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m-lekktor

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184. eh. personally i am indifferent that Daily Mail is the UK version of the NY Post.

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 02:11 PM

Aug 2014

I can take that into consideration when reading the article. i like to read it all!!

Apparently the neighbors think Michael Brown must be bad because the mother was (which is interesting) as well thus the shock at him becoming a cop. I guess that mindset is common all around.

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Mother of policeman who shot dead Michael Brown was 'a serial con artist [View all] CatWoman Aug 2014 OP

Well, there ya go rudolph the red Aug 2014 #1

Let me help you... FarPoint Aug 2014 #3

Or maybe not. rudolph the red Aug 2014 #7

You left out executioner. Bobbie Jo Aug 2014 #20

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #24

What does that even mean? Bobbie Jo Aug 2014 #27

it means he fancies him/herself a victim. CatWoman Aug 2014 #29

It means that a officer can be attacked by an unarmed person rudolph the red Aug 2014 #35

A citizen is competely in their rights to determine guilt or innocence of any person in any case. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #38

I will not argue that at all. rudolph the red Aug 2014 #40

Cool. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #43

I agree that it looks pretty damning for him, rudolph the red Aug 2014 #48

DUers can hand down sentences? Wow kcr Aug 2014 #51

You know what I meant rudolph the red Aug 2014 #53

Yep, I do n/t kcr Aug 2014 #58

I'm confused cwydro Aug 2014 #46

Yeah. And I've heard he was shot either 3 or 7 or 9 times. WillowTree Aug 2014 #67

OOPS! Just now saw someone else say it was 8. WillowTree Aug 2014 #70

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

None at all. FarPoint Aug 2014 #167

We don't have any facts? Iggo Aug 2014 #92

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

Hey rudolph.. it was Darren Wilson who served as Judge, Jury, and Executioner. nm Cha Aug 2014 #103

Painfully obvious. InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2014 #162

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #79

The murdering cops scam artist mother is as irrelevant TheDebbieDee Aug 2014 #124

^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L0oniX Aug 2014 #178

He's definitely a killer. Someone lost a son that day. And that teenager's mother sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #129

Well, the apple didn't fall far from the tree. FarPoint Aug 2014 #2

Horrible Article billhicks76 Aug 2014 #18

Well...we do know what he did.... FarPoint Aug 2014 #19

Difference Between You And Me billhicks76 Aug 2014 #42

Preeee-cisely. AzDar Aug 2014 #64

You don't believe in genetics? 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Aug 2014 #68

Ignorance billhicks76 Aug 2014 #74

That is the same argument some folks in Germany made in 40s. Arrowood Aug 2014 #93

I wonder what's hanging in your family tree? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #165

That is the racist philosophy-right there. earthside Aug 2014 #177

Agree. You beat me 840high Aug 2014 #76

My reaction, as well. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #98

Logical fallacy. n/t defacto7 Aug 2014 #157

Good. Be sure to note that the benefit of that reasoning extends to set B commonly called black GoneFishin Aug 2014 #176

spot on. n/t defacto7 Aug 2014 #191

He is not responsible for his mother's crimes DavidDvorkin Aug 2014 #4

I know...sheesh cwydro Aug 2014 #6

Reading the article, his mother performed these acts in his formative years. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #10

Black people are stereotyped all the time HipChick Aug 2014 #13

And? DavidDvorkin Aug 2014 #16

why not? CatWoman Aug 2014 #31

Therefore we should add to it? DavidDvorkin Aug 2014 #34

I guess I'm stuck on that goose/gander thing CatWoman Aug 2014 #89

Maybe getting unstuck would be good. nt sibelian Aug 2014 #152

*bam* CatWoman Aug 2014 #23

This is the kind of things Republicans would say to discredit someone. Chemisse Aug 2014 #17

Thank you for a breath of reason on this site. cwydro Aug 2014 #47

no, when the dead victim is being smeared it's not beneath anyone to respond to the person JI7 Aug 2014 #65

