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(142,054 posts)niyad
(134,030 posts)Gothmog
(182,024 posts)geardaddy
(25,392 posts)Excellent toon.
sarisataka
(22,836 posts)Philandro Castille was armed, as it was his right to be. Also he was complying with all laws regulating such activity.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)even sadder and more poignant. Legal carry PoC are at definite risk. Period.
sarisataka
(22,836 posts)The exercise of any right should not be dependent on skin color.
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)Seems to be a death sentence. I won't have anything to do with guns anyway, but if I were black or Hispanic, I'd be terrified to be seen in public with one. If you are holding a gun, they want to kill you.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)versus who, in 99.9% of all legal open carry shooting by agents sanctioned by the state to murder and kill, don't worry most people because they are of the right skin color status in this society. But you said it, legal open carry AA and Hispanics are still at tremendous risk of dying because of the double standards that have always been a part of american culture since the first slave walked off the plantation a free man or woman.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)malthaussen
(18,629 posts)calimary
(90,775 posts)Response to DesertRat (Original post)
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erpowers
(9,446 posts)That is a pretty powerful picture.
GeoWilliam750
(2,555 posts)ThingsGottaChange
(1,200 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(10,438 posts)Cops need to be screened and have background checks on social media for racism and bigotry.
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