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News outlets have been buzzing this week as armed right wing terrorists took over a federal wildlife building, while the federal government greeted the situation with a fairly large yawn. At the same time as the occupation was taking place, a special prosecutor in Cleveland announced that the police officer who shot and killed 12 year old Tamir Rice would NOT be facing criminal charges.
Ring of Fires Farron Cousins discusses this with political commentator Chauncey DeVega.
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)It needed to be said!
zebonaut
(3,688 posts)They brought the Black kid six bullets and a casket
jalan48
(13,859 posts)It's ok to parade around with guns openly and call for the overthrow of the government but if you are black you need to tell your children to be careful if they are playing with toy guns. I think that some racist cops just see it as an opportunity to kill a black person.
maggies farm
(79 posts)Perhaps Tamir Rice should have been a Mormon.
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