You promote civilization by killing looters

That’s what Bauerle’s talking about today.

The idea that the police ought to “shoot to kill” people who are committing larceny (a non-violent crime) is so completely fascist that I can’t believe it’s being considered during the course of a 3-hour morning talk radio program in Buffalo, NY, USA in 2005.

He wouldn’t advocate shooting people who steal a bottle of water from Walgreens, though. But if they steal a walkman from Best Buy, then go ahead and blast ‘em with a load of lead. Because murder is the proportionate and reasonable response to losing a walkman.

Fucking wanker.

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