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Atman

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9. Interesting report on, of all places, CNN today.
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 02:58 PM
Aug 2014

I've been cable free all summer. It's been great. But I've got SiriusXM back temporarily during a free promotion to lure me back as a paying subscriber. Anyway, no MSNBC, but I was listening to CNN today. They did report about police training, trying to figure out what makes cops go ballistic (literally). I found it to be mostly bullshit...they interacted with video screen, know full well their lives were never actually in danger. But one finding stood out more than all the rest of the bullshit...every cop, black or white or brown or yellow, found black men to be far more threatening then anyone else.

I still can't understand why Wilson wouldn't have just aimed for a leg or otherwise tried to disarm Brown -- oops, Brown had no weapons. Anyway...what's the deal? The deal is, when you dress up as Superman and drop a lot of Power Acid, you think you can fly. Wilson thought his armor and weaponry made him a god.

Instead, he's in hiding, cowering, fearing for his life. As it should be. Maybe he'll understand how Michael Brown felt before his last breath. His only crime being that he was black.

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BS Faux pas Aug 2014 #1
The specific author of this article gollygee Aug 2014 #2
Yeah, don't you hate it that he's right? Warpy Aug 2014 #14
So do I. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2014 #30
That's a unique perspective el_bryanto Aug 2014 #15
if you think racism is only a right wing problem, then you know nothing about racism. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #16
Probably true, rascism also works well in declaring potential angelhood. gordianot Aug 2014 #3
'rascism' = racism + fascism KamaAina Aug 2014 #27
I think most people have prejudices hifiguy Aug 2014 #4
No, I think that's the problem. gollygee Aug 2014 #6
You got it right. hifiguy Aug 2014 #8
Herman Cain, Ben Carson loyalsister Aug 2014 #5
I don't think the author's point was to focus on African Americans gollygee Aug 2014 #7
Sorry got derailed loyalsister Aug 2014 #10
Interesting report on, of all places, CNN today. Atman Aug 2014 #9
It could come into play insidiously treestar Aug 2014 #11
Brown didn't pose a threat when he was shot. Vattel Aug 2014 #22
that's another issue treestar Aug 2014 #24
GOP Engineering US to Be More Racist daredtowork Aug 2014 #12
I think you are correct there... hunter Aug 2014 #23
Yes we are shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #13
Damn it, you beat me to it. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #21
Having racists thoughts does not justify killing people. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #17
Uhm, yeah gollygee Aug 2014 #18
Poor whitey didn't know he was a racist. GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #19
... NuclearDem Aug 2014 #20
Extremely privileged white guy, never worked a hard day in his life? Rex Aug 2014 #25
Fuck you, NYT. nt valerief Aug 2014 #26
I am racist, and so are you. KamaAina Aug 2014 #28
Yes, when I saw this other article, I thought of your thread. n/t gollygee Aug 2014 #29
I didn't answer in that one. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #31
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