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KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)The soft coverage of Keene is stunning in contrast to Ferguson.
Hours of unrest at #pumpkinfest results in far more property damage than months of protests in #Ferguson
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/19/frat-culture-clashes-with-riot-police-at-keene-n-h-pumpkin-festival.html
Frat Culture Clashes With Riot Police at Keene, N.H., Pumpkin Festival
Tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, and SWAT teams were hard pressed to contain the rioters who seemed to delight in destruction at the Keene, N.H., Pumpkin Festival
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)their own lives and futures but also on behalf of someone other than themselves (Mike Brown and Drew Myers) and the NH frat rats are only having a 'good time,' the contrast becomes even starker.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)because they often celebrated their wins by burning couches in the streets and other associated drunken mayhem.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)Whites riot over pumpkins in NH and Twitter turns it into epic lesson about Ferguson
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/whites-riot-over-pumpkins-in-nh-and-twitter-turns-it-into-epic-lesson-about-ferguson/
marym625
(17,997 posts)And the white racist trolls are out in full force. Actually defending both the idiots at the pumpkin fest riots and the media coverage.
This shows the incredible reality of white privilege.
Disgusting and inexcusable
marym625
(17,997 posts)Not the white kids. After all, orange is the new black
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riverwalker
(8,694 posts)joeglow3
(6,228 posts)Correct me if I am wrong, but NO cops are seen in the wide shots they show of the bottle throwing. THEN when they show police and say they are just standing there, it is CLEARLY much later in the day.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)of the differences in perceptions guided by white privilege.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)BobbyBoring
(1,965 posts)Alcohol's such a great drug!
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)that I have shared it to my Facebook Page.
Again, congratulations on a brilliant thread!