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Bettie

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12. Every one of these incidents is wrong

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:07 PM

Dec 2016

and yet, you get people who say "well, they should have complied" or "they were threatening".

Bullshit. Just flat out bullshit.

It disgusts me every time and I fear that with the most racist elements of our society emboldened we'll see it even more.

Black lives matter...and it should not have to be said. It saddens me that it has to be said.

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Innocent black man paralyzed after being shot in the back by Fort Worth cops for no reason; [View all] tblue37 Dec 2016 OP

Its sickening and horrifying .... etherealtruth Dec 2016 #1

Nor do I: tblue37 Dec 2016 #3

That's really fucked up... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #11

There is a reason malaise Dec 2016 #2

"Living while black"? nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #4

Yep malaise Dec 2016 #5

They shot David in the back in seconds. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #6

TWO seconds to be precise. (Tamir Rice was shot in LESS than 2 seconds!) nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #7

Standard Texas police procedure: yallerdawg Dec 2016 #10

What really pisses me off sheshe2 Dec 2016 #15

LOL You swear online the same way I do--with asterisks, not all the letters. nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #18

Well not always... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #19

K&R think Dec 2016 #8

Holy Crap Bayard Dec 2016 #9

Every one of these incidents is wrong Bettie Dec 2016 #12

No amount of compliance will deescalate a situation when the cop's PURPOSE is to escalate it. tblue37 Dec 2016 #13

Agreed Bettie Dec 2016 #14

Bully's bully. It's who they are and what they do. nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #16

Just like this Forth Worth cop escalated the situation with an AA mother... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #23

I am afraid this will get worse mountain grammy Dec 2016 #17

WTF? femmedem Dec 2016 #20

Fuckers!!!!!!! Demonaut Dec 2016 #21

K & RRRRRRR!!!!! Duppers Dec 2016 #22