And why would we not?

Well, that depends on how stupid you are or are not. Recent federal court decisions have said that cops have NO mandate to protect the public. Also, that their right to return home is more important than your right to live. Hence, the "I feared for my life" mantra they're using to murder innocents, like a 12 year old boy playing in a park...shot from INSIDE the police car, by a cop that was fired because, according to his fitness report "Officer is unable to safely handle firearms," and that "Officer has underlying mental issues which make him unsuitable," who was then hired by another force and two months later murdered a child.

You know what? You're obviously stupid. You should BE a cop.

Oh I'm sorry, I didn't know the 1% should effect our view of the 100%. I guess all Muslims are terrorists and all blacks are greedy and do no work. That's what you're saying basicly

Wow. This is the idiocy of delusion in perfect form. 1%??? Entire police forces are being called out by the Justice Department and they're just getting started. Cities have disbanded their police forces, not just here, but around the world.

Any cop who knows that another cop is being abusive of his public trust and doesn't say anything is just as bad as the bad cop...and there are a whole hell of a lot more than just 1%.

You need to subscribe to CopBlock to see DAILY abuses and the flood of cops being prosecuted for everything from assault to murder and pedophilia across the country.

Open your eyes, you blind f**k.

I checked out that site, and I admit, the police force is far far more corrupt then I believed.

But, disbanding police forces completely? Is that really a good idea?

Tearin'...when the NYPD stopped responding to crime...there was no upswing in crime. You know what happened?

They lost over a million dollars a day because they weren't out generating income...which is ALL police do.

Police are able to respond to and stop crime less than 5% of the time. Of that 5%, nearly 80% are domestic calls where everyone is living in the same house and don't need cops by the time they get there. Instead of using logic to help straighten things out, they usually end up arresting both people...because FOR PROFIT jails need bodies. So their mandate is to get people INTO the system...even if it's just for a day.

That's why the largest population in prisons today are drug offenses. ...and why the NYPD is currently being investigated for YEARS of planting evidence to get people INTO THE SYSTEM.

Police across the country have illegally seized over THREE BILLION dollars from innocent people through bought and paid for "forfeiture laws," in fact, they have lobbied for legislation that will force banks to inform on you if you draw out $5000 or more...because they will hunt you down, take your money and their excuse will be...you COULD have used it to buy drugs. Doesn't matter what you were really doing with it...you MIGHT HAVE spent it on drugs...so...seized. And it's "legal," because they had their buddies pass a law saying it was.

So, if there were no cops, there would be no innocents accosted for being available.

Sure, people would commit crime...but they do NOW with the cops around! Will crime increase? Nope. People will adjust. With no cops hunting down drug dealers...there's no reason to shoot each other over drugs. All the money wasted on the "drug war" could be used to house addicts and treat them...and drugs could be legalized...taking away the profit and bringing about the end of drug dealers.

No cops needed. Much of crime is linked to drugs. The BILLIONS wasted could be used for education; vocational programs that help with employment, instead of exploiting the poor and abusing student loan programs.

Cops don't stop crime. Period. They don't have to save you. It's okay for them to shoot you. It's okay for them to rob from you.

Do we really need police?

KYS

Again I'll admit, I'm far more ignorant on this subject then I thought. But, let's say that all the police stations close down. At that point, it's the citizens job to stop crime, correct?

Your memes have you has a strong Democrat. And, democrats believe in gun control. When it's my job to save myself/my family/my community, I want a gun. What's your opinion here?

Wow. Me, a democrat? Ha! I'm actually a stalwart American. I don't believe in political parties nor the current way we elect people to power.

I DO believe in gun control. I believe that the gun manufacturers are responsible for who sells their products. That those sellers have the responsibility to sell only to responsible, mentally-stable people. That those people would willingly submit to a background check to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands...and yes, this includes one's family as part of the check. Doesn't matter if you're okay if your brother is a flaming racist whakk job and lives under the same roof.

Over 600,000 weapons "disappear" from the homes of 'responsible' gun owners every year, because these people are too stupid to understand that the bad guys know EXACTLY where the gun stores are, also, and can just sit outside waiting for Johnny Redneck to come walking out with his new toys and then...oh, you know; follow him home. Then they come back later and since Mr. Responsible doesn't have a gun safe...they can just treat the house as Wal-Mart for guns. And they do.

Also, another 17,000 weapons a year just...disappear...from gun sellers, because, you know, they just leave the things laying around like shoes at Wal-Mart, right?

No, they're selling them illegally online.

So, 'responsible' gun owners are the NUMBER ONE source for weapons to bad guys. Fact: If you try and defend yourself with a weapon, you are FOUR TIMES more likely to end up a homicide opposed to doing nothing or escaping the house.

People who think having a hand gun will protect them don't realize what happens to the human body when put into a 'fight or flight' situation: the FIRST thing to go are all those fine motor skills you need to point a pistol at someone.

So the only thing that gets hit are other family members or walls. Then the bad guy kills you and takes your weapon, adding another one to the bad guys' side.

Of course, there are exceptions. If you came into my house with ill intent, you'd meet Mr. Tactical Arms Remington 870. Because for home defense nothing says "I'm very serious about this" than a shotgun. No fine motor skills needed.

But then, I'm a combat veteran, so through repeated exposure to actual bullets flying around, I've learned to control my reactions to 'fight or flight' and function at a ridiculously high capacity.

Then there are people like my brother-in-law...who owns over 30 weapons and is a huge bigot.

So, what would be your ideal gun control law?

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