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maxsolomon

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6. When they kick at your front door How you gonna come?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:47 PM

Friday

With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun

When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting in death row

The serving of eviction notices is fraught with danger. It's a profound crisis for the tenants.

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Man who killed sheriff's deputy in California dies after being run over with armored vehicle [View all] Beringia Friday OP

America is violent. Getting worse. twodogsbarking Friday #1

Yes and no. maxsolomon Friday #5

A small correction... Shipwack Friday #10

Um .... so the police deputy was violent in serving an eviction notice? RandomNumbers Saturday #37

Violent crime is actually going down, and has been nt GenThePerservering Saturday #32

Gun murders down too. The sentiment is concerning. Peace. twodogsbarking Saturday #36

Any port in a storm. OC375 Friday #2

Yep, it sure looks like "suicide by cop" to me. ShazzieB Friday #18

As my mother would say... Bluejeans Friday #3

As he was shooting at them they were fully justified in either running him over or shooting him EX500rider Friday #4

They were in an armored vehicle. Shipwack Friday #11

So too bad about any civilians who get hit by his stray rounds as he was in their back yards shooting? EX500rider Friday #12

They had options that weren't certain execution. my. Shipwack Friday #14

Like? Shooting him was one, running him over was one, what else as he was armed and firing his gun? EX500rider Friday #15

Waiting for him to run out of ammunition? GJGCA Friday #23

So maybe a few more dead cops and some civilians then but as long as the murderer's okay? EX500rider Friday #24

Oh yeah, that's exactly what I mean. GJGCA Friday #25

Wasn't sure how you meant it, whether sarcastically or seriously or what EX500rider Friday #29

Well what did you mean? Were you seriously suggesting that as a viable alternative? EX500rider Saturday #31

I am sorry but what kind of police procedure is that? LisaL Saturday #34

Like what? ShazzieB Friday #19

So? RandySF Friday #26

When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? maxsolomon Friday #6

I appreciate this reference. (nt) Duncan Grant Friday #9

The thing about evictions is thry don't happen suddenly or without repeated warnings. ShazzieB Friday #20

I'm not faulting the cops. It's a terrible task they have to perform. maxsolomon Friday #22

IMO, accountability count way more than any kind of "punishment," lethal or otherwise. usonian Friday #7

Gladiators didn't have bullets flying at them in the arena, lol. ShazzieB Friday #21

After what happened in Minn. last year... Snackshack Friday #8

True, but realize... Shipwack Friday #13

Those Minnesota cases didn't involve the people shooting at others JI7 Friday #16

The crazy dude was shooting at them. If someone got out of the vehicle he could have shot them. Jacson6 Friday #17

Am I supposed to feel bad for the shooter? RandySF Friday #27

I don't feel bad for him, I just thought it was a bizarre way to go, run over by an armored police car Beringia Friday #28

Oh, that's terrible. Mysterian Friday #30

If he is actively firing at them, LisaL Saturday #33

What shockedme was the obvious self-satisfaction that the Sheriff displayed to the press dickthegrouch Saturday #35