Wonder if this poster will 840high Aug 2014 #97

Agreed. /nt Marr Aug 2014 #182

Agree! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #45

Truly. (nt) enough Aug 2014 #75

Yup. Agschmid Aug 2014 #136

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

How is this at all relevant? Chemisse Aug 2014 #5

Because it is fun for all the finger pointers cwydro Aug 2014 #8

Point. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #9

Other than as an interest story because of the infamy of the cop? MohRokTah Aug 2014 #11

it's done to people of color all the time JI7 Aug 2014 #22

So we should mimic that idiocy of racist idiots? DavidDvorkin Aug 2014 #32

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 vile in all cases. DavidDvorkin Aug 2014 #61

no, it's not equal . when it's the cop and his buddies who are smearing the person he killed JI7 Aug 2014 #63

Yes it is vile. His fucking mother has NOTHING to do with anything! nt Logical Aug 2014 #84

doesn't matter, when one side is smearing the other side with BS JI7 Aug 2014 #86

Let's check in to michaels mom too then! nt Logical Aug 2014 #104

he is already being smeared in other ways by the cops JI7 Aug 2014 #108

We look so fucking stupid bringing up the cops mother. Brilliant! nt Logical Aug 2014 #109

there is no "we" here. i'm more concerned about innocent black teen being shot to death JI7 Aug 2014 #110

What are you talking about? Everyone here thinks the cop is a murderer.... Logical Aug 2014 #112

what does the video of the store have to do with it? JI7 Aug 2014 #114

NOTHING, just like the cops mom did not shoot him! nt Logical Aug 2014 #115

so the cop should come out against the trashing of hte person he killed JI7 Aug 2014 #121

WTF are you talking about? Done with your coveluted mess of posts! nt Logical Aug 2014 #125

you don't know that this cop killed an unarmed black man ? JI7 Aug 2014 #126

I agree. +1. nt ecstatic Aug 2014 #116

Okay. That's the end, isn't it? sibelian Aug 2014 #153

yeah, yeah, i'm not surprised by some others either as they love to feel superior JI7 Aug 2014 #155

And that is the point malaise Aug 2014 #57

If it is wrong for one group (racists), it's wrong for others. Chemisse Aug 2014 #60

not in this case where it involves the officer who did the killing and the dead victim being smeared JI7 Aug 2014 #62

And do you think that's ok? Marr Aug 2014 #183

not if the op was a cop JI7 Aug 2014 #187

+1 HuckleB Aug 2014 #41

Exactly! The guilt or not does not have anything to do with his mother IMO. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #49

His mother is irrelevant. Totally. Same smear tactic, same wrong. djean111 Aug 2014 #12

Yeah...So??? greytdemocrat Aug 2014 #14

it garnered a post from you CatWoman Aug 2014 #28

Next they'll be examining the bumps on his head to determine... Arrowood Aug 2014 #96

The Daily Mail. pintobean Aug 2014 #15

did you say that on the Daily Mail thread that shows a picture of the policeman? CatWoman Aug 2014 #25

Didn't see it pintobean Aug 2014 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #150

they are also insightful Enrique Aug 2014 #26

This has the same relevance to the shooting as the events in the convenience store. (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #21

Cahracter assassinations can go both ways, AND SHOULD. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #44

exactly, but it's something to take note of JI7 Aug 2014 #55

No, should NOT. It's just as disgusting no matter who does it or why. cui bono Aug 2014 #133

Like you, I have considered the ban on taint of blood complete bullshit. AngryAmish Aug 2014 #30

You win POST OF THE WEEK! HuckleB Aug 2014 #39

Wow, that's some powerful investigative journalism, right there. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #33

Ah, beat me too it. HuckleB Aug 2014 #37

The Daily Fail? HuckleB Aug 2014 #36

Go back and read the feeding frenzy on DU cwydro Aug 2014 #52

I don't doubt it. -eom- HuckleB Aug 2014 #56

Sorry, no corruption of blood has legal force -- check the Constitution. eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 #59

Truly. cwydro Aug 2014 #71

Funny that we love smear tactics when they are used against people we don't like. Lancero Aug 2014 #66

you should just self delete this Duckhunter935 Aug 2014 #69

no CatWoman Aug 2014 #85

This story is notable only for the reaction to it. Jim Lane Aug 2014 #72

Um, the quote doesn't say that. It only says that they were stunned, ecstatic Aug 2014 #117

