"In one infamous episode during the 1992 Los Angeles riots – the last time the military were called out to restore order in southern California –
a police officer on patrol turned to his marines counterparts and said
“cover me”, meaning be ready with your weapon to make sure I stay safe
To the marines, though, “cover me” meant open fire immediately,
which they did, unloading more than 200 M16 rounds into a house
where the police had a tip about a possible domestic abuser.
By sheer luck, nobody was torn to tiny bits of flesh."
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El bent-over walking stick of a hunched-back wrinkle of woman,
She picked strawberries since age 8
Her spine a question porque
You nibbled me fresh
The marine saw a nail
Used his hammer
There was no blue wall of silence
Just dishonor
On page 11 in one's parent's mother tongue
"The nearly 5,000 US military personnel in the city now exceeds the number of US troops in both Iraq and Syria."
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