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noiretextatique

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74. who said you were a racist?

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:22 PM

Nov 2014

who here said you were as bad as white people who are racists? are you denying that they exist? i don't know who was on the grand jury, but i do know the entire investigation was NOT either fair or impartial. so, given the evidence they were presented, including wilson's racist dog whistle about brown "looking like a demon" and "grunting" like an animal, i don't blame them for not indicting. and you are WRONG about MLK. he didn't DENY the reality of racism, as you seem to be trying to do, he denounced it. do you really think wilson was looking at the content of mike brown's character when he killed him? or did he see, as he claimed "a grunting demon?"

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Case for support of the Grand Jury decision [View all] pettypace Nov 2014 OP

Berlin 1933 olddots Nov 2014 #1

Really... Oktober Nov 2014 #4

you aren't in Africa. Shivering Jemmy Nov 2014 #10

*looks out the window* Oktober Nov 2014 #13

Good. Glad you saw sense. Shivering Jemmy Nov 2014 #16

I'm sure that the Africans.... Oktober Nov 2014 #17

you aren't in Africa. Shivering Jemmy Nov 2014 #19

What are you basing that on? Oktober Nov 2014 #21

What I am basing it on Shivering Jemmy Nov 2014 #24

Ohhhh... Oktober Nov 2014 #30

If you were in Africa you wouldn't be shivering snooper2 Nov 2014 #51

Are you saying Oktober has been making up living in Africa for months now Recursion Nov 2014 #25

No doubt there is indeed, a particular reason. LanternWaste Nov 2014 #73

Made me think of Jimmy two times from Goodfellas rudolph the red Nov 2014 #83

I'm sorry, 12 shots... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #2

Yup. Agschmid Nov 2014 #7

Twelve shots to kill one person. truedelphi Nov 2014 #11

This. Period. nt Bobbie Jo Nov 2014 #60

Fact remains that Brown was not armed. madfloridian Nov 2014 #3

Are you under the impression that... Oktober Nov 2014 #6

Yes. Shivering Jemmy Nov 2014 #9

I'm under the impression that for some magical reason, belligerent white folks Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #14

you see what every weekend? hfojvt Nov 2014 #86

To answer your question Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #88

Yes. There is no excuse for this mess. madfloridian Nov 2014 #22

It's amazing how easy it is to say... Oktober Nov 2014 #23

Tell that to Micheal. nt arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #47

it is easy to claim Mike Brown "looked like a demon, and grunted" noiretextatique Nov 2014 #77

Are you under the impression that... kcr Nov 2014 #49

Who was 'damaged' in this case, the one WITH the weapon or the one WITHOUT the weapon? sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #55

Oh, I see... That's new standard? One has to take damage before responding with force? Oktober Nov 2014 #66

Oh you are right about one thing, 'this whole event has turned off the logical parts of everyone's sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #68

A trial would be a good place to answer those. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #81

I don't fault the grand jury for their verdict, they were given select evidence... Spazito Nov 2014 #5

Let's get real. That grand jury was not arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #20

The prosecutor presented a defense case for wilson, the grand jury didn't receive any evidence for.. Spazito Nov 2014 #28

That is exactly as I see it! I'm so mad I arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #45

you haven't read a single page of the evidence presented apparently snooper2 Nov 2014 #62

You are wrong in your assumption. nt arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #67

Sorry here's the link pettypace Nov 2014 #8

9 of the 12 jurors are needed to indict davidn3600 Nov 2014 #12

That's why they needed nine WHITE people. Dollars to donuts, all nine said no indictment. BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #26

Again, because all white people are racists. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #35

no, but there are some racist white people noiretextatique Nov 2014 #75

the decision by the grand jury was unanimous- snooper2 Nov 2014 #52

That's not what I heard. That said, the GJ in Ferguson doesn't NEED all twelve. BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #58

Link please to where it is stated "the decision by the grand jury was unanimous".. Spazito Nov 2014 #76

By that "logic" mythology Nov 2014 #54

Good thing you put that word in quotation marks. BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #59

If I recall correctly, I heard that that grand jury was empaneled before this shooting. WillowTree Nov 2014 #65

Why are you promoting whitewashing the Grand Jury and Wilson? Do you agree with their decision? BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #15

What a load of hooey... n/t Jacoby365 Nov 2014 #18

Thank you! ^^^This!^^^ eom BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #27

or you could just read all the documents yourself TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #80

There are probably hundreds of scientific studies procon Nov 2014 #29

well, those are all claims that the prosecutor made, anyway fishwax Nov 2014 #31

Exactly MaggieD Nov 2014 #40

That sorry excuse for a prosecutor should have either recused himself or have the Gov remove BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #61

The problem isn't that the grand jury didn't indict. arissa Nov 2014 #32

Superb response! +1 Behind the Aegis Nov 2014 #33

Another problem is the law in Missouri that gives way too much lovemydog Nov 2014 #37

It doesnt say any jurors disagreed. mr_liberal Nov 2014 #34

In his garbled explanation MFM008 Nov 2014 #42

Do you have a link for that? Wella Nov 2014 #36

enough of the racism about the jurors TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #38

LMAO MaggieD Nov 2014 #41

That's Racist Specialist-Ed Nov 2014 #71

I said that TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #72

who said you were a racist? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #74

who said anything about me being racist? TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #82

whats this...? trekbiker Nov 2014 #84

Oh brother MaggieD Nov 2014 #39

where's the link to this NY Times story? TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #43

It's in Reply #8. But the OP author should edit to add it to the OP. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #44

thanks much! on edit - I don't have a reply #8 TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #48

Here is the link BumRushDaShow Nov 2014 #50

Naivety is not the same as innocence and is not something to be proud of. Live and Learn Nov 2014 #46

personally i think there should be a like button tiredtoo Nov 2014 #53

The only way the actual, sworn evidence ... sendero Nov 2014 #56

Explain this JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #57

Might Be Overreading It JAG ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #63

"At least nine" kdmorris Nov 2014 #64

There is a lot of racial injustice, this case may not have been the one to use as an example NightWatcher Nov 2014 #69

Most credible witnesses according to whom? Were the witnesses cross examined? stevenleser Nov 2014 #70

damn good question noiretextatique Nov 2014 #79

It is not up to a GJ to determine which witnesses are "most credible." The GJ, faced with CONFLIC- WinkyDink Nov 2014 #78

of course, we will never have the officer's initial statement (there was no report by him) JCMach1 Nov 2014 #85

we will never know Nevada Blue Nov 2014 #87