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116. A jury agrees.

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 10:29 PM

Aug 2014

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5376627

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(Facepalm) WE DO! But not in a thread about the St. Louis Police shooting of Michael Brown. This kind of tomfoolery/change-the-subject distraction belongs in Free Republic.

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A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Tue Aug 12, 2014, 09:25 PM, and voted 5-2 to HIDE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This is a pretty tiresome false counter-point. I feel like we shouldn't have to shoot down this kind of thing every. single. time. a thread about police brutality comes up. It's really a separate issue - make another thread if you're that concerned.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This is a racist rightwing non sequitur that is always flung to disrupt the discussion of racist attitude toward African Americans. Paging MIRT.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Inappropriate and not even on topic.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Debate it.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: the only reason I vote to leave it is because the other posters are taking care of this idiot just fine.
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I�m tired of White people and the Media pretending that there isn�t a war on Black people [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2014 OP

I read a media expert who proposed that using the word "war" to describe differences in opinion and Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #1

You don't like to "create a polarized debate... oberliner Aug 2014 #2

I would also recommend powdered sugar with the cinnamon. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #62

Aaaaand here's that one in every crowd that feels that a thread referring to kids being killed Squinch Aug 2014 #80

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #107

Aaaaaand here's the one in every crowd that needs to bring up non-sequitur right-wing memes Squinch Aug 2014 #110

A jury agrees. alp227 Aug 2014 #116

I will never understand the ones who leave this kind of racist crap with the "fight it out" comment Squinch Aug 2014 #120

Right wing plants intentionally trying to make DU look bad, I guess. nt alp227 Aug 2014 #124

I actually think it is often sincere (though I think it is also often what you say) but that Squinch Aug 2014 #126

Or debate it? Is this DU or Discussionist? Good job, Jury, this is still DU. freshwest Aug 2014 #188

Exactly. Squinch Aug 2014 #193

Can. Not. Believe. I. Saw. That. Here. freshwest Aug 2014 #187

Talk about white on white murder in Aurora or Sandy Hook . . . brush Aug 2014 #112

But I bet most murders of unarmed black people tblue37 Aug 2014 #115

Maybe you didn't get to see the hidden post that I responded to brush Aug 2014 #160

It doesn't matter if a cop is black they still work for an a racist institution TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #175

I think you responded to the wrong post brush Aug 2014 #176

Yep, it was meant for the post above your's. Touch screen slip. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #179

Why? bravenak Aug 2014 #113

It's what they do, bravenak. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #153

And they need to arrest that murderer. bravenak Aug 2014 #157

They haven't released his name yet either.... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #159

That comment was conservative boilerplate talk. It's either that or 'Chicago.' It's not from caring. freshwest Aug 2014 #189

Disheartening is it not Squinch. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #152

When the FIRST post in a thread on this issue, the issue of KIDS BEING KILLED, is a derailment Squinch Aug 2014 #164

This is polarizing! This is indeed a war, when tis is allowed.... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #3

And it has been wrong for such a long time! Tumbulu Aug 2014 #41

Yes, it is getting worse each and every day. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #55

It keeps getting worse because they keep getting away with it. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #88

Face it. its getting worse because we have a black president. Solomon Aug 2014 #139

No doubt that is part of it, but the absolute freedom from tblue37 Aug 2014 #141

Having once been half of a bi-racial couple - my fiance was MURDERED - IrishAyes Aug 2014 #145

So sorry for your loss Irish. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #154

And who on earth actually, really thinks a white kid would've been gunned down IrishAyes Aug 2014 #158

I wish we could recommend replies Curtis Aug 2014 #56

Thank you Curtis. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #57

I share your sentiments, this is so sad! But the shooters are never akbacchus_BC Aug 2014 #156

What term should we use "The dissagreement" of "Kerphuffle" with black people? mulsh Aug 2014 #61

I see a lot of anger, I see a lot of manipulation, I do not see a war except in the Middle East. I Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #64

great...you have the privilege to be no blind noiretextatique Aug 2014 #71

You and your media expert don't see it. That's nice dear. The rest of us do. Squinch Aug 2014 #81

right!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #87

Since DU would have Websters be the definitive word ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #103

No kidding. I see militarized police who have largely declared war against young black men Warpy Aug 2014 #129

I'm starting to think ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #136

Well, I think a lot of those sales are to people who see those cops Warpy Aug 2014 #140

I doubt that. eom 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #142

You think the word war is used too much but not genocide? bravenak Aug 2014 #114

. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #118

In this case, however, use of the word "war" doesn't create a new polarization. stranger81 Aug 2014 #70

Exactly. The expression "War on blacks" is appropriate in this situation. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #96

Kinda like the difference between "war" and "genocide," Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #78

