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Schema Thing

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9. honestly, what "violence" from the other side?

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 21, 2014, 01:15 AM

Dec 2014

This person was mentally ill and his psychosis would seem to have been exacerbated by the actions of police in some high profile cases where justice has obviously been ignored.

Just because this person was impassioned by police abuse doesn't mean this person represents "the other side" protesting police abuse in general or in specific cases.

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You can feel the tension and grief in the air here in Brooklyn. [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

both of my brothers live not far from that incident. i called them and told them to stay home. SummerSnow Dec 2014 #1

Good idea! Twitter says the area is still shut down. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

My son and daughter live in Brooklyn adigal Dec 2014 #3

You should be fine. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #4

I know...I'm mostly worried if I see police harassing minorities adigal Dec 2014 #6

Very sad. Glad your 840high Dec 2014 #5

My Deepest Sympathties for Wenjian Liu's and Raphael Ramos' Loved ones. Cha Dec 2014 #7

Stop the violence on all sides. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #8

honestly, what "violence" from the other side? Schema Thing Dec 2014 #9

You're right but it is naturally being promoted as coming from a side, not an individual. Voice for Peace Dec 2014 #10

given the facts (so far as I've heard), I have to disagree Schema Thing Dec 2014 #14

Yes. Politically is what I meant. Not naturally as in via Nature, but as in "what else would you Voice for Peace Dec 2014 #15

gotcha. Totally agree. Schema Thing Dec 2014 #16

Mentally ill people are sometimes excited by angry movements of people who mean well. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #13

it is not a tragedy for the city. how many other people were killed there today? nt msongs Dec 2014 #11

Yes it is! hrmjustin Dec 2014 #12