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lsewpershad

(2,620 posts) Thu Feb 11, 2016, 09:59 PM Feb 2016

Just heard Chris Haysasked a very good question

Why was Tamir Rice not treated with the same understanding, patience. etc as the Bundy crowd?

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Just heard Chris Haysasked a very good question (Original Post) lsewpershad Feb 2016 OP

wasn't one of them killed? Skittles Feb 2016 #1

Yes catnhatnh Feb 2016 #2

only one out of 15 or so dimwits. and a month into it. no comps. nt JanMichael Feb 2016 #3

Police have to make split second decisions! The FBI? Apparently, not so much... HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #4

Skittles

(153,170 posts)

1. wasn't one of them killed?

Reply to lsewpershad (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:12 PM

Feb 2016

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 11:00 PM

Feb 2016

But at the end today the last guy at the refuge stood ranting on the internet and threatening violence with a loaded rifle for 17 straight hours, much of it while multiple officers had a clear shot. Tamar was shot in under 2 seconds.

JanMichael

(24,890 posts)

3. only one out of 15 or so dimwits. and a month into it. no comps. nt

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 11:01 PM

Feb 2016

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

4. Police have to make split second decisions! The FBI? Apparently, not so much...

Reply to lsewpershad (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 11:17 PM

Feb 2016

Yooge overuse of force when it comes to those black people with magical superhuman intimidating presence.

We get the policing we tolerate.

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