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davidn3600

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11. Videos make the difference

Reply to gollygee (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 07:51 AM

Dec 2014

The video of Mike Brown in the store may be playing a role too. It's suggestive of stereotypes. The police released that video with that specific intent.

While the video of Garner is showing a cop using excessive force choking the guy.

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Poll: Americans agree with Ferguson grand jury; disagree with NYC one [View all] davidn3600 Dec 2014 OP

If there was no video they would believe the lies JI7 Dec 2014 #1

Exactly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #13

+1 daleanime Dec 2014 #17

Exactly. The CYA police made sure to taint MB in the news.That head shot was just unnecessary nt mariawr Dec 2014 #15

They don't know the whole story then on Ferguson. Cha Dec 2014 #2

No, they don't. nt whathehell Dec 2014 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #4

buzz off. Cha Dec 2014 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #6

This is my hangup! That is the whole point of taking a case to trial. logosoco Dec 2014 #14

Exactly logosoco Cha Dec 2014 #16

That shows there's some benefit to video gollygee Dec 2014 #7

Videos make the difference davidn3600 Dec 2014 #11

Racist assholes are coming out of the woodwork.. that's two and two that I personally got zapped. Cha Dec 2014 #8

I would have zapped him but LiberalElite Dec 2014 #9

Well actually, I alerted on this one but it had already been alerted on.. so I guess I only got rid Cha Dec 2014 #10

Ya think? Android3.14 Dec 2014 #12

"lying provocateurs on both sides" - TBF Dec 2014 #18

I applaud your naivete Android3.14 Dec 2014 #19

from the start with Brown there were false "Facts" spread snooper2 Dec 2014 #20

Unarmed man gunned down - TBF Dec 2014 #21