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In reply to the discussion: I call that a white privilege, don't you? [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)34. Since when does walking down the middle of the street away from the sidewalk
"threaten" people? The only one "threatened" was the fucking cop who decided to respond to this alleged threat on his alleged manhood with bullets. No one in the community called him to remove the "threat" of Michael Brown or his friend. He took it upon himself to neutralize the horrendous, blood curdling "threat" of two men walking in the middle of the street.
You are a fool.
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It's not just about black men, and I don't think sheshe2 meant to imply as such.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2014
#13
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
Watch it, troll. I'm on to your covert racism here. Keep going and you'll will be alerted.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2014
#33
Because cops use excessive force all the time against young men of color who, in many cases, aren't
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#40