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DeSwiss

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8. It has ALWAYS been thus:

Reply to UglyGreed (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 07:51 AM

Dec 2014

- People who had been largely ignoring this aspect of reality, are now starting to pay attention. They are doing so now because in our high-surveillance society you have no other choice -- we have become a self-referential reality program.

And it's also no longer just ''them'' who are being targeted.

K&R

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Police stop pursuing nearly 79,000 fugitives [View all] UglyGreed Dec 2014 OP

So let me get this straight-- Police are letting TRUE bad guys get away BUT people minding there own diabeticman Dec 2014 #1

They're busy. They have unarmed black men and boys to beat up and shoot. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #5

They told me if I embraced anarchy criminals would be allowed to roam free. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #2

Money. silverweb Dec 2014 #3

Gee, sounds like they're formulating a justification for a National Police Force. MADem Dec 2014 #4

There's plenty of money for unecessary military grade weapons IronLionZion Dec 2014 #6

K&R n/t Feral Child Dec 2014 #7

It has ALWAYS been thus: DeSwiss Dec 2014 #8

This is nothing new- anytime someone is wanted the agency says how far they will extradite Lee-Lee Dec 2014 #9

So, an APB only goes to the state's border... ReRe Dec 2014 #10

Once the accused crosses state borders, doesn't it become the FBI's responsibility? Demeter Dec 2014 #11

Only if it is a federal crime. Hoppy Dec 2014 #12