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iluvtennis

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25. Maxine Waters tweets she is dedicated to finding the culprits

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 01:48 AM

Jan 2019

Maxine Waters@RepMaxineWaters
3h3 hours ago
Jussie is my friend - a very talented & beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I'm dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone!

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POSSIBLE hate crime? Please. [View all] EffieBlack Jan 2019 OP

They threw bleach on him Jarqui Jan 2019 #1

We need to stop calling it a hate crime, and start calling it terrorism. Initech Jan 2019 #11

DITTO! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #15

Definitely terrorism. If that can happen to a celeb in Chicago, ecstatic Jan 2019 #21

It sounds like they were laying in wait for him EffieBlack Jan 2019 #12

OMG. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #2

its legalize.. 912gdm Jan 2019 #3

They don't say "possible assaut" or "possible murder" or "possible rape" EffieBlack Jan 2019 #13

actually a lot of times they do. 912gdm Jan 2019 #16

One of my pet peeves. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #17

No. You're comparing apples and oranges. EffieBlack Jan 2019 #18

lets just agree this was heinous 912gdm Jan 2019 #20

Agreed EffieBlack Jan 2019 #22

sweet.... 912gdm Jan 2019 #23

It would be legalese to refer to "alleged" perpetrators. But they don't refer to possible crimes pnwmom Jan 2019 #26

It is a absolute hate crime ..... CatMor Jan 2019 #4

Logic gunsmoker Jan 2019 #5

I usually don't mind when cops don't rush to judgement, but gather facts first. greyl Jan 2019 #6

Yes - I could live with "apparent " EffieBlack Jan 2019 #14

I'm sure the word possible will be omitted shortly ...and if not then that's when we go ham. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #7

It was absolutely a hate crime, with an added dose of full MAGA. Initech Jan 2019 #8

Ding, ding! ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #9

Yeah because they own the narrative and they can destroy anyone they want. Initech Jan 2019 #10

I hope the police find the effing racist homophobic MAGA-maggot cowards MLAA Jan 2019 #19

Chicago has lots of CCTV -- fingers crossed the bastards are caught. iluvtennis Jan 2019 #24

Maxine Waters tweets she is dedicated to finding the culprits iluvtennis Jan 2019 #25

that word--"possible"--drove me crazy every time i heard it on the news today orleans Jan 2019 #27