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JustAnotherGen

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5. Confusing? Blue_Tires made the point in his op title

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 01:41 PM

Aug 2016

We are used to hearing about black people being shot for doing nothing wrong.

The cops - that's a one off. Your article is a one off.

The op is standard operating procedure in America.

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Stop me if you've heard this story before: [View all] Blue_Tires Aug 2016 OP

Was the cop white? mothra1orbit Aug 2016 #1

Cops are paranoid sometimes. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #2

What does your link have to do with this JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #3

I do have empathy. I'm very sorry that the man was shot! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #4

Confusing? Blue_Tires made the point in his op title JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #5

Possibly because you're broadening a premise beyond its original scope. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #6

Death by cop increases dramatically if you're armed, regardless of race. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #7