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In reply to the discussion: Just to be clear, Garner was not killed due to taxation, he was killed because he was black [View all]nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)44. I can't guarantee, but I can say with some degree of certainty, that a white Eric Garner would still
be alive. On the other hand, I'm virtually 100% sure that the court system wouldn't have handled this in such a cavalier, dismissive way. Getting away with murder is generally quite easy for a cop, but even easier when the victim is a black male.
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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
It's a way for right-wingers to obfuscate, and draw attention away from the
bullwinkle428
Dec 2014
#2
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
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
The anti-tax trope began yesterday after Rand Paul spoke of it. The tropes on DU began shortly after
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#12
Exactly. The cigarettes weren't untaxed. When Garner bought them, he paid substantial taxes on them.
Kahuna
Dec 2014
#17
You'll of course, supply us with objective, peer-reviewed sources to validate your allegation, yes?
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#34
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
If people realize they have a common interest RE: working against injustice, then they're
nomorenomore08
Dec 2014
#48
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. I can't take seriously anyone who advances that idiotic cigarettes taxation meme.
stevenleser
Dec 2014
#36