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nadinbrzezinski

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11. More than sanctions

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:30 PM

Sep 2013

We need the moral clarity of another civil rights movement.

This has to come from within. Our police needs to be demilitarized. And citizens need to stand up for rights. Occupy (still active locally) was partly about that. Social justice and human rights demands scare the powerful.

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There needs to be sanctions against America.. [View all] HipChick Sep 2013 OP

Sanctions against America? MineralMan Sep 2013 #1

That's my point though...one incident of many... HipChick Sep 2013 #3

I agree that there are incidents like this in some places. MineralMan Sep 2013 #6

And we have also seen that the legal game is rigged.. HipChick Sep 2013 #8

In some places, that is so. MineralMan Sep 2013 #10

The officer in this case HAS been charged An_enlightened_soul Sep 2013 #9

I see. I thought this was some new case. MineralMan Sep 2013 #12

Likely months and months from now An_enlightened_soul Sep 2013 #15

We have had some problems in the Twin Cities in MN, too. MineralMan Sep 2013 #17

There's no way to know whether the cop's motivation was the victim's color Stupefacto Sep 2013 #2

Cop is white. Victim was black. Victim was unarmed... TeeYiYi Sep 2013 #4

I can't recall as many cases where white teens are being mowed down at the same rate as blacks.. HipChick Sep 2013 #7

He just had a serious car crash...and was looking for help.. HipChick Sep 2013 #5

More than sanctions nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #11

"we" also routinely murder children across the planet but it's ok if 'we" do it nt msongs Sep 2013 #13

Isn't it a bit late for that? Coyotl Sep 2013 #14

Agree..so why do we think we hold any moral authority to tell any other country HipChick Sep 2013 #16

^^^ THIS ^^^ but not only Americans think this about themselves. It requires othering, Coyotl Sep 2013 #18

because the world would really suck otherwise JI7 Sep 2013 #20

Tend to agree! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #19