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12. Ha, it has always been a police state for people of color.

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 04:50 PM

Nov 2014

We jail more people then any other culture in the history of the world and the majority of those incarcerated comes from the minority populations.

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WTF: Wisconsin man calls cops racists, gets convicted. [View all] savalez Nov 2014 OP

A police state is near NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #1

The police state is here. obxhead Nov 2014 #5

Yep, right next door to me. n/t geardaddy Nov 2014 #10

Ha, it has always been a police state for people of color. Exultant Democracy Nov 2014 #12

Something like 4 times more than any other group. savalez Nov 2014 #16

Gee ...cops are so sensitive ...apparently words do hurt ...them. L0oniX Nov 2014 #3

Those "persecutors" liberalhistorian Nov 2014 #6

We all need to travel about with lawyers. tclambert Nov 2014 #7

No, they have other fears Uben Nov 2014 #8

...and cameras on our heads savalez Nov 2014 #14

Soik "ain't" workin there any more... Ellipsis Nov 2014 #9

What makes you say that? Slorpnik27 Dec 2014 #18

I Spoke to Two Policemen Who Repeatedly otohara Nov 2014 #11

Reword it to "Protect and Serve Ourselves". nt savalez Nov 2014 #15

"unlawful use of computerized communications" IDemo Nov 2014 #17