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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 02:54 PM Aug 2014

"Post-racial America" my ass

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A Bunch Of Terrible People Have Raised Over $130,000 For Darren Wilson

Someone has started a Gofundme page for Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old named Mike Brown earlier this month. The fund exists to raise financial support for Wilson and his family to use during this "trying time in their lives." So far, nearly $140,000 has been raised, and a lot of it is coming from plainly awful people.

Those who donate to the fund are allowed to leave a comment on the page. Above is a collection of some of the thoughts that those who have donated wanted to share with the world. Everything about this is pretty fucking terrible.

Link: http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-bunch-of-terrible-people-have-raised-over-130-000-fo-1625106827/+Tom_Ley

...and of course, as ever, these pluperfect idiots use their real names.

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"Post-racial America" my ass (Original Post) WilliamPitt Aug 2014 OP
Naturally this had to be expected. sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #1
I'm shocked I tell you malaise Aug 2014 #2
Many of us have been telling you all that those sentiments were still a big part of our Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #3
No incident report. Rex Aug 2014 #4

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
1. Naturally this had to be expected.
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 03:06 PM
Aug 2014

however awful it is. I just hope that Wilson will need far more for his defense and still will have to go to prison.

Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts)
3. Many of us have been telling you all that those sentiments were still a big part of our
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 10:09 PM
Aug 2014

society. The undercurrents have infected every aspect of our "Anglo-American justice" system. The only way to balance the scales is to apply justice evenly, and have some way to offset the stereotyped judgment that you'll get in a jury system.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
4. No incident report.
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 10:12 PM
Aug 2014

But you know...just one bad apple, the PD is stellar, nah kidding...the FBI will chew them up now.

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