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MineralMan

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1. It's not just Florida, you know.

Reply to quinnox (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 03:21 PM

Jul 2013

Not at all. Even here in Minnesota, black residents are far more likely to be beaten by police, shot in the street, or to be arrested and imprisoned when white guys doing the same things would get probation.

This is a nationwide problem, not just a problem in the Southern red states.

"Walking through a neighborhood you 'shouldn't be in'" is as likely to get you in trouble almost anywhere. That's the fact of racism and profiling in the USA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States

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I'm not black, but if I was, I wouldn't feel safe stepping into the state of Florida [View all] quinnox Jul 2013 OP

It's not just Florida, you know. MineralMan Jul 2013 #1

true quinnox Jul 2013 #2

Add Louisiana to that list. NOLALady Jul 2013 #3

Oh for the cripes sakes, there are neighborhoods in this country that you "should be in" where WestStar Jul 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 2013 #5

And it's a standard kind of thing to say Igel Jul 2013 #6

If I was a kid, I would not feel safe walking to a grocery store or gas station Rex Jul 2013 #7