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Rawlings-Blake lifts Baltimore curfew, effective immediately (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 OP
i'm surprised to learn that 3 of the charged are African American samsingh May 2015 #1
I wish they would charge...Clarance Thomas.. Stuart G May 2015 #2
I've observed in most cases that being a member of a police force Malraiders May 2015 #3

samsingh

(17,593 posts)
1. i'm surprised to learn that 3 of the charged are African American
Sun May 3, 2015, 11:20 AM
May 2015

one was a sgt.

how many clarence thomas' are there out there?

Malraiders

(444 posts)
3. I've observed in most cases that being a member of a police force
Sun May 3, 2015, 11:44 AM
May 2015

elevates the individual cop to a point where the cop thinks that being a cop takes prcedence before race, religion and humanity, and where loyalty to his fellow cop is paramount to anything else. It's not a race thing at all, IMHO.

Much the same way a gang member feels about his acceptance into a gang.

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