I was just thinking that his limitations on the word "war" would have tblue37 Aug 2014 #89

In this case it's appropriate--it is an actual SHOOTING war n/t eridani Aug 2014 #99

How is describing the focus on Black folks, particularly ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #102

It's tragically surreal how ill equipped some of these policemen are to Cha Aug 2014 #4

It has to stop Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #7

Uncle Joe did. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #43

Thank you for the link! sheshe2 Aug 2014 #46

It wasn't me. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #54

Like these... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #44

Too many act like it's a war zone out there..... It's a NEIGHBORHOOD!!!! Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #51

Exactly. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #58

K&R&NT ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #5

A message from Michael Brown's Mother, she.. Cha Aug 2014 #6

That makes me cry, Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #10

So sad for Michael's family, loved ones, and everybody who can't Cha Aug 2014 #36

You are so right. We are being assaulted. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #45

That picture of his grieving mother who sprinkled rose petals on her son's blood... freshwest Aug 2014 #194

Take your time sweets....no hurry. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #195

... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #26

I watched that interview mcar Aug 2014 #117

.. Cha Aug 2014 #151

Is it symbolic subliminal assassination? littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #8

So much hate and yes racism. has it escalated since Obama took office sheshe2 Aug 2014 #16

Chilling. I feel sick. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #19

I am crying, lmsp sheshe2 Aug 2014 #21

I am physically ill. The babies kneeling. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #25

I was a child in the North when the TV news shows actually showed films of the attacks by tblue37 Aug 2014 #90

"What is WRONG with people?" kentauros Aug 2014 #33

Agreed. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #35

The only "solution" that comes to mind kentauros Aug 2014 #42

things are really bad again tonight in Ferguson steve2470 Aug 2014 #9

It was looking bad for a while but some local media are playing again. Shandris Aug 2014 #11

IMHO the media is for the most part useless. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #13

thanks for that steve2470 Aug 2014 #14

The people that intervened and helped defuse the situation...they are not in the war, they did not Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #63

Yes because looting is so much more the point ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #105

I am not just another blank face. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #106

Not particularly ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #109

.... Ecumenist Aug 2014 #203

Looks like a "long hot summer" for Ferguson. Brigid Aug 2014 #104

Hear hear alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #12

To those who say 'it's not a war' I would say lovemydog Aug 2014 #15

Agreed, lovemydog. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #47

They sure do get tough sometimes. lovemydog Aug 2014 #48

Things have never been good for LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #17

Pathological racism jen63 Aug 2014 #72

Well said. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #97

Thank you! jen63 Aug 2014 #108

Thank You She!!! lib87 Aug 2014 #18

Agreed. .. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #49

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2014 #69

Yep. obxhead Aug 2014 #20

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #22

If that is what you got from this... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #23

I'd be tired of all people doing so. flvegan Aug 2014 #30

Really... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #39

Your obtuseness is so droningly consistent that by now it's just boring. Squinch Aug 2014 #82

I am *equally* tired of it, flvegan, even though I am a white tblue37 Aug 2014 #91

Hey! Another white redhead here that flvegan appears to assume hates white people! Squinch Aug 2014 #111

White and blonde here mcar Aug 2014 #119

I don't know if I am more disgusted by that or by a kid being killed for holding a toy. When Squinch Aug 2014 #121

We could call ourselves "The Red-Headed League." Maybe someone would even write a story about us. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #127

The Red-Headed Flvegan Floggers. Squinch Aug 2014 #128

I was riffing on the Sherlock Holmes story of that name. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #131

I am shocked to say that I have never run across it! Squinch Aug 2014 #134

Ah, well--I teach college English, so I sometimes forget that tblue37 Aug 2014 #135

I'll look for it. Squinch Aug 2014 #137

No need--I already located it for you: tblue37 Aug 2014 #138

Thank you! Squinch Aug 2014 #165

Jesus fucking wept... tkmorris Aug 2014 #24

Look at you. bravenak Aug 2014 #27

He must be readying his #notallwhitepeople tweets even as we speak! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #92

Not safe at all. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #29

Please tell me you're being sarcastic... Just a little... nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #31

If that is all you got out of it your mind is not open Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #34

+1 nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #50

truth. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #79

I'm tired of 'people' et. al. so there, that must also include all of youse. eom Purveyor Aug 2014 #28

First one chosen group. Then who ? littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #32

+1 nt MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #37

Reads like a poem. Sincere hat tip! VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #162

Life is cheap. Cheaper and cheaper all the time, it seems. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #180

+1000! Beautiful!. nt adirondacker Aug 2014 #207

A slice of the psychology is on the 'Investigation Discovery' channel cprise Aug 2014 #38

I'm sorry some people don't get it. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #40

