist white cops”. Right.
Not a word on this tragedy from the Mayor, the DA, Obama or Sharpton.
Murders, mostly of black people by black people a escalating dramatically in Chicago, New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Denver.
Not a word on these tragedies from the Mayors (all Democrats), the DA, Obama or Sharpton.
Why?
Arrests in Baltimore are down close to 50%, the result of city officials throwing the police dept under the bus. Real smart.
The cops won't be as proactive if they know these officials don't have their back and will sell them out for political reasons. Racial politics can have a high price.
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Arrests in Baltimore are down close to 50%, the result of city officials throwing the police dept under the bus. Real smart.
The cops won't be as proactive if they know these officials don't have their back and will sell them out for political reasons. Racial politics can have a high price.
Proactive cops can also have a high price.
Which begs the question: How many black people have to die before they say enough?
Arrests in Baltimore are down close to 50%, the result of city officials throwing the police dept under the bus. Real smart.
The cops won't be as proactive if they know these officials don't have their back and will sell them out for political reasons. Racial politics can have a high price.
Proactive cops can also have a high price.
How so? The crime rate in many areas is surging. The police are merely reacting to what's being called for. With regard to minorities don't make traffic stops, don't stop and frisk, don't stop or arrest rioters and looters, don't profile, don't stop and question a parolee, don't use force when a suspect is resisting arrest, ect. If a minority suspect dies in custody you may get charged with murder no matter what the cause.
This is a toxic formula. The high cost of liberal race-baiting.
Arrests in Baltimore are down close to 50%, the result of city officials throwing the police dept under the bus. Real smart.
The cops won't be as proactive if they know these officials don't have their back and will sell them out for political reasons. Racial politics can have a high price.
Proactive cops can also have a high price.
How so? The crime rate in many areas is surging. The police are merely reacting to what's being called for. With regard to minorities don't make traffic stops, don't stop and frisk, don't stop or arrest rioters and looters, don't profile, don't stop and question a parolee, don't use force when a suspect is resisting arrest, ect. If a minority suspect dies in custody you may get charged with murder no matter what the cause.
This is a toxic formula. The high cost of liberal race-baiting.
How so? I think it's obvious.
In North Charleston, SC, a proactive cop shoots an unarmed black man in the back. Walter Scott is denied due process and loses his life. That's a high price to pay.
In Baltimore Freddie Gray is arrested for making eye contact with a proactive cop and running the other way. He is arrested without probable cause. And then, either through negligence or maliciousness, he dies from injuries sustained while in the custody of proactive cops. That's a high price to pay.
You cite TWO isolated cases against the backdrop of an alarming nationwide spike in crime?
Is that it??
In Gray's case, he was found in possession of an illegal weapon. Perhaps the appropriate advice in his case is don't run from the police!
Arrests in Baltimore are down close to 50%, the result of city officials throwing the police dept under the bus. Real smart.
The cops won't be as proactive if they know these officials don't have their back and will sell them out for political reasons. Racial politics can have a high price.
Proactive cops can also have a high price.
How so? The crime rate in many areas is surging. The police are merely reacting to what's being called for. With regard to minorities don't make traffic stops, don't stop and frisk, don't stop or arrest rioters and looters, don't profile, don't stop and question a parolee, don't use force when a suspect is resisting arrest, ect. If a minority suspect dies in custody you may get charged with murder no matter what the cause.
This is a toxic formula. The high cost of liberal race-baiting.
How so? I think it's obvious.
In North Charleston, SC, a proactive cop shoots an unarmed black man in the back. Walter Scott is denied due process and loses his life. That's a high price to pay.
In Baltimore Freddie Gray is arrested for making eye contact with a proactive cop and running the other way. He is arrested without probable cause. And then, either through negligence or maliciousness, he dies from injuries sustained while in the custody of proactive cops. That's a high price to pay.
The high price of this type of proactive policing is that all trust between the citizens and the police force is sacrificed. The citizens act like suspects because they are treated as suspects. And the cops treat everyone as suspects because they are acting like suspects. It's a vicious circle. I'm pretty sure that if I were a young black man in a poor neighborhood I would try very hard to avoid any contact with the police. When the police and the citizens view each other as enemies that is too high a price to pay. These police are not "merely reacting to what's being called for". They are exacerbating the problem.
