If I was on the other side of the Atlantic...

...as a middle aged, white female with blonde hair and blue eyes,... it's still the militarized, racist, criminal, thug, murderous cops roaming free in America with a license to kill.

TYY

so we both know I have seen some stuff.

Who knows, maybe mother earth will finally shrug off the virus known as the human race?

Than Ebola and ISIS combined.

I'm far more likely to be killed by some texting in the car while driving then by ISIS, Ebola or police

TYY

A bunch of people decided to get off the freeway by going the wrong way on the on-ramp.

A bunch of them...They were like a trail of ants...

I'm wondering, "Did they open a contra-flow lane or something"?

and not necessarily in that order

Not a chance in hell I'll be killed by Ebola today.

But I gotta get past the LAPD and LASD to get home.

And that's every motherfucking day.

n/t

but ebola and ISIS have the potential to seriously impact the world, not just the U.S.

...downplaying the dangers of ISIS or Ebola, be sure to check out my ISIS vs. Ebola poll. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025561875

TYY

ISIL/IS/whatever is a few thousand wanna-be-bad-asses for "God" who are being mind-f**ed by Al-Baghdadi and his ilk and while they are armed idiots, they aren't "here" in enough numbers to cause a lot of problems; in fact, they are in far less numbers and far less likely to create havok in the population at large than our normal militia, religious, political, or other ego-driven crazies.

Ebola is an uglier death than the flu or some other virii, but the flu and various other virii and bacteria still kills far more Americans than Ebola would, (except, perhaps in states where the government could care less about the heath and wellbeing of poor citizens.) We also have a better health, communication, and quarenteing infrastructure than the West African countries that are currently being decimated.

Whereas angry cops hopped up on steriods in communities where tickets and fees are the major source of revenue...that shit can get your life ruined whether or not you "didn't act properly" or committed an infraction. Some a-hole neighbor or thoughtless teen can call in a Swatting, or they can get the wrong address, or their boss just told them "y'know, 50 more tickets by the end of shift would do this city some good".... and there ya go. Pulled over just because you attracted their attention, whether or not they were actually looking for something.
And yes, they'll pull over old white women if it looks like they could get a ticket or money out of her...
The only safe citizen in such cases is a distinguished looking older white man in a nice, clean car - someone who looks like they could be a lawyer, or could have one on retainer.

Haele

Angry, jittery, paranoid, racist, murderous, asshole cops.

They're really starting to scare the fuck out of me. I can't imagine how horrible the militarization of cops in America must be for people of color.

Racism has always been rampant in the United States but it's starting to feel like it has taken a seriously HUGE turn for the worst; especially as it applies to cops with a superiority complex, no moral compass and a racist chip on their shoulders...

TYY

I'll go with the out of control cops. If I lived in West Africa, I'd go with Ebola and if I lived in Syria, I'd go with isis.

for more deaths of innocent Americans.

COPS COPS COPS

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...and the DU weekend crowd.





TYY

I learned to distrust and dislike cops 40 years ago. Some friends and I were flinging a Frisbee around in a public park a few blocks from my mom's house. A cop came by and told us to clear out of the park and he was a brass-plated four-door asshole about it. We weren't smoking dope - we'd already done that at my place - or drinking anything stronger than sodas. We all had long hair though and were obviously nogoodniks of some sort who had no business being in a public park in the middle of the afternoon. This was in 1976 in a suburb immediately south of the Minneapolis city limits and long hair on guys was hardly an uncommon sight. We just left and razzed the cop on our way - for which today we'd be beaten half to death - but no one ever forgot it.

militarized cops who kill citizens in a supposedly first world country/democracy.

but only because I have immunity issues due to chronic illness and live in Houston (an area visited by folks from the Oil & Gas industry - some from Africa).

Otherwise my answer would be the militarized police forces. How many black youths have to be killed before this subject is tackled?

hell.