Indeed. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #52

I, still, remember the "talk" my Dad (R.I.P.) had with me ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #155

There are a lot of white people who see the injustices, me for instance. And who think it's bizarre DesertDiamond Aug 2014 #53

Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight. Maedhros Aug 2014 #83

A rather interesting perspective, IMHO. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #123

I don't want to hijack this thread with this, but this is a very interesting post. I'd love to Squinch Aug 2014 #130

Sheshe.... Hekate Aug 2014 #59

Excellent post, she. Thanks. Scuba Aug 2014 #60

K&R treestar Aug 2014 #65

I agree Robbins Aug 2014 #66

SMH Mr Dixon Aug 2014 #67

Saturday Afternoon I was talking with a friend of mine. Savannahmann Aug 2014 #68

In New Mexico.. abakan Aug 2014 #73

Very sorry about your brother. amandabeech Aug 2014 #125

Thank You... abakan Aug 2014 #174

there has been a perpetual war on blacks since the age of empire. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #74

Looks like a war to me KeepItReal Aug 2014 #75

Yep, that's a war. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #94

That is such a powerful image JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #166

Speak on it! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2014 #76

I agree, and I'd like to slap the people who see this thread as a place to complain about semantics. Squinch Aug 2014 #77

+1000 nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #181

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Aug 2014 #196

under the color of authority - ironic name tomm2thumbs Aug 2014 #84

GOOD!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #85

Excellent (longish) article on Alternet by Chauncey DeVega : tblue37 Aug 2014 #86

Thanks for this - I want to read in depth later! JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Aug 2014 #197

Posted to for later comment(s) ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #93

Your message is important, 1SBM, so yes take your time to calm yourself. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #122

I don't know what's more tiring/frustrating ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #132

Oh yes, sheshe2 Aug 2014 #143

Honey, you NAILED it. You FUCKING nailed it Number23 Aug 2014 #144

Notice I said ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #149

I noticed that JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #168

No sense of entitlement there, nosiree! freshwest Aug 2014 #201

You are absolutely right. And they are blind to their own blindness. Squinch Aug 2014 #169

Blinded by their need for victimhood ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #172

My worry is that men in generations much younger than mine are still being raised with that Squinch Aug 2014 #173

Yes. Jones, Bachmann, LaPierre, Bundy, Rush, Angle and Beck are recruiting now: freshwest Aug 2014 #200

Oh damn redqueen Aug 2014 #210

If people are dying I call it a war. rickyhall Aug 2014 #95

Yeah, well, it's not only black folks. IkeRepublican Aug 2014 #98

Oh, buzz off. Honestly, are you that tone deaf? Squinch Aug 2014 #171

More likely just historically challenged. After all the Constitution enshrined the concept that freshwest Aug 2014 #202

Yes, but this thread is about your first item. Try to stay focused here. n/t nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #182

thank you sheshe2 k&r... spanone Aug 2014 #100

OK, but what about white people who don't believe any such thing? Brigid Aug 2014 #101

White Privilege kenichol Aug 2014 #133

I don't see it as a concept, I see it as a fact. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #147

An extremely important thread. Thank you for posting it Number23 Aug 2014 #146

You are welcome, Number23. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #161

Agreed 100% VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #163

The shit has me so enraged, I've waited to calm down before discussing. Shit is touching every lonestarnot Aug 2014 #148

Ditto. nt Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #150

Being a boomer Puglover Aug 2014 #170

i now believe there is a war against black people samsingh Aug 2014 #177

White people, even racist ass white people need to help get this shit in hand TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #178

You should make this an OP. Seriously. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #183

Michael Brown, Color of law and Police brutality tazadaqshah Aug 2014 #184

My friend Curtis was gunned down by cops when we were in high school Generic Other Aug 2014 #185

So very sorry about your friend, Generic Other. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #186

I always recall how much more time I have had than he did, Generic Other Aug 2014 #192

K&R n/t myrna minx Aug 2014 #190

sadly it has been going on since the first black man arrived by slave ships. unapatriciated Aug 2014 #191

They just had Kevin Jackson on CNN davidpdx Aug 2014 #198

I'm with you, sheshe2 MrMickeysMom Aug 2014 #199

Praise the goddesses for you!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #204

... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #208

hi everyone Chimeradog Aug 2014 #205

Welcome to DU, Chimeradog. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #209

thank you :) Chimeradog Aug 2014 #211

Hold on to your hat, Chimeradog. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #213

There is a war on black people in this country. The Second Stone Aug 2014 #206

I saw this earlier and it brought tears to my eyes kdmorris Aug 2014 #212

Make this an OP! sheshe2 Aug 2014 #214

Done! kdmorris Aug 2014 #215

Send me the link please... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #216

Here you go! kdmorris Aug 2014 #217