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Arkansas Granny

(31,506 posts) Thu May 28, 2020, 11:10 AM May 2020

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A heartbreaking plea.

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A heartbreaking plea. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny May 2020 OP

Recommended. H2O Man May 2020 #1

Oh, my heart. Shanti Mama May 2020 #2

Soul crushing to hear this mom's painful pleas.... FM123 May 2020 #3

Could you explain it for us deafies? Thanks. nt tblue37 May 2020 #4

She's basically saying that when they protest peacefully, they don't get any coverage. The only way Arkansas Granny May 2020 #5

Thank you! nt tblue37 May 2020 #6

H2O Man

(73,506 posts)

1. Recommended.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 11:23 AM

May 2020

Powerful.

Shanti Mama

(1,288 posts)

2. Oh, my heart.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 11:37 AM

May 2020

Priorities. Stop killing us.

FM123

(10,053 posts)

3. Soul crushing to hear this mom's painful pleas....

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 12:01 PM

May 2020

Enough, America!

tblue37

(65,227 posts)

4. Could you explain it for us deafies? Thanks. nt

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 12:02 PM

May 2020

Arkansas Granny

(31,506 posts)

5. She's basically saying that when they protest peacefully, they don't get any coverage. The only way

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #4)

Thu May 28, 2020, 01:48 PM

May 2020

they can draw attention to the injustices is by rioting. They are tired of black people being killed by cops for no good reason.

She mentions Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and others whose killers went free. She has a son and she worries that something will happen to him one day.

Her words: "You have to stop killing us".

tblue37

(65,227 posts)

6. Thank you! nt

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #5)

Thu May 28, 2020, 02:46 PM

May 2020

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