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In reply to the discussion: Drunk wypipo calls someone the N-word on a bus in Washington D.C. [View all]JDC
(11,116 posts)36. Again, violence and vengeance solves nothing
Beating old, drunk women is the least tough thing I can think of.
Next time that racist doesn't get knocked out, pulls out their gun at that fist fight, be prepared to accept the consequences. And the law will be on their side.
But Yeah moral and righteous victory
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Come-on. You should be at threat of some harm beyond being called names to escalate to violence.
Anon-C
Aug 2018
#3
Nope. This was someone who asked for it thinking she was immune to retaliation ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#7
I'm a black man who lives in predominantly white areas of California and I've lived across the US...
Anon-C
Aug 2018
#15
No, I totally agree with you, verbal insults do not rise to the level of physical violence.
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#28
Yep. Have to be aware of your surroundings. That privilege thing doesn't work everywhere.
brush
Aug 2018
#4
Ironically wife beaters say that also. Who knocked her out and sent her to the hospital?
JDC
Aug 2018
#23
Watch the video. It clearly shows her with a drink in her hand. And she's not an old lady.
brush
Aug 2018
#60
Watch the video. She tried to slink off the bus and shout out the N-word over her shoulder...
brush
Aug 2018
#61
I love the screen name of one of the posters - "Manitos, Tiny Hands of Trump"
Hassin Bin Sober
Aug 2018
#12
The notion that those who do or say something stupid in a particularly "wrong" place
Vermijelli
Aug 2018
#38
Let's think realistically. You're around a group of people. You call that group the worst thing you
Oneironaut
Aug 2018
#81
Assume the provocateur is armed (especially in Florida). Consider your response.
Marcuse
Aug 2018
#64