The whole “it is because of racist white cops” line is just excuse being used to avoid admitting that the Democrats and their liberal policies have failed.
‘Ferguson Effect': New Crime Wave Hits Democrat-Run Cities
Sunday The Wall Street Journal crunched the numbers on America’s startling new crime wave (after a two-decade decline) and listed seven cities that have seen noticeable, and sometimes shocking, spikes in murders and other violent crimes.
Seven cities were worthy of note. To no one’s surprise, all seven of those cities are run by Democrats. With the exception of New York City, Democrats have enjoyed one-party rule in these cities for decades. [emphasis is mine]:
Gun violence is up more than 60% compared with this time last year, according to Baltimore police, with 32 shootings over Memorial Day weekend. May has been the most violent month the city has seen in 15 years.
The last Baltimore Republican mayor left office in 1967.
In Milwaukee, homicides were up 180% by May 17 over the same period the previous year. Through April, shootings in St. Louis were up 39%, robberies 43%, and homicides 25%. “Crime is the worst I’ve ever seen it,” said St. Louis Alderman Joe Vacarro at a May 7 City Hall hearing.
Milwaukee’s last Republican mayor left office in 1906.
The last Republican mayor of St, Louis left office in 1949.
Murders in Atlanta were up 32% as of mid-May. Shootings in Chicago had increased 24% and homicides 17%. Shootings and other violent felonies in Los Angeles had spiked by 25%; in New York, murder was up nearly 13%, and gun violence 7%.
Democrat mayors have run Atlanta since 1942.
Chicago hasn’t seen a Republican mayor since 1931.
Rudy Giuliani, the first Republican mayor of New York in nearly 30 years, cleaned up the city. He left office in 2001. The crime spike in that city can be directly connected to Bill de Blasio, who campaigned in 2013 on ending Guiliani’s (and Michael Bloomberg’s) most effective policing techniques.
Those citywide statistics from law-enforcement officials mask even more startling neighborhood-level increases. Shooting incidents are up 500% in an East Harlem [New York] precinct compared with last year; in a South Central Los Angeles police division, shooting victims are up 100%.
Los Angeles hasn’t seen a Republican mayor in 22 years.
The Wall Street Journal calls this spike in crime “The Ferguson Effect.” After two years of Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, and the mainstream media waging a relentlessly dishonest hate campaign against law enforcement (starting with the Trayvon Martin lies and leading straight through to the serial lies surrounding Michael Brown), fearing media and political persecution, some law enforcement officers are understandably less proactive and aggressive, while criminals have been emboldened.
The obvious and predictable result is a rise in violent crime that only hurts predominantly poor, black, inner-city neighborhoods.
The rise in crime is, of course, all part of the Left’s Cloward-Piven strategy to further empower central government, and the elite few who benefit from it, by stoking despair and fear — which only increases dependence on the same federal government intentionally causing the problem.
The fact that this rise in crime is occurring in seven out of seven cities currently run by Democrats is no accident.
If these were all Republican-run cities, you can bet the media would have connected the political dots to this sudden increase in violent crime. The fact that the media has chosen not to is also no accident.
Arrests in Baltimore are down close to 50%, the result of city officials throwing the police dept under the bus. Real smart.
The cops won't be as proactive if they know these officials don't have their back and will sell them out for political reasons. Racial politics can have a high price.
Proactive cops can also have a high price.
How so? The crime rate in many areas is surging. The police are merely reacting to what's being called for. With regard to minorities don't make traffic stops, don't stop and frisk, don't stop or arrest rioters and looters, don't profile, don't stop and question a parolee, don't use force when a suspect is resisting arrest, ect. If a minority suspect dies in custody you may get charged with murder no matter what the cause.
This is a toxic formula. The high cost of liberal race-baiting.
How so? I think it's obvious.
Why? Because of a handful of high-profile-lets-rush-to-judgment-and-incite-our-supporters-race-baiting-opportunity cases?
Racial politics has a high cost.
You cite TWO isolated cases against the backdrop of an alarming nationwide spike in crime?
Is that it??
In Gray's case, he was found in possession of an illegal weapon. Perhaps the appropriate advice in his case is don't run from the police!
