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giftedgirl77

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48. Yes, because she is referring to the cops.....

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 08:54 PM

Dec 2014

There is a tangible difference between the murder rate between minorities especially young black men & white women.

It is irrational to try & make this just about police brutality & not the bigger issue of the systematic lynching by the police of black men by the police in the country.

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I'm a white woman, but I fear the police more [View all] MoonRiver Dec 2014 OP

K & R. Sadly, nobody is really immune from police brutality. nt AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #1

No, we're not. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #3

too many come from a war zone is the problem..... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #2

Scary MoonRiver Dec 2014 #4

Hell, many are still living high school! obxhead Dec 2014 #37

Cops are grown-up bullies. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #70

still looking for that rush helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #40

Yep...Adrenaline Junkies.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #45

Yup it's one of the things you hear a lot when helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #47

Not True Sparhawk60 Dec 2014 #65

Please see #CrimingWhileWhite & #AliveWhileBlack giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #5

For the most part I agree notadmblnd Dec 2014 #11

Both of my boys are black & puerto rican a giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #14

My son is now 21. notadmblnd Dec 2014 #17

Maybe *they* wouldn't, but they can't say the same of all their fellow officers. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #42

In real life your black friend will be treated better with you in the car. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #36

I'm sure you know better than I what my experience has been notadmblnd Dec 2014 #49

Didn't say that, but thanks for the heads up. I'll use it. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #50

Both hashtags do make good points, that is true. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #13

Thank you for speaking for the voiceless among us: white men XemaSab Dec 2014 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #15

You're in denial if you don't acknowledge that a white giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #39

Yes, because she is referring to the cops..... giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #31

the cops bullet riddled a white boy blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #32

Not really NJCher Dec 2014 #51

You got that right. notadmblnd Dec 2014 #6

Yep. What's to stop them? MoonRiver Dec 2014 #8

Not to mention cops pulling over women to harrass or rape them hlthe2b Dec 2014 #7

I used to worry about this only in terms of police impersonator rapists. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #9

This is a good point NJCher Dec 2014 #52

I was once (1980's) pulled over for speeding on I-90 in the mid-west HeiressofBickworth Dec 2014 #58

I only started to fear the police when I moved out to Vegas SweetieD Dec 2014 #10

If they are so delusional as to believe the citizens of this country are criminals Rex Dec 2014 #12

I don't fear the police Aerows Dec 2014 #16

That's nice. Foolish but nice. nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #55

I'm white and I fear the cops demigoddess Dec 2014 #66

"Carte Blanche" has a nefariously ironic meaning in this context. RadiationTherapy Dec 2014 #18

Repost of DUer eridani's thread from Oct 2... TeeYiYi Dec 2014 #19

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #56

Wow, thank you for posting that again. woo me with science Dec 2014 #67

I don't trust them damnedifIknow Dec 2014 #20

As long as some are oppressed, none are free. Maedhros Dec 2014 #22

Exactly-- mtngirl47 Dec 2014 #26

I try to avoid any area where yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #23

Agreed. I trust SFPD more than any other PD, but that isn't saying much. arcane1 Dec 2014 #29

Same here. However, I think policemen are also afraid pathansen Dec 2014 #24

A police officer who is afraid should not be on the street or issued a weapon. tridim Dec 2014 #27

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #43

Bullshit. They create more crimes and criminals than they catch. ncjustice80 Dec 2014 #46

Then they should seek a different career. nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #57

Cops also have been found to have raped women lark Dec 2014 #25

Denver police knock pregnant woman to the ground nichomachus Dec 2014 #28

My daughter got stalked by a cop for ten years, so yeah, we all have something to fear. Rozlee Dec 2014 #30

I was followed by an NYPD car HockeyMom Dec 2014 #34

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #33

You should be afraid . The police are there to protect the Corporate State and anyone and any thing geretogo Dec 2014 #35

OK, but... devils chaplain Dec 2014 #38

I am pretty sure most of us here understand that. But there is no use Live and Learn Dec 2014 #61

Anyone who is not wealthy should fear the police CrawlingChaos Dec 2014 #41

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #62

I've always been wary of them, but more so now. I avoid contact with police at all costs. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #44

Police protect and serve JEB Dec 2014 #53

Bingo! If I understood the daughter of Eric Garner she said that snappyturtle Dec 2014 #64

I've feared the cops for years and I'm a white woman but deafskeptic Dec 2014 #54

"Comply or die" me b zola Dec 2014 #59

Sadly, some of the public (even some on DU) seem to think Live and Learn Dec 2014 #63

I'm a white male, and I fear the police a tad.... steve2470 Dec 2014 #68

I'm an autistic person. I'm terrified of cops because I fear that my odd body language... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #69