as we see just what these thugs are capable of<\/a>. \u00a0It was enough that the mall story was posted only a day or so before the terror of Newtown, when we saw the pits of hell open on a small Connecticut town. \u00a0It enough to know what those first responders were going through as they shared the pain and screams of the loved ones confronted with life\u2019s most horrible tragedy. \u00a0Now, we see those boys and girls in blue doing a\u00a0wonderful\u00a0thing, and banding together from around the state and working on Christmas day to let those officers who\u00a0experienced\u00a0the trauma of Newtown have a day off with their loved ones. \u00a0Simply beautiful. <\/p>\nDoes this mean I don\u2019t think America is on the wrong track? \u00a0Does it mean I\u2019m unaware of\u00a0the\u00a0fact that the official arms of our government could be turned against us if we\u2019re dumb enough to let it happen? \u00a0Does it mean I don\u2019t think we\u2019re dumb enough to let it happen? \u00a0All it means is, I realize the dangers, but I also believe that losing perspective could be one of the biggest factors in our country emerging as a police state. \u00a0So read and enjoy, and prepare to\u00a0wipe\u00a0away a tear or two.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
And teach us post-Boomer cynics not to be too quick to judge everything else. \u00a0Just a few days back, some Catholics used the story of a woman tased in a shopping mall as proof that our police force is made up of jack-booted thugs who are willing\u00a0servants\u00a0of the growing American Police State. \u00a0Some pointed out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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