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calimary

(80,699 posts)
9. =(
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 07:01 PM
Nov 2014

This just makes me hurt. This just hurts. Dammit.

Saw a comment from Congresswoman Marcia Fudge about this - I thought what she said was extraordinarily profound:

WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge on Monday categorized a Missouri grand jury's decision not to criminally charge the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown "a slap in the face" that underscores "an unwritten rule that Black lives hold no value."
"The Ferguson Grand Jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown is a miscarriage of justice," said a statement from Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat. "It is a slap in the face to Americans nationwide who continue to hope and believe that justice will prevail.
"This decision seems to underscore an unwritten rule that Black lives hold no value; that you may kill Black men in this country without consequences or repercussions. This is a frightening narrative for every parent and guardian of Black and brown children, and another setback for race relations in America.

"My heart goes out to Michael Brown's loved ones, and to the loved ones of all the Michael Browns we have buried in this country."

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/11/rep_marcia_fudge_calls_ferguso.html

The whole damn thing just makes me ache.

"he was simply doing his job". And THAT is the problem. uppityperson Nov 2014 #1
Here you go hobbit709 Nov 2014 #4
Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #6
That's what these guys said sarisataka Nov 2014 #30
He's a fucking sociopath. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #2
Yep. I know veterans who still feel horrible decades later about shooting people... hunter Nov 2014 #22
ABC is only inflaming the situation with this interview. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #3
Wilson's a racist sociopath meow2u3 Nov 2014 #5
Officer Wilson, since you took a life and ruined your own: Paper Roses Nov 2014 #7
FUCKING MURDERER. There are a million different scenarios... JaneyVee Nov 2014 #8
=( calimary Nov 2014 #9
Something not right about that... HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #10
He needs to just shut the fuck up helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #11
Just another George Zimmerman looking to make a name for himself. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #14
No worse, he wore a badge helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #15
But he is no more qualified than George was.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #16
Which is why it's even worse that he HAS a badge. n/t. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #25
good point.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #31
So it's just a choice between black/white, hot/cold, life/death? procon Nov 2014 #12
Doubtful. hifiguy Nov 2014 #13
And this is precisely why he should've been charged & convicted of 1st degree murder. baldguy Nov 2014 #17
I was surprised by his interview wheniwasincongress Nov 2014 #18
That's where I'm coming from as well. PragmaticLiberal Nov 2014 #21
Were I in his place sarisataka Nov 2014 #29
That sociopathic motherfucker has no conscience. Loki Nov 2014 #19
I'm he does.. fucking sociopaths don't have a twinge of conscience. Not one word to the Browns. :( Cha Nov 2014 #20
"A clean conscience"...and a smooth cranial surface, most likely. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #23
Does everyone share a unique conscience? seveneyes Nov 2014 #24
Wilson you make me sick damnedifIknow Nov 2014 #26
he takes the Nuremberg defense... JCMach1 Nov 2014 #27
That's because he has no conscience. MoonRiver Nov 2014 #28
It is quite obvious that Wilson has no conscience at all. Live and Learn Nov 2014 #32
If you had a conscience you would not be a cop, you POS Pig. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #33
This man's response, is honestly just sickening..... AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #34
Mr. Wilson should find another line of work. He does not possess the mental faculties needed ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #35
Pity your parents didn't use birth control. Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #36
He has no conscience Generic Other Nov 2014 #37
I wonder how long he stood at a mirror practicing his facial expressions? nc4bo Nov 2014 #38
Well then he and Dick Cheney have something in common. Rex Nov 2014 #39
This is what happens in a country where guns have more rights than people. Initech Nov 2014 #40
Typo: They accidentally typed "a clean" instead of "no" n/t gollygee Nov 2014 #41
"I'm sorry for loss of life BUT..." Catherine Vincent Nov 2014 #42
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