Oh those wacky DEA Agents

[AFK]

Well I guess we should all denounce Discordianism because of Uncle BadTouch.  All of the good Discordians don't excuse that piece of shit so we might as well all mail it in, right?

That's such a stupid,simplistic argument.

Uh... huh?

I think you've crossed wires on your comparison.

"DEA did a shitty thing"/"Uncle BadTouch did a shitty thing"
"But all DEA guys I know are cool so that doesn't count"/"But all Discordians I know are cool, so that doesn't count"

In neither case do 'ALL' of the DEA/Discordians need to be denounced... but in both cases, the excuse is not a valid response.

Yes, but at no point have I excused the DEAs mistakes, in fact I've said before that shit is wrong and I stated that the judgement for the kid forgotten by DEA was a good thing.  But it's too simplistic to just cast them all in the fire.

So you're while response was ignited by Nigel's obvious parody post? Really?

I think this may be one reason why things have become so strained with you. No one before Nigel's joke post was saying anything about throwing the whole DEA into the fire. Why take that one obvious, ALL CAPS, comment and run with it? Why not focus on the OP? Hell, I would have loved to see a comment from you  saying "That is bullshit... blah blah blah... however, it isn't the only thing the DEA does and some of those guys are in it for the right reasons". I would have agreed 100% and thought you were trying to communicate.

Please, Please bring back the RWHN that communicated

Not in this thread but the sentiment has been more or less stated in other threads.  But sure, okay, so I think what is being reported on on the OP is shitty, though I do think the DEA should have the ability to collect intelligence on drug dealers.  But if they are gathering information on innocent Americans, that isn't right.  My next question would be who forced this extra duty upon the DEA.

[Doktor Howl]

Well I guess we should all denounce Discordianism because of Uncle BadTouch.  All of the good Discordians don't excuse that piece of shit so we might as well all mail it in, right?

That's such a stupid,simplistic argument.

Uh... huh?

I think you've crossed wires on your comparison.

"DEA did a shitty thing"/"Uncle BadTouch did a shitty thing"
"But all DEA guys I know are cool so that doesn't count"/"But all Discordians I know are cool, so that doesn't count"

In neither case do 'ALL' of the DEA/Discordians need to be denounced... but in both cases, the excuse is not a valid response.

I'm Not denouncing the DEA, I am saying fix the DEA, and all the other rotten to the core branches

I am.  They should be sacked.

[Doktor Howl]

My next question would be who forced this extra duty upon the DEA.

You're adorable.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Arriving late to say

I'm sure there are a lot of fine, upstanding people in the DEA. Just like there are fine, upstanding people in the Catholic priesthood, and plenty of fine, upstanding people in the Ku Klux Klan.

I don't disagree with you that there are fine, upstanding people in these organizations.

I may, however, disagree with you on the definitions of "fine" and "upstanding."

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I do think the DEA should have the ability to collect intelligence on drug dealers.  But if they are gathering information on innocent Americans, that isn't right.  My next question would be who forced this extra duty upon the DEA.

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[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

But how can we know which ones are drug dealers and which ones are innocent Americans unless we listen to them all? Really we are left with no other choice.

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[AFK]

My next question would be who forced this extra duty upon the DEA.

You're adorable.

You're naive. 

[Doktor Howl]

My next question would be who forced this extra duty upon the DEA.

You're adorable.

You're naive.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

You're naive.

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[Ben Shapiro]

All the ones I've met are fine upstanding citizens.

Like you?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

All the ones I've met are fine upstanding citizens.

Like you?

You already know what he's going to say. You already know he's going to believe what he says.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

And you know, he probably is an upstanding, law abiding citizen. But, that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

[Pæs]

upstanding

Disagree on this point. More likely knuckle-dragging.

[AFK]

All the ones I've met are fine upstanding citizens.

Like you?

Not as good as me, no, but good enough.

[AFK]

And you know, he probably is an upstanding, law abiding citizen. But, that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Sure it does, it means we are out there doing what we do to help our communities and keep them safe.  Not going out of our way to make innocent people miserable.  The program outlined in the OP, if accurate, is definitely troubling and not something I support.  It would also be a mistake to think the same for everyone employed by DEA.  It's a big agency with a lot of staff.