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sheshe2

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17. Again I ask you about your compassion

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 11:04 PM

Jan 2015

for the disrupted lives of the dead men and their families. My question was about their lives and do they matter? Your answer in light of the murders seems so cold to me.

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BART board members: a very diverse crowd (NOT): NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #1

Wait what?! They are all white? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #3

"they want restitution!? Seriously? White men are demanding restitution" napkinz Jan 2015 #2

Those images go perfectly here. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #4

thanks sheshe napkinz Jan 2015 #7

Hopefully this happens, she.. thank you for the awareness! Cha Jan 2015 #5

hey Cha! napkinz Jan 2015 #6

Aloha and.. Cha Jan 2015 #8

Kick sheshe2 Jan 2015 #9

I'm on the side of the public... brooklynite Jan 2015 #10

The protesters are not part of the public? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #13

They have every right to protest... brooklynite Jan 2015 #16

Again I ask you about your compassion sheshe2 Jan 2015 #17

As you will note, I'm not the only person here who sees a distinction.... brooklynite Jan 2015 #19

Others agreeing with you does not make your answer any more palatable. And no, sheshe2 Jan 2015 #20

I'm not a BART customer... brooklynite Jan 2015 #25

Dear goddess. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #29

The part where something completely unrelated to Ferguson or SI was disrupted... brooklynite Jan 2015 #30

Now I know why our country is in trouble. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #31

Lucky You! brooklynite Jan 2015 #37

I support reliable public transportation Travis_0004 Jan 2015 #11

I don't see how black men, children really, unarmed sheshe2 Jan 2015 #14

There should be consequences for both Travis_0004 Jan 2015 #15

I don't think you really understand. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #18

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #26

What the hell about the concequences that came before all that. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #28

People can agree with the cause and yet disagree with a specific tactic. arcane1 Jan 2015 #33

Let's protest the 1% and police brutality by disrupting the lives of the working class and the poor. QuestionableC Jan 2015 #12

Black Lives Matter sheshe2 Jan 2015 #21

If you really believe... sheshe2 Jan 2015 #22

Hands up! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #23

I asked Skinner if we could have this as an avatar. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #24

Martin to Martin sheshe2 Jan 2015 #27

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes Prism Jan 2015 #32

So when does that white rancher Cloven Foot Bundy get held accountable? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #34

Your only defense is nonsequitur and misdirection Prism Jan 2015 #35

How is disrupting the commutes of working and middle class people Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #36