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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:40 PM Original message |
Military may ease standards for recruits |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. a friend who just retired, said gang problems were |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Not just weapons! |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. yeah, good point |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
45. The weapons arent the problem |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. oh wow.. |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. That can't be true. Laura's anti-gang initiatives fixed the gang problem. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. silly me. Mission accomplished, right? |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. That's been one of my post-service concerns. |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. In all probability.... |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. If they're stupid enough to do that... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. RW terrorist Tim McVeigh was a member of a white supremist gang in the Army |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 05:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. That's been an issue for a while now... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I was an infantry commander in 1994. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. ah, the good old days. |
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SyntaxError (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-07-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. how the hell does that work? |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-07-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Surprisingly, not as much as you might think.... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-07-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. If you force the military to act like thugs... |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. Next thing you know they'll be offering criminals shorter sentences for joining the army |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. They soon will be recuiting in jails ------it is inevitable |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Not a reach. They're already offering citizenship. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. hey, don't knock that. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Not knocking it, outright, but the methods need some light shone on them. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. he lived in a US run DP camp in germany after WWII. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. So he wasn't just some random citizen of another country. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Let's see, career criminals or hopeful, hardworking immigrants... |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Agree, see post 15. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. I see them in court, taking custody of DUI and worse cases, in exchange for |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I remember them doing that during the Viet Nam "conflict"... |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. remember that arab-speaking gay males are |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Again? My first thought, too. nt |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Same here, |
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BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. Criminal record? No problem. Homosexual? Not a chance. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. the queers? |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. We tried it in Vietnam, |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Ah Yes McNamara's Morans |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Further. The headline omitted the key qualifier of "further." n/t |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. Saw this coming years ago... |
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onelittleindian (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. blackwater |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. well... |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. Seriously, where else can they go? |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Just open the jail gates and give everyone a uniform |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. they've probably thought about |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. AGAI N???? |
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freebrew (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
35. Exactly. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-06-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'm betting that the military recruiters are hoping that the economy goes down the toilet. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Especiially if they can get guys "stealing food to live" |
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classysassy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
47. Can you feel |
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