Can you provide a source for the "alarming nationwide spike in crime"?
Yes, it is stupid to run from the police. Nobody should ever do that under any circumstance. alloak, do you feel the cops committed any wrongdoing on any level?
You cite TWO isolated cases against the backdrop of an alarming nationwide spike in crime?
Is that it??
In Gray's case, he was found in possession of an illegal weapon. Perhaps the appropriate advice in his case is don't run from the police!
Can you provide a source for the "alarming nationwide spike in crime"?
Yes, it is stupid to run from the police. Nobody should ever do that under any circumstance. alloak, do you feel the cops committed any wrongdoing on any level?
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"do you feel the cops committed any wrongdoing on any level? "
A deflection question.
Over 90% of blacks are killed by other blacks. (FBI/DOJ statistics)
The surge in violent crime and murders is widely reported by legitimate news outlets and law enforcement.
Yes, it is stupid to run from the police. Nobody should ever do that under any circumstance. alloak, do you feel the cops committed any wrongdoing on any level?
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
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What alloak41 posted is exactly correct.
In Ferguson for example, the race hustlers and rioters all claimed “hands up, don’t shoot”, that Brown was shot in the back or he was n his knees.
Every bit of that was a lie.
Sharpton and the left-wing media all picked up on the “hands up, don’t shoot” line and repeated it over and over again. It did not happen.
Officer Wilson was acquitted by the court and by Obama’s Justice Department.
After the court ruling two of the three so called eye witnessed admitted to lying and the third went into hiding.
Damn inconvenient for the liberals and hate groups but it is fact.
The problem is not “racist white cops”. The problem is with the Democrats and their liberal policies and the deterioration of black culture.
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
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What alloak41 posted is exactly correct.
In Ferguson for example, the race hustlers and rioters all claimed “hands up, don’t shoot”, that Brown was shot in the back or he was n his knees.
Every bit of that was a lie.Sharpton and the left-wing media all picked up on the “hands up, don’t shoot” line and repeated it over and over again. It did not happen.
Officer Wilson was acquitted by the court and by Obama’s Justice Department.
After the court ruling two of the three so called eye witnessed admitted to lying and the third went into hiding.Damn inconvenient for the liberals and hate groups but it is fact.
The problem is not “racist white cops”. The problem is with the Democrats and their liberal policies and the deterioration of black culture.
Actually, the problem is racist bigots like you.
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
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What alloak41 posted is exactly correct.
In Ferguson for example, the race hustlers and rioters all claimed “hands up, don’t shoot”, that Brown was shot in the back or he was n his knees.
Every bit of that was a lie.Sharpton and the left-wing media all picked up on the “hands up, don’t shoot” line and repeated it over and over again. It did not happen.
Officer Wilson was acquitted by the court and by Obama’s Justice Department.
After the court ruling two of the three so called eye witnessed admitted to lying and the third went into hiding.Damn inconvenient for the liberals and hate groups but it is fact.
The problem is not “racist white cops”. The problem is with the Democrats and their liberal policies and the deterioration of black culture.
Actually, the problem is racist bigots like you.
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It is your type that has failed in running the cities and allowed the slaughter of black people and as per the liberal’s standard retort, call other people names.
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
Isn't that what you do in just about every post you make?
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
Isn't that what you do in just about every post you make?
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Prove me wrong son.
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
Isn't that what you do in just about every post you make?
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Prove me wrong son.
What? That gondicar doesn't take responsibility for his own actions? From what I have read about him, both his posts or what others say to him, he is a far more admirable man that you could ever dream of being.
However, your response to me made no sense at all. It was a non-sequitur. Not that you have a clue what that means.
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
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What alloak41 posted is exactly correct.
In Ferguson for example, the race hustlers and rioters all claimed “hands up, don’t shoot”, that Brown was shot in the back or he was n his knees.
Every bit of that was a lie.Sharpton and the left-wing media all picked up on the “hands up, don’t shoot” line and repeated it over and over again. It did not happen.
Officer Wilson was acquitted by the court and by Obama’s Justice Department.
After the court ruling two of the three so called eye witnessed admitted to lying and the third went into hiding.Damn inconvenient for the liberals and hate groups but it is fact.
