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NoJusticeNoPeace

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26. Is there a physical movement he could have done that would have signaled surrender to

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 02:20 PM

Dec 2014

the cops?

I saw a man hold his hands up as in please dont touch me but I am in no way threatening you, and they killed him anyway.

The idea that taxes or politicians had anything to do with this is absurd, this cop, like many others, thinks he is god like and hates AfAm people.

period

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Just to be clear, Garner was not killed due to taxation, he was killed because he was black [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 OP

Agreed. These anti-tax memes are directly from Rand Paul. A lot of closet libertarians are outing FSogol Dec 2014 #1

Rand Paul was peddling this dung last night... DonViejo Dec 2014 #10

Yup and his low-wattage-brained minions are promoting it on DU today. n/t FSogol Dec 2014 #11

"I blame politicians for police using banned choke-holds to kill people" arcane1 Dec 2014 #22

It's a way for right-wingers to obfuscate, and draw attention away from the bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #2

It's a twofer ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #13

And since he's republican, the "solution" to racist police violence is... a tax cut! arcane1 Dec 2014 #23

Is there a physical movement he could have done that would have signaled surrender to NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #26

Other than contracting a severe case of vitiligo ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #35

Now THAT is funny...not really given the context but that is funny, Chris Rock could NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #38

I am not sure what specific posts you are talking about, but most of the posts that I have read that still_one Dec 2014 #3

It is part of talking about the case yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #4

BRAVA! marym625 Dec 2014 #5

That's why right-wingers care about this case. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #6

Do they understand that the taxes part was just an excuse? djean111 Dec 2014 #9

The anti tax memes are serving as a distraction etherealtruth Dec 2014 #7

Agree...knr joeybee12 Dec 2014 #8

The anti-tax trope began yesterday after Rand Paul spoke of it. The tropes on DU began shortly after LanternWaste Dec 2014 #12

Wingnuts are changing their tune nichomachus Dec 2014 #14

Perhaps some of those cops RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #16

kicked Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #15

Exactly. The cigarettes weren't untaxed. When Garner bought them, he paid substantial taxes on them. Kahuna Dec 2014 #17

Did he buy them in New York? subterranean Dec 2014 #21

I read somewhere that he was buying them in Virginia, where the tax is lower. arcane1 Dec 2014 #25

people don't like the discomfort of dehumanization Quayblue Dec 2014 #18

Agreed! He was killed because he was black, and Mr. Garner KMOD Dec 2014 #19

Damn Skippy! MrScorpio Dec 2014 #20

All the idiots spouting that BS should be assumed to be Freeper trolls. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #24

He was killed because roided up cops were looking for a victim Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #27

no, it's because he was black. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #28

No it wasn't Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #31

You'll of course, supply us with objective, peer-reviewed sources to validate your allegation, yes? LanternWaste Dec 2014 #34

Yeah sure Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #37

Compared to the racial make of the population, morningfog Dec 2014 #40

I'm not disputing that Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #42

You must be white. morningfog Dec 2014 #45

What's with the burning desire to prevent a solution here? Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #46

If you can't join the reality that this is a race problem, that is your problem. morningfog Dec 2014 #49

Maybe they can "murder anyone," but it's easier to get away with when the victim is black. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #43

True Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #47

If people realize they have a common interest RE: working against injustice, then they're nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #48

RW Radio RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #29

Taxes were just the excuse the cops used. stage left Dec 2014 #30

Well.....I honestly can't say for sure whether or not..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #32

I can't guarantee, but I can say with some degree of certainty, that a white Eric Garner would still nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #44

Agreed. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2014 #33

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #39

Agreed. I can't take seriously anyone who advances that idiotic cigarettes taxation meme. stevenleser Dec 2014 #36

PREACH! JaneyVee Dec 2014 #41