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Showing Original Post only (View all)another white male mass killer arrested alive by the police [View all]
Amazing how the police can arrest white males, who were heavily armed and just killed many people, alive. Yet an unarmed black man minding his own business is killed by many well armed police - over and over again.
https://apnews.com/article/shootings-colorado-74ad3bbbe6dea7e9122b946e22b1cef3
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this is not about religion, its about racism against visible minorities and skin color
samsingh
Mar 2021
#171
Today Shevrin Jones and the Black caucus stood with The African-American Clergy Alliance. (tweet)
taxi
Mar 2021
#179
so either way the police are making a determination on who rots in prison and who they kill
samsingh
Mar 2021
#21
No, there's little to no need for the "cloak and dagger" with mass shooters
whathehell
Mar 2021
#155
South Carolina (I assume you are talking about Dylann Roof) and Snopes called it false
Celerity
Mar 2021
#27
taken out vs brought too doesn't change the fact he was treated humanely vs many black males
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#39
I've watched several videos of all those black men being shot or killed by police but nothing distur
Chipper Chat
Mar 2021
#7
Oopsie. I had a feeling this was going to happen. Jumping to conclusions is never a good thing.
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#95
the police have pulled a murderous con the american people aided by white supremists and cowards
samsingh
Mar 2021
#24
no - but let's get serious and look at the number of unarmed black men and women that get killed
samsingh
Mar 2021
#122
A Black man could never have gotten far from his car with a rifle, even if CO is an
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2021
#23
i thought i read on here that there was a study done that most of these trigger happy folk
AllaN01Bear
Mar 2021
#28
You put that very well, and I do understand and appreciate your kind response.
colorado_ufo
Mar 2021
#146
Is he white? His name is not one normally one would associate with a white man.
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#40
Really? I have heard that. I may be mistaken, but I thought a story I read said an unclothed man ran
Sapient Donkey
Mar 2021
#168
He's still classified as white and to the police he would be white from a distance
samsingh
Mar 2021
#49
Boy. Our middle eastern friends will be happy to know they're treated just like whites.
Drunken Irishman
Mar 2021
#50
We'll see, they find out this guy is Muslim they wont take him hamburgers any more or some shit
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#65
We'll see how DU approaches this since it doesn't fall into their shooters trope.
Drunken Irishman
Mar 2021
#71
Syrians are mostly Caucasian, his skin being white is what is what they see and everything
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#75
maybe i should have just said, the killer will not be 'black' and likely not 'asian'
samsingh
Mar 2021
#174
Do you know many Syrians? By Census they consider THEMSELVES white skinned and they are
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#108
I'm pretty sure I know exactly how du will approach it. The many threads of outrage about the
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#98
This thread has aged like a shrimp cocktail sitting outside on a 100 degree day
BannonsLiver
Mar 2021
#80
Funny over the years I lurked here that I noticed this propensity of du to immediately blame a
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#101
It's really breathtaking. I wish I were that limber! I'd be a hit in yoga class!
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#111
Yes, I'm sadly not surprised. BY tomorrow, I'll probably have to search for this thread.
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#135
He's Syrian IINM, they're mostly Caucasian he's technically white even though US culture doesn't
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#68
That is completely counterfactual. In the US, UK, Sweden, and all other nations he is not going
Celerity
Mar 2021
#81
I disagree, not only is the shooter text book Caucasian his skin color is white and he was treated
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#82
you are just way off, sorry, you are misrepresenting reality to fit your narrative
Celerity
Mar 2021
#91
Ask 1000 Syrians in the US if they think they are beneficiaries of white privilege, and if they get
Celerity
Mar 2021
#109
More irrelevant, Syrians consider themselves white and are called white by census and this
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#118
I have no idea why you are trying to whitewash US anti-middle eastern racism, and toss Syrians
Celerity
Mar 2021
#125
Nah, its mostly about skin color (pic) but get your point once they find out him might be Muslim
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#70
While the police killed [black]Elijah McClain while he apologized for not doing anything wrong
iluvtennis
Mar 2021
#78
Yep, Syrians are mostly Caucasian and so is the shooters skin color which is what some police ...
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#83
FACT NOT IN DISPUTE: Syrians are white by US Census. Your ad homs and "bets" aren't facts
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#104
Also not in dispute: A studious eliding of how "unwhite" Syriac-Americans were recently
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2021
#124
To highlight some LEOs treat people different based on skin color !? Fuck yes! Are you claiming
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#107
Ok, it's ok. It didn't turn out like you and some others expected. It's ok, all ok.
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#110
I'm sorry, but when people start with personal insults, it's obvious that either a) they've lost the
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#117
Please highlight where I proffered insults in any way? If you can't consider answering the
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#119
+1, probably now but at the point of arrest they most likely thought he was white and called him suc
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#116
Seriously fella, give it a rest for awhile. Your attempts to make a Syrian refugee into a privileged
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#133
I didn't 'dodge' anything, I fully expressed why I think you are completely wrong 🙄🙄🙄
Celerity
Mar 2021
#138
A good thing for that shooter that he wasn't just some random motorist.
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2021
#86
+1, my understanding lack of top leadership who don't care about or look at bad actors records ...
uponit7771
Mar 2021
#89
I think there is a certain amount of "gotta keep up the dept's good name" going on, as well.
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2021
#123
September 8, 2014 - King Soopers, Kroger Stores Targeted for Gun Policies by Moms Group
taxi
Mar 2021
#97
He's a Syrian immigrant. What people are commenting on is that had people known he was not a
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#150
The OP did not state anything about where the man was from or whether he was an immigrant or not.
W_HAMILTON
Mar 2021
#157
And the absolute refusal to admit an obvious, and somewhat justified mistake
FrankBooth
Mar 2021
#160
The worst part is always the doubling down that now inevitably occurs following eff-ups like this
jcmaine72
Mar 2021
#163
Yesterday they took Rico Marley alive in Atlanta. A black man. Armed with six guns.
Treefrog
Mar 2021
#176