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handmade34

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10. events do not happen in a vacuum

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 09:12 PM

Dec 2014

...of course it is a result of the overt (and not so) racism come to the surface

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Question about police violence, Black citizens, and President Obama [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2014 OP

I personally believe there is some connection between the two... Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #1

There's a lot of hate talk going on in this country BootinUp Dec 2014 #2

some of us should probably monitor what the propagandists on the right are saying.. grasswire Dec 2014 #3

I believe his election set our racists off. bravenak Dec 2014 #4

No doubt marym625 Dec 2014 #5

Little doubt in my mind that a black President ... GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #6

It obviously has angered the racists, and made the closeted ones come out darkangel218 Dec 2014 #7

Has there been a dramatic rise in police violence? Has there been even a non-dramatic rise? Recursion Dec 2014 #8

I think it's getting more attention madville Dec 2014 #12

i believe it's a huge contributing factor. perhaps the main factor. spanone Dec 2014 #9

events do not happen in a vacuum handmade34 Dec 2014 #10

Everything else is Obamas fault, why not police violence ? Spooky69 Dec 2014 #11

Unfortunately I think it has a lot to do with the way he is treated. There is a whole sector of hate jwirr Dec 2014 #13

My thought is that is is abysmally sad that Mira Dec 2014 #14

Are more black people getting killed by the police, or is it just getting better coverage? Throd Dec 2014 #15

Question about your premise(s): has there been a 'dramatic rise in police violence' since 2009? From KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #16

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