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safeinOhio

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17. Sorry, a pack of Swichers is much

Reply to maced666 (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 02:03 AM

Nov 2014

closer to five bucks than fifty.

Racism and greed. Only greed trumps racism for the PTB. Adding up the damage in the terms of money will lead to reform. As much as I'm against violence, it has worked before to bring about change, remember the late 60s.

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And once again, back to the original question: [View all] Ken Burch Nov 2014 OP

Indeed. madamesilverspurs Nov 2014 #1

The store owner has repeatedly said onecaliberal Nov 2014 #2

Link for this? Agschmid Nov 2014 #3

Here onecaliberal Nov 2014 #6

Here onecaliberal Nov 2014 #7

Thanks for the clarification. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #4

Customers called police, and I think the report of the cigars being paid for was debunked. Hoyt Nov 2014 #5

Exactly! onecaliberal Nov 2014 #9

This is what I thought as well. Agschmid Nov 2014 #10

If the store owner didn't call the cops, the customers shouldn't have. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #26

Unfortunately, it was a little more than that and had he been arrested for that Hoyt Nov 2014 #29

My take has always been Robbins Nov 2014 #8

So you suggest that no shoplifter be apprehended? Wow amazing. Nt Logical Nov 2014 #11

No...I'm saying no shoplifter should ever be killed by the cops Ken Burch Nov 2014 #24

I 100% agree with you. But calling the police should not be a death sentence. nt Logical Nov 2014 #32

you dont think the cops should be called for theft and assault? Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #12

The store owner said there WAS no theft and no assault. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #23

Why call the cops? IF he did that? maced666 Nov 2014 #13

Sorry, a pack of Swichers is much safeinOhio Nov 2014 #17

The store owner said he paid for the Swishers(which were closer to $5, not $50) Ken Burch Nov 2014 #18

they call the cops for white people too, FYI Skittles Nov 2014 #14

And yet white people would never be killed for petty theft. Not anywhere. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #21

Please mail me 50 bucks of your property. Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #15

Not worth killing for, no. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #20

BS. A white kid would not be given a warning by the cops ANYWHERE for stealing $50. former9thward Nov 2014 #25

At most, the white kid would spend an hour at the cop shop, and be home for supper. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #27

If you are Black even petty larceny is punishable with death. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #16

I don't know anybody who's claimed that the initial stop was about the cigars Recursion Nov 2014 #19

Not too many here are interested in any actual unbiased evidence. n/t Lil Missy Nov 2014 #30

Somebody robs you of $50 and you are supposed to ignore it? former9thward Nov 2014 #22

It's not as though there's no options other than "ignore it" or "pop twelve caps in his ass over it" Ken Burch Nov 2014 #28

white people are indeed killed by police Skittles Nov 2014 #31