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marybourg

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5. A dog yelping continuously day after day, is truly

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 01:12 PM

Sep 2020

a circumstance that warrants a welfare check; you did the absolutely right thing. Two people of different ages with differing skin tones is absolutely NOT such a circumstance! All families of color have people with different skin tones. Do you think the woman would have called had the skin tones been reversed, with the child darker than the man? I think we can both agree she would not have. No, this is direct result of: “ they’re sending rapists and thieves and . . .” coming from a president.

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Grandfather accused of abducting his grandson because of their different skin tones [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2020 OP

People asked my mother if she was our nanny because our skin tone is white. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #1

That could be my father-in-law. This is awful. hunter Sep 2020 #2

Could have been any of my relatives walking with me... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #3

A suspicious circumstances call, this isn't a swatting gratuitous Sep 2020 #4

A dog yelping continuously day after day, is truly marybourg Sep 2020 #5

Did the woman with rusty fender Sep 2020 #7

I've had to prove my son was my son while traveling overseas. cayugafalls Sep 2020 #6