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In reply to the discussion: LAPD Confuses Black Actress Kissing White Husband for Prostitute [View all]malthaussen
(18,512 posts)12. Living while black is the offense, methinks.
Or, to put a fine point on it, "being black" is the crime.
-- Mal
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Agreed. I am another white grandmother and that could have been my niece kissing her husband.
jwirr
Sep 2014
#23
White privilege means never having to worry about being arrested at any time in public because a cop
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#5
I wish I could say I was shocked, I weep for our ignorance that this continues!
AuntPatsy
Sep 2014
#6
Every time I see something stupid that cops do, on DU ..I almost come to expect your
yuiyoshida
Sep 2014
#27
What an amazing response to a horrible experience. Thanks for enlightening me.
joanbarnes
Sep 2014
#29