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appalachiablue

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10. Seeing this horror I very much doubt it's an art project. That was mentioned in a post here

Reply to daredtowork (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 05:29 PM

Dec 2014

last nite before I saw the photo. Some sick people in this world.

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"Protester" Hung by Noose at Berkeley Before #BlackLivesMatter Oakland Million March [View all] daredtowork Dec 2014 OP

omfg! marym625 Dec 2014 #1

How do I post the picture? daredtowork Dec 2014 #2

Man, there are some goddam bent arrows walking around hifiguy Dec 2014 #3

Here's the disgusting photo here. nc4bo Dec 2014 #4

Thank you for posting it! daredtowork Dec 2014 #5

You are welcome. nc4bo Dec 2014 #6

The 'I CAN'T BREATHE' was added onto the photo. Was this a protestor calling his death a lynching, freshwest Dec 2014 #23

I don't know freshwest nc4bo Dec 2014 #24

No one has pointed out that daredtowork Dec 2014 #25

Look at the letters, there is no shading on the letters as it meets the arms. That indicates it is a freshwest Dec 2014 #26

Mystery Solved daredtowork Dec 2014 #27

I see that. I agree with your conclusions. But don't see it as incitement, but consciousness raising freshwest Dec 2014 #28

I would see it as consciousness raising on any other day daredtowork Dec 2014 #30

I agree and admit my own fault on that. I didn't think black students would do it, but I won't freshwest Dec 2014 #34

P. S. I edited with a link in my previous reply. The racists are keeping a high profile, it's hard freshwest Dec 2014 #29

I agree nt. daredtowork Dec 2014 #31

From the comments, one I whole heartedly believe in and emboldened the important parts: freshwest Dec 2014 #32

LaShonda's comment was why I posted the link daredtowork Dec 2014 #33

K&R for truth LongTomH Dec 2014 #7

AP article suggests could also be an "Art Installation" daredtowork Dec 2014 #8

Seeing this horror I very much doubt it's an art project. That was mentioned in a post here appalachiablue Dec 2014 #10

This is the same post daredtowork Dec 2014 #14

Ok got it. I agree that it may be symbolic esp. b/c of Berkeley. The 2 Germans who appalachiablue Dec 2014 #16

Hmmm daredtowork Dec 2014 #17

Yes of course it's horrible and seems to be based on a photgraph of a real person. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #19

Also might be frat prank. nt daredtowork Dec 2014 #21

It wouldn't surprise me one bit. Lots of artists around here want to be provocative arcane1 Dec 2014 #11

If there was emphasis on the latter, maybe. nt daredtowork Dec 2014 #13

If they're that clueless how do they make it through the day, or life? I know, they usually appalachiablue Dec 2014 #15

Good 'effin' grief malaise Dec 2014 #9

As far as I know, the culprits haven't been caught daredtowork Dec 2014 #12

Who would do such a thing? seveneyes Dec 2014 #18

Whoever it was, they failed to whip up violent reaction daredtowork Dec 2014 #20

Added Daily Cal link daredtowork Dec 2014 #22