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Tsiyu

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54. There are so many lives being cut short

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 03:46 AM

Dec 2014

for no reason other than violent thug cops.

It is heartbreaking to think of the people who won't have their family members around ever again for Christmas.

Fuck a bunch f "Waaa Waaa I didn't get to see a big fancy tree and get that symbolism ingrained in my head that everything is all well with the world."

Everything is not well with the world, and it's a selfish, fucked up, petty parent whose takeaway from all this is whining about a goddamned Christmas tree.

I would use it as an opportunity to explain why things must change. My kids understood racism and hatred and greed and all of this from a very young age.

It just floors me how narcissistic people can be. "As long as my life is not troubled in any other way, your daddy's being choked to death by NYPD just isn't going to ruin my beautiful glorious holiday. Now Shoo! And have your little protest somewhere where nobody will notice and none of us is inconvenienced."

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Garner Protests - They're on the bridge(s) too - This from Notify NYC [View all] LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP

Just read a post saying they had managed to shut dow NYC misterhighwasted Dec 2014 #1

There's a number of tunnels & bridges in and around LiberalElite Dec 2014 #2

They haven't "shut down NYC", not by a long shot sir pball Dec 2014 #40

Once again, apparently "NYC" equates to "Manhattan"... brooklynite Dec 2014 #73

Yes, let's fuck with people customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #3

Oh look, another white guy who doesn't get it. morningfog Dec 2014 #4

Oh look, another "fuck everybody" guy who doesn't get it customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #6

Yep. You don't get it. It has jack shit to do with catching flies. morningfog Dec 2014 #8

Yeah, and you watch customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #11

This is not about coalition building. morningfog Dec 2014 #14

Those expressions of rage customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #16

I will join them in DC next Saturday. rbrnmw Dec 2014 #28

If the majority were actually part of the solution Kalidurga Dec 2014 #52

Rioting NOLALady Dec 2014 #33

Exactly, the Republicans actively wooed all the southern bigots Warpy Dec 2014 #48

i'm also old enough to remember. DesertFlower Dec 2014 #79

i agree. DesertFlower Dec 2014 #78

Whatever they are exercising their 1st Amendment Rights get over it rbrnmw Dec 2014 #5

Excercising 1st Amendment rights customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #7

what part of Civil Disobedience don't you get? rbrnmw Dec 2014 #10

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #12

What the fuck? "Turn undecided people into racists?" morningfog Dec 2014 #15

Wait, and watch for the reactions customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #20

I was on my way home today and decided to become a racist! morningfog Dec 2014 #21

You will never get it customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #23

I'll be sure to watch for those future news reports. morningfog Dec 2014 #24

No doubt rbrnmw Dec 2014 #27

Protests are about making people who are not aware, become aware, if that makes the unawared Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #29

Racists NOLALady Dec 2014 #35

Actually, most of us will cheerfully support as long as the protests just snarl traffic sir pball Dec 2014 #37

Someone bought all the eggnog at the store today, donated to the food bank, left none for me!!!!! uppityperson Dec 2014 #70

I don't like these arguments, but, MoonRiver Dec 2014 #65

When did you go over to the other side? nt LiberalElite Dec 2014 #60

The only thing I wasn't OK with (as a resident) was the tree. sir pball Dec 2014 #9

Good luck getting home customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #13

Do you think members of the grand jury should be targeted? morningfog Dec 2014 #18

They're more to blame customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #22

It wasn't a problem as much as an inconvenience. sir pball Dec 2014 #32

It's a symbol of the fascist state. morningfog Dec 2014 #17

No, it's a fucking Christmas tree. sir pball Dec 2014 #26

It's a Christmas tree named for a family who is promoting hatred, racism and division. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #30

As I said, we realize this as adults sir pball Dec 2014 #31

Seeing a giant tree light up is magical to a child. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #36

Yes. I don't even disagree with you. sir pball Dec 2014 #38

No it would be a teachable moment rbrnmw Dec 2014 #42

I think the ones who would be young enough to be really upset by missing the lighting sir pball Dec 2014 #45

Remember this is about Eric Garner's life being stolen and his family's Christmas being stolen Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #44

This is probably the single greatest travesty of justice I've seen in my 35 years on the planet sir pball Dec 2014 #46

There are so many lives being cut short Tsiyu Dec 2014 #54

The protests should absolutely be disruptive sir pball Dec 2014 #61

Disrupting a tree lighting to protest racism and police violence is "spreading misery"? uppityperson Dec 2014 #71

Children's lives are generally that simple, yes. sir pball Dec 2014 #75

Ah, the Sacred Tree Lighting, that most important of all ceremonies that brings joy to all the child uppityperson Dec 2014 #76

So disrupting a Christmas tree lighting is nastier than anything else, worse than the murder Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #62

Where did I say that? sir pball Dec 2014 #66

Here... Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #67

Ah, that's not what I meant. Ambiguous grammar. sir pball Dec 2014 #68

It makes us "nothing less than utterly miserable and devastated" uppityperson Dec 2014 #72

Educating children is good. Letting them know that no, everything is not peachy is fine with me. uppityperson Dec 2014 #49

Welcome to te cruel world kids. morningfog Dec 2014 #57

The US, a fascist state? Really? Albertoo Dec 2014 #53

Functioning? LuvNewcastle Dec 2014 #56

Yes, functioning. Have you lived in the developing world? Recursion Dec 2014 #74

Well maybe you should do more to help your fellow citizens Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #25

So should we just cancel Christmas? sir pball Dec 2014 #34

If that's what it takes yes we should rbrnmw Dec 2014 #39

I hope you don't have any young children in your family. sir pball Dec 2014 #41

if approached in the right manner it would do just that rbrnmw Dec 2014 #43

Hey kids, let's donate and help people get their rights, showing the true spirit of christmas, uppityperson Dec 2014 #50

Or just...let kids be kids sir pball Dec 2014 #51

So teach them that "things" are more important than justice? Tsiyu Dec 2014 #55

I guess if you consider the tree lighting to be a "thing" sir pball Dec 2014 #64

Let them be the center of the gift giving, tis better to receive than give? uppityperson Dec 2014 #69

Too bad you didn't have that uncle. morningfog Dec 2014 #58

It's 'Garner'. The least you could do is show the respect necessary to name the KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #19

You were directly fucked with? Please explain... Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #47

i agree. of course i'll probably be DesertFlower Dec 2014 #77

A tip for customerserviceguy if he's still reading this thread justiceischeap Dec 2014 #59

Whoops! FSogol Dec 2014 #63