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There's no 12-step program for this!

Used to get paid to write about the @RedSox but now I just mostly scream at my TV during games.

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So the Phillies have players/staff with COVID-19. The Giants and Blue Jays have closed their facilities due to concerns. We REALLY think a 2020 season is still gonna happen?

(Call it off and re-sign Mookie)

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@Dan_Hoard @zimmerly_tom This is terrific. I work on stick-handling with a hockey stick and tennis ball with my dog.

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@WGBHArchives @GlobeChadFinn Celtics history would have been WAY different had Len Bias not passed away before he got a chance to dominate in the NBA. RIP

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@kdawg0113 Holy hell. I still remember that night like it was yesterday. I thought it WAS yesterday.

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@Amir_Garrett I knew what it was because they talked about it on an episode of the television show 'Atlanta'

The same way I figured out what Black Wall Street/Tulsa Massacre was because of the television show 'The Watchmen'

I like to think I'm well-educated but we were never taught this.

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@Bobbo1986 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker It's not but if they have unnecessary equipment then time and money is spent training them to use it. That money can be better spent on education or mental health. Defunding doesn't mean getting rid of the police, it just means getting rid of unnecessary spending.

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@KeithFoulke @SteveKellyJr Only if you try hard enough!

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@Bobbo1986 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker They were AR-15s and according to the law, nope. You can go to the store and purchase one if you want to. I don't think you should be able to but I'm not here to argue about the 2nd amendment.

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@Bobbo1986 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker Neither one of the perpetrators you mentioned were using military weaponry. They were using shit they bought at a store. If the cops can buy a military grade vehicle at the store, then go for it.

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@TImmyBlack9 @BadMuthabox @rescuemeafd @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker Who mentioned that either? You're just "what about'ing" this entire conversation.

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@TImmyBlack9 @BadMuthabox @rescuemeafd @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker My point is that it takes tax payer money to teach the police HOW to use that stuff when we can just not have that stuff to begin with. Time equals money. More time spent on training STILL equals more money. And I never mentioned Chaz. Taking over part of a city isn't protest.

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@Bobbo1986 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker They used Bearcat SWAT vehicles. Those are made for police departments, as well as military.

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@Bobbo1986 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker I would, because the San Bernadino killers were killed with regular police gear, not army surplus weaponry. I'll give you the Dallas attack but it was the first and only time that military tech like that has been used to kill a suspect.

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@TImmyBlack9 @BadMuthabox @rescuemeafd @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker You're correct but time and money is spent teaching these officers how to use them correctly (when they shouldn't be used at all.) Plus, take this for example: https://t.co/wdzsA0gdWk
Taxpayers pay for the road it is crushing, the gas and the training to drive it. Why?

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@OMGquitwhining @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker https://t.co/TdApPmOgUP

Nowhere does it say take away all funding or get rid of the department. Try an actual dictionary next time rather than some Google screenshot.

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@OMGquitwhining @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker My original post was literally explaining that defunding doesn't mean getting rid of police. It means putting money into other departments that need it. You think I can go around and get hundreds of thousands of people to change their signs? Nope. Just telling 1 person at a time.

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@Antny47034474 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker The Trump administration signaled a dramatic policy shift, with Donald Trump pledging during the campaign to reinstate the entire 1033 program. In 2017, the Trump administration announced it will reinstate the program.

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@Antny47034474 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker In 2015, the Task Force for 21st Century Policing recommended restricting federal transfers of military surplus equipment, such as grenade launchers and armored vehicles, from the Defense Department to law enforcement agencies via the 1033 program.

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@rescuemeafd @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker That's what the national guard is for, not police officers.

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@ConservaPro2233 @aubrey_huff @HerschelWalker You're correct. He can say as much stupid shit as the rest of us. Yourself and myself included.