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In reply to the discussion: Michael Brown roughing up store clerk [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)96. So 12 bullets to the brain of any shoplifting suspect eh OP?
With their hands up in the air trying to surrender, damn glad you ain't in a position of authority..or are you?
But summary execution is just for the black kids, right????
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If the cops can't deal with violent but UNARMED people without shooting them 12 times in the back...
Erose999
Nov 2014
#86
THAT'S THE POINT TODAY. "Attacking a cop" WAS NOT PROVEN IN A COURT OF LAW. GET IT NOW?
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#100
After seeing a minute of someone's life, you call them a bully and do not doubt he beat his killer?
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#115
I do not extrapolate that into him "roughing up" Wilson later It is possible to grab and shove aside
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#135
the problem with that account is that I saw his friend state that the cigars were pilfered.
DeadEyeDyck
Nov 2014
#75
and the problem with that is that the store clerk did NOT phone in a theft, and said no theft had
niyad
Nov 2014
#136
"may have been." Gee, if ONLY American jurisprudence had a way of putting people under oath......
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#102
What Media have you been watching?? The Media have been portraying Michael Brown as a thug! eom
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#17
I think it's more respect for deceased. But I do agree that without bullying the clerk, none of this
Hoyt
Nov 2014
#24
I just gotta ask you fellas that swallowed Wilson's testimony hook, line, and sinker,
Darb
Nov 2014
#39
How is it a distortion to show a recent high school graduate's graduation picture?
alcibiades_mystery
Nov 2014
#54
Bullshit, the media portrayed him as a huge, menacing thug. Nice try with the thread.
Rex
Nov 2014
#80
No one is saying that he was a "perfect little angel". But since when does "roughing up a store
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#13
Michael Brown has been and is being portrayed as a thug on U.S. media. Only a few
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#28
Murdered for giving lip to a cop, and possibly jaywalking. The OP should think that one over....
Hekate
Nov 2014
#93
You didn't know that stealing $5 worth of cigars is the same as trying to murder a police officer?
alcibiades_mystery
Nov 2014
#70
Is this a death-sentence-worthy felony? THAT is the question. And who appointed the cop...
Hekate
Nov 2014
#25
The death penalty is not appropriate for roughing up a store clerk.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2014
#27
he was human. no one is saying he was "perfect little angel" exept for smug racist shits.
cali
Nov 2014
#38
"Let's not distort the fact". Indeed... please take your own advice to heart.
LanternWaste
Nov 2014
#45
that you felt compelled to post this at this time, speaks volumes about what you are.
cali
Nov 2014
#83
Look folks, we've got another one who thinks the kid deserved to die in the street
Hekate
Nov 2014
#94
An outright lie ("angel") undercuts your position. Plus, the pictured isn't a capital (DP) offense.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#98
Interesting anecdote that is entirely irrelevant to what happened in that street.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#132
Yes. He was no angel on that day. But I doubt very much that he should die for it. He also
applegrove
Nov 2014
#137