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In reply to the discussion: A closing thought on the matter of the 14 year old deported to Colombia . . . [View all]Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)59. EXACTLY. That's what I was telling someone else earlier in the thread....
When you're brown or black, certain things are just assumed.
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A closing thought on the matter of the 14 year old deported to Colombia . . . [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Jan 2012
OP
Like it or not, the fact that she lied is a salient fact here. There's no way around it.
RZM
Jan 2012
#3
I would say it doesn't absolve them from ANY custodial care for anyone in their "care".
Alameda
Jan 2012
#8
you're so upset that someone would DARE suggest this might be the result of racism
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#67
I wondered if those who defend ICE would be saying something different if she were white
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#73
Don't forget I was also pointing out what really upset you --the idea someone got called racist
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#75
No way, not credible --if they couldn't verify who she was, they could've compared it to
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#54
A 14 year old who lies about her age and engages in sex with a 52 years old man is also 100% respons
LanternWaste
Jan 2012
#101
I read a press account where her grandmother indicated that the girl was upset at the death of two
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2012
#134
I'm only partially kidding. The world is VERY differnt for people like me than it is
Ecumenist
Jan 2012
#55
And if it happened in 2006 instead of 2011, there would have been calls for Bush's impeachment. n/t
24601
Jan 2012
#46
she's a black, American child and some people are defending what happened to her
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#48
Wrong. I'm irritated you suggested that people on this thread care more about white kids
RZM
Jan 2012
#66
AWE COME ON!!! America doesn't have a history of doing stupid shit to mniorities...
uponit7771
Jan 2012
#112
Bravo! Emphatic K&R. Someone's ass needs to be in a sling over this - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2012
#82
Then you guys should stop the hyperbole and recognize the fact that the girl
Quartermass
Jan 2012
#133
Agree about there being no excuse for DHS/ICE. Something else that stood out for me
suffragette
Jan 2012
#89
Question: Do blonde haired blue eyed people get deported as much as brown people?
firehorse
Jan 2012
#117