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In reply to the discussion: Mother of policeman who shot dead Michael Brown was 'a serial con artist [View all]DavidDvorkin
(20,589 posts)4. He is not responsible for his mother's crimes
This "stain is in the blood" thinking is dangerous and offensive.
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Mother of policeman who shot dead Michael Brown was 'a serial con artist [View all]
CatWoman
Aug 2014
OP
A citizen is competely in their rights to determine guilt or innocence of any person in any case.
MohRokTah
Aug 2014
#38
Why do you say it's a fact that he was shot on his knees with his hands up in the air?
Captain Stern
Aug 2014
#87
I've heard two of the witnesses, one his friend and one who didn't know him, tell what they saw
1monster
Aug 2014
#94
He's definitely a killer. Someone lost a son that day. And that teenager's mother
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#129
Good. Be sure to note that the benefit of that reasoning extends to set B commonly called black
GoneFishin
Aug 2014
#176
no, when the dead victim is being smeared it's not beneath anyone to respond to the person
JI7
Aug 2014
#65
No, he's not. We know him by his actions. Doesn't help to sweep his mother's history under the rug
Cha
Aug 2014
#154
in a case where the dead victim is being treated that way, yes it's ok to do the same to the killer
JI7
Aug 2014
#50
no, it's not equal . when it's the cop and his buddies who are smearing the person he killed
JI7
Aug 2014
#63
there is no "we" here. i'm more concerned about innocent black teen being shot to death
JI7
Aug 2014
#110
not in this case where it involves the officer who did the killing and the dead victim being smeared
JI7
Aug 2014
#62
Exactly! The guilt or not does not have anything to do with his mother IMO. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#49
did you say that on the Daily Mail thread that shows a picture of the policeman?
CatWoman
Aug 2014
#25
This has the same relevance to the shooting as the events in the convenience store. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Aug 2014
#21
Sorry, no corruption of blood has legal force -- check the Constitution.
eppur_se_muova
Aug 2014
#59
Funny that we love smear tactics when they are used against people we don't like.
Lancero
Aug 2014
#66
yes, catwoman posting this is so much worse than shooting and killing an unarmed person
JI7
Aug 2014
#106
exactly, if the fucking cops were not trashing the dead victim and not lying it might be different
JI7
Aug 2014
#123
There has been a lot of misinformation from different sources & it isn't even relevant to the issue
davidpdx
Aug 2014
#128
catwoman posting on an internet board is not the same as a police dept trashing a person one of
JI7
Aug 2014
#137
the police dept should be held to a far higher standard than some private individual
JI7
Aug 2014
#144
Yes, so do that. Still doesn't excuse someone acting the same way the FPD is acting.
cui bono
Aug 2014
#145
it's not like she killed anyone or is covering up for someone who did so , so it's not the same
JI7
Aug 2014
#146
We're not talking about the killing. We're talking about the character assassination and
cui bono
Aug 2014
#148
i don't believe in the "both sides do it" bs while ignoring the main thing which is a Dead Person
JI7
Aug 2014
#149
what an official police dept does/says and what someone posts on the internet is not the same
JI7
Aug 2014
#156
Why do we have to get our news from the UK? Why are US corporate media worthless?
Faryn Balyncd
Aug 2014
#147
People mock the UK Daily Mail, but I find it way more informative than my paper.
WinkyDink
Aug 2014
#164
eh. personally i am indifferent that Daily Mail is the UK version of the NY Post.
m-lekktor
Aug 2014
#184