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Egalitariat

(1,631 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:15 PM Jul 2013

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Should Hispanics be nervous after this verdict?

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Should Hispanics be nervous after this verdict? (Original Post) Egalitariat Jul 2013 OP

Um.... no cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #1

No... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #2

Actually they should, many gun nuts are extremely anti-immigrant Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #3

Only the ones with brown or dark skin. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #5

True, but many Hispanics do have a dark skin tone and are racially profiled Bjorn Against Jul 2013 #7

yeah, the gun nuts hate 'em some brown people arely staircase Jul 2013 #4

Just trolling tonight or are you serious? JaneyVee Jul 2013 #6

Everyone in this state should be nervous. n/t geomon666 Jul 2013 #8

Should African Americans have been nervous following the OJ verdict? (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #9

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

1. Um.... no

Reply to Egalitariat (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:16 PM

Jul 2013

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

2. No...

Reply to Egalitariat (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:20 PM

Jul 2013

eom.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

3. Actually they should, many gun nuts are extremely anti-immigrant

Reply to Egalitariat (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:30 PM

Jul 2013

I think both blacks and hispanics are under greater threat from the gun nuts who lie about "self defense" as a result of this ruling.

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)

5. Only the ones with brown or dark skin. nt

Reply to Bjorn Against (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:32 PM

Jul 2013

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

7. True, but many Hispanics do have a dark skin tone and are racially profiled

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:35 PM

Jul 2013

I seriously worry about how those Minutemen assholes are going to react to this ruling.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

4. yeah, the gun nuts hate 'em some brown people

Reply to Egalitariat (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:31 PM

Jul 2013

almost as much as they hate black people.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

6. Just trolling tonight or are you serious?

Reply to Egalitariat (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:33 PM

Jul 2013

geomon666

(7,519 posts)

8. Everyone in this state should be nervous. n/t

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Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:36 PM

Jul 2013

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

9. Should African Americans have been nervous following the OJ verdict? (nt)

Reply to Egalitariat (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:40 PM

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