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rl6214

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17. There is no such thing as a former marine

Reply to kalisto2010 (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 11:37 AM

Sep 2013

Good man.

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White Marine brutally Attacked for Protecting 14 year old Black Teen! [View all] kalisto2010 Sep 2013 OP

good for him JI7 Sep 2013 #1

They'll probably invoke stand your ground. kalisto2010 Sep 2013 #2

Wen Jones: a TRUE hero. eom. AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #3

Why the fuck should "race" matter? xfundy Sep 2013 #4

Your answer is in the news story (see link in original post) PBass Sep 2013 #6

Yup, race mattered to the racists. Igel Sep 2013 #14

I think it makes the information pertinent in context mythology Sep 2013 #34

+1 Woof_Woof Sep 2013 #13

I think this post went WAY over your head. kalisto2010 Sep 2013 #15

Because it was a racist attack malaise Sep 2013 #19

Hurling racial epithets at someone prior/ during the act of attacking them doesn't = racial motivation etherealtruth Sep 2013 #22

Cool dude. I hope the three bullies get a long prison term for acting like a pack of wild dogs. freshwest Sep 2013 #5

Was he holding back? Oakenshield Sep 2013 #7

watch less tv Schema Thing Sep 2013 #11

+1 Sound advice. I think that many Americans are so indoctrinated that they Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #20

Don't they all have Politicalboi Sep 2013 #28

Key words; Former Marine Fastcars Sep 2013 #12

No such thing as a former Marine. wild bird Sep 2013 #21

There are some men and women in the Marines Aerows Sep 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author wild bird Sep 2013 #29

Almost every Marine I served with durin my 8 years in the Corps, wild bird Sep 2013 #32

read the article and look at the pictures MH1 Sep 2013 #18

Yeah, I noticed that one. Oakenshield Sep 2013 #35

This will not get much traction... Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #8

I'm Southern to my core, and white Aerows Sep 2013 #25

you missed my point altogether. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #30

I do my best Aerows Sep 2013 #31

It can if people paid attention but alas Iliyah Sep 2013 #9

Steroids and racism. /nt Ash_F Sep 2013 #10

A DU Salute to an honorable American, and a Marine Berlum Sep 2013 #16

Exactly. n/t Aerows Sep 2013 #23

There is no such thing as a former marine rl6214 Sep 2013 #17

They are some good Aerows Sep 2013 #24

What a crew of assholes treestar Sep 2013 #26

Back in the days when Turbineguy Sep 2013 #33