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DRoseDARs

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1. Roles reversed, the black man would have been shot dead immediately...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 05:55 AM

Dec 2018

OF COURSE they gently take the white assailant alive and without roughing him up.

Glad the victim survived unharmed and his attacker will face justice.

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black man made to kneel at knife point, then cops show up [View all] Demovictory9 Dec 2018 OP

Roles reversed, the black man would have been shot dead immediately... DRoseDARs Dec 2018 #1

also good that there were white people there who were calling out the white thug JI7 Dec 2018 #2

You want the guy roughed up? Renew Deal Dec 2018 #4

I think it's more a comment... Adrahil Dec 2018 #9

The point is a black man would have been shot first and not given a chance to surrender TeamPooka Dec 2018 #15

The point is you don't know that Renew Deal Dec 2018 #18

News in Charlottesville sez.... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #3

So, the trend among Nazis and KKKers now is to pull knives on black people? GoCubsGo Dec 2018 #5

I've seen this man before. Yonnie3 Dec 2018 #6

If there'd only been a good guy with a knife. It seems to me the cops took a long while showing up. marble falls Dec 2018 #7

The even more horrifying first part of the interaction: tblue37 Dec 2018 #8

"Sir, do you need help?" To man with knife at his throat Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #12

At least she did something. Notice all the men who walked past like nothing was happening Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2018 #16

I noticed. Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #17

That is some scary crap! ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Dec 2018 #10

The man is obviously crazy. Drahthaardogs Dec 2018 #11

he is obviously mentally ill onethatcares Dec 2018 #14

Charlottesville is very, very progressive obamanut2012 Dec 2018 #19