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JT45242

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1. Gestapo or armed goon...not a properly trained police officer

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:44 AM

Thursday

You tell the children the truth.
An unqualified and undertrained person was given a gun and told he had blanket immunity to kill people like your mom.

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How do you tell a child that his mother has been shot and killed by the police? [View all] milestogo Thursday OP

Gestapo or armed goon...not a properly trained police officer JT45242 Thursday #1

Some children are too young to make the distinction. milestogo Thursday #2

ICE isn't the Police. They actually have no authority to do a traffic stop. mikelewis Thursday #3

People have had to do so for decades. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #4

I've been thinking about that child. ananda Thursday #5

Police are for the most part not our friends. ICE is our direct enemy. lark Thursday #6