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Cha

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Mon Aug 18, 2014, 07:36 PM Aug 2014

"At 18 Years Old in Festus, MO I shot a cop with a BB gun.. Why am I still Alive?.... "


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@foxonfox posted this picture, taken in #Ferguson, on FB and instagram. cc:@GovJayNixon @vj44 @CivilRights
11:24 AM - 18 Aug 2014 3 Retweets 1 favorite

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/18/president-obama-delivers-a-statement-on-iraq-and-ferguson/#comments

Two Americas



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This makes the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown so powerful. It's sad that some people have taken it to another level.
8:05 AM - 11 Aug 2014 5,102 Retweets 1,865 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/18/two-americas/

Found on the Ground in Ferguson, MO



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RT @TERROREYEStv: Found on the ground.
7:09 PM - 17 Aug 2014
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http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/17/protect-and-serve-thats-not-what-the-world-is-seeing/#comments

Michael Brown
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"At 18 Years Old in Festus, MO I shot a cop with a BB gun.. Why am I still Alive?.... " (Original Post) Cha Aug 2014 OP
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Two Americas, sadly true Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #4
It's the corporatemedia and the republicons who are responsible for this, she. But, I repeat myself Cha Aug 2014 #5
This time I hope something changes for the better. Justice would be a good first step. livetohike Aug 2014 #6
Yes, livetohike.. Hoping this time there will be significant Change for the Better. We will Cha Aug 2014 #7
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And..... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #12
Absolutely not, she~ Good on their hearts~ Cha Aug 2014 #13
Love this photo flamingdem Aug 2014 #16
.. Cha Aug 2014 #18
, Coexist Aug 2014 #14
Mahalo Coexist~ Cha Aug 2014 #19
Apparently, shooting a cop with a BB gun while white... nikto Aug 2014 #15
White privelege, nikto Cha Aug 2014 #21
K & R Liberal_Dog Aug 2014 #17
kick. rec. !!! BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #20

sheshe2

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4. Two Americas, sadly true Cha.
Mon Aug 18, 2014, 07:56 PM
Aug 2014

The man from Festus MO is white and alive. The young man from Ferguson MO, Michael Brown is black and dead. Two confrontations with the police, two very different outcomes.

Cha

(296,872 posts)
5. It's the corporatemedia and the republicons who are responsible for this, she. But, I repeat myself
Mon Aug 18, 2014, 07:57 PM
Aug 2014

Cha

(296,872 posts)
7. Yes, livetohike.. Hoping this time there will be significant Change for the Better. We will
Mon Aug 18, 2014, 08:02 PM
Aug 2014

not stop until there is.

 

nikto

(3,284 posts)
15. Apparently, shooting a cop with a BB gun while white...
Mon Aug 18, 2014, 09:53 PM
Aug 2014

Isn't a crime.

Does this include Cliven Bundy and his AR15?

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