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K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 May 2015 #1
its going to be a long hot summer in L.A. olddots May 2015 #2
Everyone knows that a black man should not be able to purchase one of those electric hybrids. kelliekat44 May 2015 #71
maybe elsewhere too. nt LiberalElite May 2015 #72
Exactly who are the thugs? BrotherIvan May 2015 #3
Precisely. Enthusiast May 2015 #8
Cops and Wall Street and Bush and Cheney and O'Reilly are the thugs. NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #53
Those that you mention are more than thugs, they are CRIMINALS BrotherIvan May 2015 #57
BILLO is such a tool...how unfair is life that he is rich and lives the life and we dont NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #61
Beggin' yer pardon, but Jackpine Radical May 2015 #75
more highly qualified candidates for president of their union nt msongs May 2015 #4
This country truly hates black people. MrScorpio May 2015 #5
... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #6
It's going to be a LLLLOOONNNNGGG HOT SUMMER nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #7
What a soul-sucking toll this takes on our African American fellow citizens. :( lexington filly May 2015 #9
Oh f&@k Canoe52 May 2015 #10
It's been going on all along in the Black community brush May 2015 #35
Even worse, when they Knew they were being taped, didn't seem to make much difference. Agree with libdem4life May 2015 #62
WTH? romanic May 2015 #11
or he obviously bought it with illegal drug profits rurallib May 2015 #34
No. The chargers were closed. Xithras May 2015 #45
I understand they had cause for a citation. My question is, why was he the only one cited? nt okaawhatever May 2015 #54
It says in the article that the other people there were asked to leave and they did. tammywammy May 2015 #56
OK Thanks nt okaawhatever May 2015 #59
I wondered when I read that, it seemed odd Trillo May 2015 #58
Low battery charge Warpy May 2015 #79
Simple solution: Shut the chargers off at the specified hour. hunter May 2015 #68
I'm guessing I don't understand the physical layout there SusanCalvin May 2015 #76
Watch the video in the OP link OnlinePoker May 2015 #81
Thanks for making the point. n/t Judi Lynn May 2015 #85
Terrible. Turin_C3PO May 2015 #12
Arthur Ashe, when asked whether AIDS was the hardest thing he ever faced, SAID NO. lostnfound May 2015 #15
This is so sad. BeanMusical May 2015 #83
Me neither get the red out May 2015 #37
Watching and listening to the video one thought came to me rpannier May 2015 #13
You have the right to remain silent. safeinOhio May 2015 #16
So he was cuffed, then assaulted, for not showing "zee paperz"? Scootaloo May 2015 #14
So was the park closed or not when he started charging? PinkPotus May 2015 #17
If you read the article gollygee May 2015 #19
The article I read implied the park was closed when he started charging. PinkPotus May 2015 #21
Here's what I read gollygee May 2015 #22
From the OP PinkPotus May 2015 #25
Well that's for the courts to work out I guess gollygee May 2015 #26
Agreed. I'm just saying if he was in violation of the posted hours... PinkPotus May 2015 #28
SAnta Monica Parks page- open until 11 PM Beaverhausen May 2015 #50
I saw upthread where the charging station closed at 8 pm. nt okaawhatever May 2015 #55
Wrong. The charging station is open during park hours Beaverhausen May 2015 #63
That's not a city website. The hours could have changed and that website not updated. tammywammy May 2015 #67
I rarely carry I.D.... hunter May 2015 #69
The article states they asked others to leave and they complied. tammywammy May 2015 #38
Maybe they were done charging their cars? gollygee May 2015 #41
Generally speaking... Xithras May 2015 #44
After waiting an hour to charge my car, I'd be really yeoman6987 May 2015 #30
If he started charging at 10:30, the park was still open. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #27
It said he was arrested at 10:54 n/t gollygee May 2015 #31
Right, before the park was closed. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #32
The park closes at 11pm, the charging station closes at 8pm tammywammy May 2015 #39
Other people were charging gollygee May 2015 #42
Yeah, but they weren't black. Iggo May 2015 #89
Wrong. The charging station is open during park hours Beaverhausen May 2015 #64
Here's a photo of the sign saying 8pm tammywammy May 2015 #70
That says 3 hour charging limit 8AM-8PM, not open-close hours. NutmegYankee May 2015 #88
Yes, saw that. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2015 #87
+1 Buzz Clik May 2015 #40
Considering how agressive cops are these days, if he told them to get lost... Lancero May 2015 #33
The park itself is open to 11 PM Warpy May 2015 #80
What reason did they give for asking him to leave the charging station? gollygee May 2015 #18
You must have missed this part. WillowTree May 2015 #46
But I didn't miss this part: BeeBee May 2015 #60
I love how the cops are trying o put their spin on the witness video. Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #20
That was something to see. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2015 #29
When do the demonstators march? fadedrose May 2015 #23
K&R for visability nt avebury May 2015 #24
Disgusting!!!!! get the red out May 2015 #36
WTF is happening?? Initech May 2015 #43
It's always been happening. Just now we can make each other more aware. KeepItReal May 2015 #47
It's Santa Monica. The rules exist to control "uppity" black, Mexican, and hobo people. hunter May 2015 #48
It's not. My brother, until recently, lived on 3rd St. It's "elite liberal." ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #51
I could write many movie scripts about Santa Monica... hunter May 2015 #78
probably acting on orders from the Kochs Takket May 2015 #49
Yeah thats a twofer workinclasszero May 2015 #52
Santa Monica BETTER change the park hours to 3AM as well benld74 May 2015 #65
Really SusanCalvin May 2015 #77
Palmer has no complaint.... Bigmack May 2015 #66
Yay!!! vlakitti May 2015 #82
k&r... spanone May 2015 #73
Who has given the orders?! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #74
What a horrible story. BeanMusical May 2015 #84
CWB? AnnieBW May 2015 #86
Make sure Justice is served. RoseVil May 2015 #90
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