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  • Ok, they were hired to patrol streets... But how is this being:
    "...is permitted to operate domestically in secret and without public accountability."?

    They obviously aren't their secretly if they wear their company ID, and if one of them committed a crime, I'm pretty sure there would be public outcry and charges would be filed.

    I think the police are well on their way to becoming militarized. More than people realize.

    What exactly do you mean by "militarized"?
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  • What exactly do you mean by "militarized"?

    A hardening of the police force so to speak. I guess a lot of people are happy to see it happen. I suppose they need harder edged cops on the streets in the US to handle people. It strikes me as somewhat unusual at first glance.
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    A hardening of the police force so to speak. I guess a lot of people are happy to see it happen. I suppose they need harder edged cops on the streets in the US to handle people. It strikes me as somewhat unusual at first glance.

    something wrong with a hardened police force? crime is a major problem in american cities. or is this roland propaganda that america is turning into a police state :rolleyes:
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    something wrong with a hardened police force? crime is a major problem in american cities. or is this roland propaganda that america is turning into a police state :rolleyes:

    don't be such a finger pointing drama queen.

    It's a shame you quite often prioritize contempt for various individuals over the issue itself.

    bizarre..
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    don't be such a finger pointing drama queen.

    It's a shame you quite often prioritize contempt for various individuals over the issue itself.

    bizarre..

    and what's the actually issue we are talking about here?
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    and what's the actually issue we are talking about here?

    If you don't know by reading through the thread ???
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    If you don't know by reading through the thread ???

    yea, I read and posted in this thread. whats the issue?
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    yea, I read and posted in this thread. whats the issue?

    That you are willing to discuss?

    good question.
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    That you are willing to discuss?

    good question.

    whenever you're ready let me know.

    I suspect you think blackwater training local law enforcement is a bad thing. why this is even a remote concern to you is beyond me. but carry on. maybe post so more garbage you dont read. thats always fun.
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    whenever you're ready let me know.

    Ok...right...

    You've already dismissed the situation. So what exactly are you talking about?

    wierd..
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  • jlew24asu wrote:
    whenever you're ready let me know.

    I suspect you think blackwater training local law enforcement is a bad thing. why this is even a remote concern to you is beyond me. but carry on. maybe post so more garbage you dont read. thats always fun.


    Ok I'll reply to this one then. I did't realize you were busy constructing an insult to add to the end of it.

    nice, thanks.
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Ok...right...

    You've already dismissed the situation. So what exactly are you talking about?

    wierd..

    dismissed what situation?
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Ok I'll reply to this one then. I did't realize you were busy constructing an insult to add to the end of it.

    nice, thanks.

    not an insult. sometimes the truth isnt pretty. sorry.
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    dismissed what situation?

    whatever...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    whatever...

    I rest my case
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    not an insult. sometimes the truth isnt pretty. sorry.

    You seem to be talking a lot of wind. Have you been drinking?
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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  • jlew24asu wrote:
    I rest my case

    You have no case.

    It would be nice to see some semblance of a sense of humor in your personality occasionally. That's the one thing I find you are lacking in. You do make attempts from time to time but it seems contrived.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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  • A hardening of the police force so to speak. I guess a lot of people are happy to see it happen. I suppose they need harder edged cops on the streets in the US to handle people. It strikes me as somewhat unusual at first glance.

    I don't think that's true... police are getting trained a lot better these days, and if anything cops are much more closely watched now then ever.

    For the most part, the old days of locking a suspect in a room and beating then into a confession are long gone.
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  • I don't think that's true... police are getting trained a lot better these days, and if anything cops are much more closely watched now then ever.

    For the most part, the old days of locking a suspect in a room and beating then into a confession are long gone.

    I suppose it depends on what kind of training the police are receiving. Sad sign of the times when one is needed to train the other I suppose. I hope there's some kind of public discount going on in light of.
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  • YoyoyoYoyoyo Posts: 310
    jlew24asu wrote:
    Minimum of 8 years of active US military experience (National Guard & reserve time does not count) and qualified in Special Operations Forces (Navy: SEAL, Army: Special Forces, Ranger, Marine: Force Recon, Air Force CCT, PJ)

    they bring years of experience to the table. they seem like a perfect fit to train young rookie civilian police force.

    seriously, what don't you understand?

