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Sound Off for July 11, 2016

War zones

I think some police shootings are racism. Some negligence. Some the actions of the victim. But most blame belongs to our crazed, gun-toting society, where cops are scared stiff when interacting with the public.

Either or both

I heard something on the news about a probe circling a large and gaseous object but I wasn't sure if they were talking about Hillary or Trump.

Not the first

Regarding political polls, my old Auburn statistics professor once said there are liars, damn liars and statisticians.

Write a check

Those elected potato heads want the taxpayers to pay for their lawyers. If the mayor lets this happen, it should come out of her pocket.

Sticks and stones

Ronald Reagan could have solved the ISIS problem in 30 days. Today, we have someone in the White House who thinks that by calling them names, the issue will be resolved.

America LLC

I was wondering about the November elections and it dawned on me -- America is a business. America needs to be run by a businessman. I hope he wins.

Think again, Matt

Matt Damon better court his movie fans in Australia and abroad if he supports mass confiscation of arms in the United States. He might lose some fans of the Second Amendment at the American box-office.

This story was originally published July 10, 2016 at 5:49 PM with the headline "Sound Off for July 11, 2016."

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