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Warpy

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3. That was my question, also

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 02:47 PM

Oct 2014

The people of Ferguson have done an exemplary job of waking a lot of people up to the real problem posed by militarized police.

Everybody needs to get on the "demilitarize the cops" bandwagon. All those guns are pointed at us and have been since the drug war turned "protect and serve" into "oppress."

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I think (and urge any who may see this) that black communities in every city [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 OP

why just black communities? that's a lot of bandwidth to demand from one community, no? La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #1

That was my question, also Warpy Oct 2014 #3

Agreed. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #9

I agree that what's happening to black people should outrage us all, but it's the ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #5

i am not pissed off at all. i just think black people need allies and we should all feel accountable La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #11

I think EVERYBODY needs to get out there. bravenak Oct 2014 #2

This should (and does) enrage all rational and compassionate people etherealtruth Oct 2014 #6

Yes, black communities should have the support of all reasonable and thinking and ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #7

Something like the OWS / Occupy movement CJCRANE Oct 2014 #4

Occupy Oakland has been addressing this issue regularly. In fact, their is a panel discussion Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #10

"The Movement" should be voter registration and getting ID etc... we can "move" but voting the ... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #8

We need good journalism to point out the more egregious examples. randome Oct 2014 #12

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #13