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Showing Original Post only (View all)A Brief Guide to Not Being a Jackass on the Ferguson Issue [View all]
http://www.dailypublic.com/articles/11262014/brief-guide-not-being-jackass-ferguson-issueOne unpleasant side effect of the unrest in Ferguson MO, and now spreading across the country, is that a lot of white people are making giant asses of themselves on social media. Amazingly, none of them are racist, as they will tell you, but thats how theyre coming across for some reason. For these people and those poor souls who care for them, here are a few pointers on how to avoid being a huge jackass. Youre welcome, America! Lets start with an easy one:
If you find yourself using the word animals in a non-zoological context, try punching yourself in the face repeatedly until the impulse subsides.
If you think it makes sense to judge an entire community or race based on what a few people have done, please turn yourself in for your part in whatever recent crimes white people committed in your area.
If you find yourself using the word animals in a non-zoological context, try punching yourself in the face repeatedly until the impulse subsides.
If you think it makes sense to judge an entire community or race based on what a few people have done, please turn yourself in for your part in whatever recent crimes white people committed in your area.
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I can't tell you how many people I've seen say he was 'acquitted' by a jury of his peers, etc.
dorkulon
Nov 2014
#6
*raised eyebrow* Dont they know that the grand jury only indicts it doesnt render verdicts???
cstanleytech
Nov 2014
#38
If you think that this one incident is the sole cause of protest and what follows you are a jackass.
gordianot
Nov 2014
#3
The best I can say for Ferguson is that it's helped me pare down my Facebook friends list.
Orrex
Nov 2014
#7
This is true, which is why I try not to condemn them too much to their face when they say stuff
Cleita
Nov 2014
#19
I think the key is to not pretend to be perfect, but to strive to be objective enough to see past
dorkulon
Nov 2014
#22
Mostly makes sense, but possibly worth noting that it's wrong about the weight.
Donald Ian Rankin
Nov 2014
#23
The people need to understand that the courts are packed with Conservatives so
sammy750
Nov 2014
#43