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maxsolomon

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50. Were they killed by the cops?

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 01:56 PM

Jul 2020

Because that's the point. The police should stop harassing and killing black people. That seemed clear to me.

If you want to start a protest movement to stop Americans from using guns to settle every perceived slight, I'm in.

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8-year-old girl fatally shot near Rayshard Brooks' memorial site [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

Apparently no one cares enough to comment on this tragedy MichMan Jul 2020 #1

I think a lot people want to comment but can't/won't HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #4

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #5

Yeah sure is. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #7

Last time it was this bad the inner cities were flooded with cheap drugs blm Jul 2020 #13

I have zero doubt that Trump wants riots and violence. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #16

+100 agree with you second paragraph. ChazII Jul 2020 #51

I guess there's only so much outrage to go around. n/t cigsandcoffee Jul 2020 #8

Any thread on this or on the tragic incident in Seattle dies a quick death, I'm afraid.And cwydro Jul 2020 #18

I knew this but forgot - but what was the Seattle incident again? jmg257 Jul 2020 #26

Three names that have been ignored by the media ChazII Jul 2020 #34

Thanks - yep no outrage no protests. Guess that wasn't the point. jmg257 Jul 2020 #39

Were they killed by the cops? maxsolomon Jul 2020 #50

I get that. Though a TINY fraction compared to violent crime deaths, its a problem that matters. jmg257 Jul 2020 #52

And I quote, "Yes indeed HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #28

Too many guns does dog bite man uponit7771 Jul 2020 #25

What is it that you think we should be saying? maxsolomon Jul 2020 #49

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #57

It's awful, tragic Bettie Jul 2020 #2

Was it protesters that were angry the mother drove around the barriers? MichMan Jul 2020 #3

Why would you think it's protestors shooting? More people have blm Jul 2020 #14

The mayor and the girl's father said it was members of "our own community." cwydro Jul 2020 #19

That's not the same as protestors. There are opportunists blm Jul 2020 #32

"Armed barricade keepers" is all we can really tell from sparse reporting. Protestors involved... jmg257 Jul 2020 #42

Oh, I agree that they are opportunists. cwydro Jul 2020 #48

Seems like it was "protestors" - at least was "members of the community" according to mayor. jmg257 Jul 2020 #17

Heartbreaking. PandoraAwakened Jul 2020 #6

Interesting thread in that some posters used this tragedy to attack DU. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #9

Interesting that you'd see it that way. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #10

Yes indeed. cwydro Jul 2020 #20

Seems cause and affect just might temper comments? jmg257 Jul 2020 #27

I'd say it's 0% that it's not the point. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #29

I'll add illuminating as well as interesting. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #30

A verb and an adjective. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #31

It's terrible and the person that fired the gun should be in prison for life. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #11

Yeah, we sure haven't heard much outrage about the Seattle incident. cwydro Jul 2020 #24

Well post the article for those then. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #40

No idea what your point is. But sure I'll post as a separate post. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #41

Wondering if TrumPutin are swamping inner cities with cheap drugs blm Jul 2020 #12

Why? Because inner city violence is something new?? Don't think trumps help is needed, really. jmg257 Jul 2020 #44

The uptick is similar. No one said it was 'new' but you. blm Jul 2020 #47

That's what a question mark is for - ask a question. I know the answers so may be rhetorical. jmg257 Jul 2020 #53

Ok - armed people were protecting a barricade they put up and shot an 8yr old over it? WTF?!? jmg257 Jul 2020 #15

Atlanta Journal Constitution had an article about these "protesters." cwydro Jul 2020 #21

Real gems these scum bag are. Some are armed and VERY dangerous. jmg257 Jul 2020 #23

Wow, such a sweet smile. R B Garr Jul 2020 #58

Damn gun humpers...what a cluster fuck... jmg257 Jul 2020 #22

I was worried when white groups showed up at court houses around the HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #33

My feelings are very similar to yours. ChazII Jul 2020 #35

It's hard to report accurately when facts don't fit a narrative jmg257 Jul 2020 #36

While in 'other' cases we seem to know in minutes HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #38

What are you saying exactly? Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #43

I always put quote marks around the word 'other'. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #45

Sure you do. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #46

This is nothing new here or anywhere. EllieBC Jul 2020 #54

Understand perfectly. And sadly. nt jmg257 Jul 2020 #56

Good point. nt Tipperary Jul 2020 #61

Too may guns too much anger - can't end well. Nt jmg257 Jul 2020 #37

Watched Don Lemon interviewing ChazII Jul 2020 #55

RIP, such a tragedy! I find it weird that we're suddenly seeing ecstatic Jul 2020 #59

Seems more people are dying related to protests than unarmed black men killed by police last year. jmg257 Jul 2020 #60