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One broken shop window is a much more "sexy" news item than a dozen vigils arcane1 Aug 2014 #1
yeah. just like focusing on the naked person at the gay pride parades La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #2
I am sick of it too rbrnmw Aug 2014 #3
it's understandable to measure that emotional reaction against what's being protested bigtree Aug 2014 #4
I'm sick of people tacitly defending looting & rioting Bonx Aug 2014 #5
LOL. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #6
Alrighty then. Bonx Aug 2014 #12
Nobody here is defending looting and rioting.[n/t] Maedhros Aug 2014 #26
Double LOL.... Little Star Aug 2014 #8
Naive to think that others would also condemn criminal activity ? Bonx Aug 2014 #14
Did you condemn the criminal activity of the cop who murdered malaise Aug 2014 #50
Exactly! Let's hear the media condemn the shooting of an unarmed teenager.. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #58
You have to wonder if they don't have agents provocateurs malaise Aug 2014 #59
"valid." Sure. Not a drop of subjectivity in that word. RadiationTherapy Aug 2014 #10
So the people of Ferguson should pool their money and hire a lawyer? MindPilot Aug 2014 #13
Non sequitur-ville Bonx Aug 2014 #16
Apparently that was your destination. MindPilot Aug 2014 #22
Well today is your lucky day! The OP is not doing anything close to that. arcane1 Aug 2014 #15
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I totally agree! el_bryanto Aug 2014 #17
That makes no sense Bonx Aug 2014 #19
So you say agreeing with you makes no sense? I guess I can't argue with that. nt el_bryanto Aug 2014 #21
.. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #20
"A riot is the language of the unheard" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #23
+10000000000000000000000000 Little Star Aug 2014 #68
You may be missing the OP's point leftstreet Aug 2014 #25
I remember that. That was so clearly racist. cui bono Aug 2014 #29
That was unbelievable, I remember it well. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #43
I say that every time my tax dollars go to Corporations! tenderfoot Aug 2014 #28
I don't think the OP defends it, but is stating that the media covers that rather than the root cui bono Aug 2014 #32
Yeah well I got sick of some DU'ers using a black child's grades to justify his murder Scootaloo Aug 2014 #36
yup. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #37
How do you feel about the cops repeatedly brutalizing and killing African Americans in this country? sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #38
A Dream Deferred.... please read it and try to understand Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #47
Just out of curiosity what is a valid excuse for a riot? Exultant Democracy Aug 2014 #48
I'll just bet that it's when the BLM asks you to pay your grazing fees. Chellee Aug 2014 #60
When the disfranchised voice has nothing more to lose, don't look for a rational or valid response. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #53
Especially since a little to the South is a place called Normandy. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #57
See also: rape victims XemaSab Aug 2014 #7
yup. this applies to a large number of conflicts. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #9
Day-um. Orrex Aug 2014 #24
I understand what you're getting at but I don't think it's really the same thing. cui bono Aug 2014 #27
Since when do racists need ammunition? XemaSab Aug 2014 #30
I completely agree. cui bono Aug 2014 #33
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #62
Really? XemaSab Aug 2014 #64
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #65
love you MIRT! irisblue Aug 2014 #67
Racists don't need to be given ammunition BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #34
I agree. cui bono Aug 2014 #35
I was going to say this redqueen Aug 2014 #40
K&R me b zola Aug 2014 #11
Look over here, look over here... PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #31
Right/white wingers always make crud out of these things. Remember how they predicted riots Hoyt Aug 2014 #39
not just right wingers, though. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #49
Nobody's perfect--so you can't expect victims to react "perfectly" to violence and Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #41
du rec. xchrom Aug 2014 #42
the looters are victims?? n/t Bacchus4.0 Aug 2014 #44
Are you from the US? Do you understand the systematic racism that these people face in the US? Exultant Democracy Aug 2014 #52
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #45
I expect people to behave in a reasonable (not perfect) manner Taitertots Aug 2014 #46
What they need to do is take it to the suburbs, golf courses, and gated communities because TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #72
Oh, you want a more unreasonable response than just rioting/looting Taitertots Aug 2014 #74
Time and time again clyrc Aug 2014 #51
They like to act like property is more important than people. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #54
Like the property can't be replaced! Quayblue Aug 2014 #55
Makes sense if you believe there are too many of "them" anyway. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #56
that has been a pattern since the days of slavery. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #70
Rioting when there is no satisfactory recourse against oppression is human, even if counter- Shrike47 Aug 2014 #61
I have always liked this poem by Melvin Tolson ashling Aug 2014 #63
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kicked La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #69
kicked Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #71
It's bothering me a lot too. Everything's backwards from how it should be. Avalux Aug 2014 #73
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