    The fact that Blackwater is accused, and likely guilty, of atrocious acts in Iraq is a perfect reason not to use them to train young rookie police forces. The rule of law does not apply to their operations, and if they train forces to be above the law it will be a huge step towards a police state here at home.

    Kind of like the CIA torture manual stating the practices found inside the manual are highly illegal...but they handed that book out all over the place and allow the torture of human beings.
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  • YoyoyoYoyoyo Posts: 310
    I don't think that's true... police are getting trained a lot better these days, and if anything cops are much more closely watched now then ever.

    For the most part, the old days of locking a suspect in a room and beating then into a confession are long gone.

    Have you lived in a vacuum for the last 5 years? The days of locking a suspect in a room and beating them into a confession have just begun...

    Abu Garhib? Guantanamo?
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  • Mestophar wrote:
    Have you lived in a vacuum for the last 5 years? The days of locking a suspect in a room and beating them into a confession have just begun...

    Abu Garhib? Guantanamo?

    He was talking about police in this country... not what we've done abroad with no legal system in place.
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Mestophar wrote:
    The fact that Blackwater is accused, and likely guilty, of atrocious acts in Iraq is a perfect reason not to use them to train young rookie police forces.

    Iraq is a warzone, fucked up shit happened, and if found guilty, those individuals will go to jail. preferable in an Iraqi prison where they belong.

    Mestophar wrote:
    The rule of law does not apply to their operations, and if they train forces to be above the law it will be a huge step towards a police state here at home.
    little overboard here dont ya think? different game when you have americans training americans in america. we're all on the same team over here.
  • YoyoyoYoyoyo Posts: 310
    jlew24asu wrote:
    Iraq is a warzone, fucked up shit happened, and if found guilty, those individuals will go to jail. preferable in an Iraqi prison where they belong.


    little overboard here dont ya think? different game when you have americans training americans in america. we're all on the same team over here.

    All on the same team? Are you so sure about that, and confident that if things turned ugly and there was popular revolt the government wouldn't detain, murder or torture the people involved? Wouldn't it be convenient if they had people in place, trained and willing to follow through with orders to kill, torture and detain fellow Americans?
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Mestophar wrote:
    All on the same team? Are you so sure about that

    yea I'm sure
    Mestophar wrote:
    and confident that if things turned ugly and there was popular revolt the government wouldn't detain, murder or torture the people involved?
    yup, very confident
    Mestophar wrote:
    Wouldn't it be convenient if they had people in place, trained and willing to follow through with orders to kill, torture and detain fellow Americans?

    have you been to America? I mean seriously. you just got added to team tin hat.
  • When did military industrial complex and it's increasing effects on our lives become conspiracy theory?
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    Ok, they were hired to patrol streets... But how is this being:
    "...is permitted to operate domestically in secret and without public accountability."?

    They obviously aren't their secretly if they wear their company ID, and if one of them committed a crime, I'm pretty sure there would be public outcry and charges would be filed.




    What exactly do you mean by "militarized"?

    So you have no problem with a private security firm showing up in an American city (uninvited by the government officially) and running around with automatic weapons and the belief they have the right to use lethal force on the city's streets as a whim ? You are an idiot if you think this is ok.
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    So you have no problem with a private security firm showing up in an American city (uninvited by the government officially) and running around with automatic weapons and the belief they have the right to use lethal force on the city's streets as a whim ? You are an idiot if you think this is ok.

    whoooooa blackwater is only training local police. all of sudden you have them running around with automatic weapons using lethal force on america's?
  • YoyoyoYoyoyo Posts: 310
    jlew24asu wrote:
    whoooooa blackwater is only training local police. all of sudden you have them running around with automatic weapons using lethal force on america's?

    I bet Blackwater is training the local police forces how to knit...because knitting is what they are good at!
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    jlew24asu wrote:
    you just got added to team tin hat.

    ;)
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