Nebraska senator compares police to ISIS, says he’d shoot a cop

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  1. Rainman

    Rainman Senior Investor

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    ISIS, Mr Senator? These police officers risk their lives everyday to serve and protect the communities they serve.

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...sis-suggests-hed-shoot-cop/?intcmp=latestnews
    The idiots that get elected to the Senate!
     
  2. wahmed

    wahmed Well-Known Member

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    Idiots get elected into senate because we elect them. He's surely had a bit to drink I think. How can you compare the hard work the police dies daily to ISIS
     
  3. crimsonghost747

    crimsonghost747 Senior Investor

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    The fact that A LOT of people vote for these idiots... there are just no words.
     
  4. Gelsemium

    Gelsemium Senior Investor

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    Come on, how can a guy like this get to senator, doesn't he understand that he has responsibilities?
     
  5. queenbellevue

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    Man, that's really something. I think I can somewhat understand where he's coming from. In the article it even said that he's from an area with a long history of tension between citizens and cops. HOWEVER, to generalize ALL cops like he did is extremely ignorant to say the least. In every group, there'll be a few bad apples, but I'm sure that 99% of police in America are committed to their duties of protecting US citizens
     
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    Strykstar Well-Known Member

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    Did he think he was appealing for black voters and trying to be cool by hating on the Police?
    I just don't understand how these people get elected, do we have no proper candidates to choose from?
     
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    gmckee1985 Senior Investor

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    Pretty ridiculous statement obviously. I understand that blacks feel like they are targeted unfairly, and to be honest that is the case in some instances. But that's no excuse to go around making ignorant statements like this. Nothing the police do over here in any way compares to the attrocities ISIS carry out on a daily basis.
     
  8. AtlantaSports

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    It blows my mind that this guy would actually be up for election. I agree with the notion that the current police system is certainly corrupt, but what he said took it extremely far.
     
  9. Rosyrain

    Rosyrain Senior Investor

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    It is scary that we elect people with these mindsets into the government. I don't understand how any rational human being could possibly compare our police officers to terrorists, oh wait...he must not think with a rational mind. I am glad it was not my state that was embarrassed but such stupid comments.
     
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    Its sad that you have idiotic senators who are paid more than the people in uniform who risk their lives everyday and earn less money. How would you compare the police to ISIS? If the cops were ISIS we would have our own militia and have to fight them. Life would end up being a war zone if that were the case in the US so I would not be able to sleep.
     

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