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1. more incident specific nt

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Sat Aug 16, 2014, 08:55 PM

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I call that a white privilege, don't you? [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2014 OP

more incident specific nt msongs Aug 2014 #1

How about the theatre BobbyBoring Aug 2014 #15

#ALLLIVESMATTER 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #2

Well sheshe2 Aug 2014 #3

While I agree with your basic premise drmeow Aug 2014 #4

It's not just about black men, and I don't think sheshe2 meant to imply as such. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #13

+1 Enthusiast Aug 2014 #17

yes these are civil rights issues that affect all of us questionseverything Aug 2014 #26

NO! It's not the same. It doesn't affect us all the same! No way, no how. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #32

when civil rights are violated minority groups are usually the group that suffers the most questionseverything Aug 2014 #35

I'm thankful someone has made this Egregious Disparity into a Graphic, she.. Thank you. Cha Aug 2014 #5

If that story is even true. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #6

And now "The point is it's not racial, it's happening all over!" comments betsuni Aug 2014 #7

Well said, betsuni. eom sheshe2 Aug 2014 #10

Yup ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #8

Yup...and thank you. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #9

And while we're at it ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #19

"Freedom from Violence is Reproductive Justice" sheshe2 Aug 2014 #21

Shame on Darren Wilson and the Police in Ferguson, MO! Cha Aug 2014 #11

K&R!! Even The Onion in its own satirical prose, gets it... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #12

The Onion, gets it. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #18

lol, nice. Vattel Aug 2014 #29

This sure ain't "black privilege"... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #14

Nope... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #23

Absofuckinglutely! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #16

Don't be ruled by sound bites. Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #20

So, it's just a sound bite... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #22

Don't be ruled by boom sound bites. betsuni Aug 2014 #25

I would not resist arrest under any circumstances.. nookworld Aug 2014 #24

Resisting arrest has nothing NOLALady Aug 2014 #27

Law Enforcement does have a right to use force nookworld Aug 2014 #28

Sure they should use force NOLALady Aug 2014 #31

Watch it, troll. I'm on to your covert racism here. Keep going and you'll will be alerted. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #33

??? nookworld Aug 2014 #37

Don't pretend. Watch it. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #39

Because cops use excessive force all the time against young men of color who, in many cases, aren't nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #40

Since when does walking down the middle of the street away from the sidewalk Number23 Aug 2014 #34

I Surrender GitRDun Aug 2014 #30

What about that Dillon guy who was just recently shot for wearing headphones kwolf68 Aug 2014 #36

Bullshit, and you damn well know it! Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #38

Heck, in Aurora the cops assumed the white guy was one of them csziggy Aug 2014 #41

They aren't just targeting african americans, other races are being targeted as well. Lancero Aug 2014 #42