I interpreted it differently Jim Lane Aug 2014 #159

So this is why he shot Michael Brown? bigwillq Aug 2014 #73

Unrec. - sleazy post. 840high Aug 2014 #77

Should this thread even exist exboyfil Aug 2014 #78

No. Should be deleted. 840high Aug 2014 #80

Alert if you feel so strongly HangOnKids Aug 2014 #82

Both my parents were saints. That's why I am one DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #100

WTF is wrong with you? Logical Aug 2014 #81

and wtf is wrong with YOU???????????????? CatWoman Aug 2014 #88

yup JI7 Aug 2014 #90

to hell with them AND their "outrage" CatWoman Aug 2014 #95

No there is not. n/t cui bono Aug 2014 #132

It just says a lot about you... Arrowood Aug 2014 #99

yes, catwoman posting this is so much worse than shooting and killing an unarmed person JI7 Aug 2014 #106

Lol, who the fuck is defending the cop? WHO? nt Logical Aug 2014 #111

the cops and many others JI7 Aug 2014 #122

You have seriously lost the plot several times in this thread. cui bono Aug 2014 #135

Let see... Arrowood Aug 2014 #161

Hello bigwillq Aug 2014 #113

Or call you out.....I think I will stick with that! nt Logical Aug 2014 #105

Interesting but GitRDun Aug 2014 #83

It does look like a troubled family, though starroute Aug 2014 #91

i personally dont agree with this Quayblue Aug 2014 #101

I agree with your post laundry_queen Aug 2014 #120

exactly, if the fucking cops were not trashing the dead victim and not lying it might be different JI7 Aug 2014 #123

Way to go - mimic the vile things the other side is doing. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #102

+1000 nt Logical Aug 2014 #107

I don't know. I think it is relevant. ecstatic Aug 2014 #118

His mom merdered someone also? nt Logical Aug 2014 #127

In a court of law, you would be wrong. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #171

At least the cop is still alive to defend himself Glitterati Aug 2014 #119

The cop's mother had her day in court - Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #170

And this is always why we lose Glitterati Aug 2014 #175

Someone's been at cwydro Aug 2014 #179

The only thing that happens when you crawl in the gutter Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #190

There has been a lot of misinformation from different sources & it isn't even relevant to the issue davidpdx Aug 2014 #128

Do you consider Woody Harrelson a criminal? notgoinback Aug 2014 #130

if Woody harrelson shot and killed someone and was trashing the dead person JI7 Aug 2014 #131

Why are you instigating character assassination? That's just plain wrong. cui bono Aug 2014 #134

catwoman posting on an internet board is not the same as a police dept trashing a person one of JI7 Aug 2014 #137

It's character assassination and it should be beneath those who post on DU. cui bono Aug 2014 #138

maybe the cop should call for it to end starting with his own police dept JI7 Aug 2014 #140

Maybe. And maybe Catwoman should self-delete this OP. n/t cui bono Aug 2014 #141

perhaps she will when the police dept stops trashing the dead person JI7 Aug 2014 #142

Why should it rely on that? cui bono Aug 2014 #143

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

We're not ignoring it, it is an active part of this discussion. cui bono Aug 2014 #151

what an official police dept does/says and what someone posts on the internet is not the same JI7 Aug 2014 #156

Stereotype much? Because that's how we got here.. HipChick Aug 2014 #168

Stereotype? What are you talking about? Where did I do that? cui bono Aug 2014 #186

This is no more relevant than the convenience store incident BainsBane Aug 2014 #139

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

If there is anything logical in this defacto7 Aug 2014 #158

Maybe OP comes from the one pure bloodline in all of humanity.... Arrowood Aug 2014 #169

Wilson, the weasel. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #160

And maybe his father was a gamblin' man. Irrelevant. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #163

What's your family like? Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #166

and his papa was a rolling stone. KG Aug 2014 #172

I don't understand how tabloid-gossip is relevant. Sunlei Aug 2014 #173

It's not. This thread is stupid. Bonx Aug 2014 #189

Sins of the mother? Really? MineralMan Aug 2014 #174

It could be that some policemen Turbineguy Aug 2014 #180

Is this actually relevant? booley Aug 2014 #181

eh. personally i am indifferent that Daily Mail is the UK version of the NY Post. m-lekktor Aug 2014 #184

Now you can't really complain the next time this gross tactic is used against someone Marr Aug 2014 #185

Yep. cwydro Aug 2014 #188