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72. B/C then this case couldn't be used to reverse the momentum of public protest against police abuse

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 09:14 PM

Dec 2014

If we mentioned the fact that he shot his girlfriend first, it would be clear he was just insane and not a product of the public protest against the police, which is how it's being portrayed, which is what the more knee-jerk of the NYPD actually believe, which is what reactionaries in the USA want everyone to believe.

I can't stand it.

My hero since childhood, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, said it well:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Police Aren’t Under Attack. Institutionalized Racism Is.

http://time.com/3643462/kareem-abdul-jabbar-nypd-shootings-police/

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Why Is No One Talking About the NYPD Shooter’s Other Target? [View all] niyad Dec 2014 OP

She wasn't a cop? Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2014 #1

no, she is only a woman. niyad Dec 2014 #2

And black... daleanime Dec 2014 #9

Bingo LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #33

Beat me to it. calimary Dec 2014 #53

i want to live long enough to see a Black Gay Woman as President randys1 Dec 2014 #38

are you related to methuselah? niyad Dec 2014 #40

LOL randys1 Dec 2014 #41

well, there are always miracles. niyad Dec 2014 #43

How about a Mexican-American Unknown Beatle Dec 2014 #66

Either or randys1 Dec 2014 #69

with gold threads on her prayer shawl edges irisblue Jan 2015 #76

Careful what you wish for dreamnightwind Jan 2015 #78

She's Gay? randys1 Jan 2015 #79

Pretty sure dreamnightwind Jan 2015 #81

If being black is a strike against media coverage, how are Michael Brown and Eric Garner explained? MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #64

Huh? daleanime Dec 2014 #68

A non-blonde dbackjon Dec 2014 #57

There it is. 'Irrelevant' in the Z case, 'not a danger to the public' in Sydney. Half the world... freshwest Dec 2014 #73

B/C then this case couldn't be used to reverse the momentum of public protest against police abuse uhnope Dec 2014 #72

They don't give a heck about her. SummerSnow Dec 2014 #3

Black Woman Who Isn't A Cop billhicks76 Dec 2014 #58

They couldn't blame this on a Dem, so for the NYPD, it doesn't matter...nt joeybee12 Dec 2014 #4

don't care about any of us librechik Dec 2014 #5

It doesn't fit the narrative they are pushing. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #6

And people remember a good narrative. Octafish Dec 2014 #13

Because it doesn't get ratings Lurks Often Dec 2014 #7

I don't think that theory is entirely accurate. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #11

My post was not meant to be limited to this specific incident Lurks Often Dec 2014 #17

Well, I can think of easily a dozen spousal/significant other killings Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #32

Agreed Lurks Often Dec 2014 #52

violence is entertainment here. Adam051188 Dec 2014 #8

Yes, exactly what the "news" had become, entertainment. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #74

Unfortunately, women being killed by their husbands and boyfriends is relatively common, Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #10

here: niyad Dec 2014 #14

because, if Men aren't threatened, the Men who run the executive boards.... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #19

I know, I keep forgetting how unimportant our gender is. niyad Dec 2014 #21

silly woman, don't you know we are too complicated for Men? Because we're not as smart. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #26

My God! .....Dildo stopped a war!! pocoloco Dec 2014 #62

????? niyad Jan 2015 #83

The novelty factor, poor ability to assess risk, and media sensationalism. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #24

Ageed, given how fearful most people are of the cops, it is rare anyone does anything randys1 Dec 2014 #39

Rec a thousand times! progressoid Dec 2014 #12

thank you! niyad Dec 2014 #15

"Why is no one talking about" questions inevitably boil down to one thing. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #16

because hate speech, dehumanization, and violence against Women BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #18

you are absolutely correct. how silly of me! niyad Dec 2014 #20

oh, and if they're Ugly, then who cares about them, anyway? n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #22

Also, no sense of humor.... now that one I gotta disagree with, mountain grammy Jan 2015 #75

..... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #80

Pick a single or make a combo; SamKnause Dec 2014 #23

how about, it happens all that time. Calista241 Dec 2014 #25

add that to the list....at the top. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #28

thank you! niyad Dec 2014 #30

She is the wrong gender SamKnause Dec 2014 #31

K&R! blackspade Dec 2014 #27

KnR. nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #29

K & R historylovr Dec 2014 #34

amen. demigoddess Dec 2014 #35

Good thread JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #36

Talking about her would not serve the RW and/or bigot narrative. merrily Dec 2014 #37

Yes, how could Guiliani and Fox blame Obama for this? Boomerproud Dec 2014 #55

Or the police force and union officials blame DeBlasio. merrily Jan 2015 #87

This story happens very often, all over the country. Chemisse Dec 2014 #42

and that is part of the problem, isn't it? the level of violence against women simply isn't worthy niyad Dec 2014 #44

Well that's another story. Chemisse Dec 2014 #47

actually, many of us have been working on that for years. niyad Dec 2014 #48

I know. People are doing wonderful work on domestic violence issues. Chemisse Dec 2014 #49

wow, thank you for telling me that. will have to see if it is available online. sad to think niyad Jan 2015 #82

There are tens of thousands of people shot here every year: QuestionableC Dec 2014 #45

welcome to du niyad Dec 2014 #46

Belly shot and he took her phone. She would have died if she didn't have the strength to go for help Sunlei Dec 2014 #50

they knew where he was for HOURS ecstatic Dec 2014 #51

you have quite a point. niyad Jan 2015 #84

Meaning this was really a murder suicide--with the suicide by police. Something suicidal folks do. McCamy Taylor Dec 2014 #54

Because she is just a black woman dbackjon Dec 2014 #56

We are witnessing the ramping up of this country's... Chakaconcarne Dec 2014 #59

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #60

Because she's not dead? Or two cops? n/t bobclark86 Dec 2014 #61

Black woman shot by a black man...not nearly sensational enough for the media. nt MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #63

Excellent piece Tsiyu Dec 2014 #65

... shenmue Dec 2014 #67

Thank you for bringing this forth, niyad! "..that violence against girls and women is often an Cha Dec 2014 #70

Because the "Main Stream Media".. sendero Dec 2014 #71

Because she is "doing fine" - and the two cops are dead? maced666 Jan 2015 #77

as another poster pointed out, perhaps if the police had taken the attack on her seriously, niyad Jan 2015 #86

. . . niyad Jan 2015 #85