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Originally Posted by baddog
You're right; we should have given them 3 weeks to a month to solve this.
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Why is this manhunt any different than any other? Besides, the police didn't even find him, a civilian did. The guy was injured anyway, it was only a matter of time before he died from his wounds. He's in critical condition now. So the hunt ramps up again for 12 others from a "sleeper cell" these guys may have been in contact with. Think they will hunt them with the same force? I doubt it. It will be a small group hunting them, just like every other manhunt has been in the past.
I'm glad they did get him eventually, however, my entire point was that it was complete overkill to respond in the manner they did. Did they really need to go inside people's homes without warrants? Couldn't they have just asked the home owners if anyone was inside or not? It is this sort of thing that makes me shake my head in shame, as this sort of activity is OK, accepted, and defended now. Safety over privacy and person rights. Boggles the mind.
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Originally Posted by baddog
FYI: They did not just kill 3 people.
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What's the final death toll? However many it is, it did not call for that response.
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Originally Posted by epitome
Beltway snipers were all over two states and the District of Columbia. Not sure how that is comparable.
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The Christopher Dorner manhunt was in 2 countries, the State of California, and in the mountains of Big Bear. They did it with 200 officers.
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Originally Posted by epitome
I love how DWB moved to a country where just about everything is illegal including his profession. You can buy your way out of an arrest, even if someone died. He has to use a VPN to hide his Internet tracks.
But the US is oh so horrible.
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Spoken like an American who's never left his own country.
Yes, porn is illegal in Thailand. So what? It's technically not allowed in 48 of the States in the USA either, and it's illegal to work without condoms in LA.
I don't use a VPN to "cover my tracks." I use a VPN because Thailand blocks porn sites, including all of the ones we use for promotion.
And yes, you can buy your way out of some problems. What's wrong with that? Would you rather everyone be drained in the legal system where you will only come out OK if you have a lot of money and hire the best lawyers like in the USA, where you're guilty until proven innocent and they try to tie you up in court to drain your finances? No thanks. I'll take our version of corruption over yours any day of the week. At least here you get a chance.
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Originally Posted by epitome
But the US is oh so horrible.
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You said it, not me.
But anyone with a pair of eyes can see it's degrading, and you don't need me to tell you that. There is a reason Americans are renouncing their citizenship or just moving abroad in record numbers.
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Originally Posted by epitome
I love how DWB moved to a country where just about everything is illegal
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Everything is illegal? Really?
You're misinformed, but I'm glad you love that I moved. I love it too. You can't even imagine how awesome it is here, or in many other countries. Not to mention, we don't have to pay taxes anymore. So
. Don't be mad.