The problem is not “racist white cops”. The problem is with the Democrats and their liberal policies and the deterioration of black culture.
Actually, the problem is racist bigots like you.
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It is your type that has failed in running the cities and allowed the slaughter of black people and as per the liberal’s standard retort, call other people names.
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
What does "your type" mean exactly?
Talk about pot calling the kettle black, you are the absolute king at playing the blame game around here.
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
________________________________________________________________________
What alloak41 posted is exactly correct.
In Ferguson for example, the race hustlers and rioters all claimed “hands up, don’t shoot”, that Brown was shot in the back or he was n his knees.
Every bit of that was a lie.Sharpton and the left-wing media all picked up on the “hands up, don’t shoot” line and repeated it over and over again. It did not happen.
Officer Wilson was acquitted by the court and by Obama’s Justice Department.
After the court ruling two of the three so called eye witnessed admitted to lying and the third went into hiding.Damn inconvenient for the liberals and hate groups but it is fact.
The problem is not “racist white cops”. The problem is with the Democrats and their liberal policies and the deterioration of black culture.
Actually, the problem is racist bigots like you.
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It is your type that has failed in running the cities and allowed the slaughter of black people and as per the liberal’s standard retort, call other people names.
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
What does "your type" mean exactly?
Talk about pot calling the kettle black, you are the absolute king at playing the blame game around here.
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Your type are the liberals. Amazing that you need that explained to you but thinking has never been your trait.
The liberals have been proven to be abject failures in managing the cities and black people are being slaughtered.
Instead of accepting responsibility your type deny and blame others.
That's a huge part of the problem. It's not about what people "feel." It's about evidence, and I'd have to take a look at it before rushing to judgment. Remember when people did that?
Unless it's about Obama, then everything you just wrote goes right out the window.
________________________________________________________________________
What alloak41 posted is exactly correct.
In Ferguson for example, the race hustlers and rioters all claimed “hands up, don’t shoot”, that Brown was shot in the back or he was n his knees.
Every bit of that was a lie.Sharpton and the left-wing media all picked up on the “hands up, don’t shoot” line and repeated it over and over again. It did not happen.
Officer Wilson was acquitted by the court and by Obama’s Justice Department.
After the court ruling two of the three so called eye witnessed admitted to lying and the third went into hiding.Damn inconvenient for the liberals and hate groups but it is fact.
The problem is not “racist white cops”. The problem is with the Democrats and their liberal policies and the deterioration of black culture.
Actually, the problem is racist bigots like you.
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It is your type that has failed in running the cities and allowed the slaughter of black people and as per the liberal’s standard retort, call other people names.
Why take responsibility for your catastrophe and lack of ethics, morals and values when you can just blame someone else.
What does "your type" mean exactly?
Talk about pot calling the kettle black, you are the absolute king at playing the blame game around here.
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Your type are the liberals. Amazing that you need that explained to you but thinking has never been your trait.
The liberals have been proven to be abject failures in managing the cities and black people are being slaughtered.
Instead of accepting responsibility your type deny and blame others.
And what exactly makes "the liberals" my type?
The government wants riots in Baltimore, that way later on, race riots will begin and massive amounts of poor people can be killed under the guise of bringing back law and order. Martial law will have to be imposed to restore order. Martial law gives the government control over the people. The poor are stupid enough to get out in the streets and protest believing they have rights and that they have the power to make rich people do what they say. Massive amounts of unruly people will not be dealt with by ground forces, drones will come and take them out, or spray them with anything they want to, we got some special chem trails for you protesters. Won't be napalm, but it will be something.
The government wants riots in Baltimore, that way later on, race riots will begin and massive amounts of poor people can be killed under the guise of bringing back law and order. Martial law will have to be imposed to restore order. Martial law gives the government control over the people. The poor are stupid enough to get out in the streets and protest believing they have rights and that they have the power to make rich people do what they say. Massive amounts of unruly people will not be dealt with by ground forces, drones will come and take them out, or spray them with anything they want to, we got some special chem trails for you protesters. Won't be napalm, but it will be something.
http://www.willamettewriters.com/whitcomb.htm?gclid=CNm466-kjcYCFQcxaQodVlgAaA
That's really funny Bob.
