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Garrett78

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8. Yes. See reply #2.

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 12:01 PM

Jun 2018

We must not forget or let others forget why Kaepernick started his protest. It's not about the overall criminal justice system, which is horribly racist and desperately needs changing. It's not about housing discrimination and modern day redlining, which is racist and needs to stop. It's not about fragile white folks calling cops on Black folks for no damn good reason, though doing so can certainly lead to that which Kaepernick was protesting. It's not about employment discrimination. It's not about department store clerks profiling Black patrons.

It's about police killing unarmed Black folks, including children. Period.

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Trump wants suggestions from "kneeling athletes" on who to pardon. . . [View all] RexCasual Jun 2018 OP

This idiot really does think he's an Emperor. n/t Downtown Hound Jun 2018 #1

Kneeling athletes want police to stop killing unarmed Black folks, including children, you evil POS. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #2

So you are giving him the power to be accuser, judge malaise Jun 2018 #3

I'm not giving him anything RexCasual Jun 2018 #5

The thing is, you can't pardon unarmed black men shot dead by cops Johonny Jun 2018 #4

Yes. See reply #2. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #8

He thinks he's king. Maybe he also believes he's OldHippieChick Jun 2018 #6

Well, many of them are black so betweven they probably know everyone in jail underpants Jun 2018 #7

Most US presidents have used the well established system to select their pardons Johonny Jun 2018 #9