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In reply to the discussion: Martese Johnson's feet were shackled night of his arrest [View all]appalachiablue
(44,024 posts)25. There are many people who live or have lived in VA who don't ever think about the CSA much less
romanticize it. Like me and relatives, black and white. The systemic racism has to end. He looks so young and vulnerable. Authoritarian brutes is what they act like.
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We need to start seriously pressuring the Justice Department. Police Depts can't/won't weed
marble falls
Mar 2015
#3
Or how about independent observers from the UN or the High Commissioner for Human Rights?
erronis
Mar 2015
#30
wasn't there a sock or troll last week who registered something like 50 times in less
niyad
Mar 2015
#44
That photo is chilling and heartbreaking. The enforcers allegedly keeping everyone safe..ugh. K&R
Jefferson23
Mar 2015
#14
There are many people who live or have lived in VA who don't ever think about the CSA much less
appalachiablue
Mar 2015
#25
This dipshit would be better off writing his smallminded gibberish on the shithouse wall
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#110
These actions are disgraceful. They disgrace all the policepersons. They disgrace all of us. This is
jwirr
Mar 2015
#59
Yes, but in a way they are also victims of the bad cops and the thin blue line system.
jwirr
Mar 2015
#115
So true, it's just the cops have either incubated the hateful racist or gave them quarter in their..
uponit7771
Mar 2015
#93
police use any tiny excuse (expired sticker) to stop people and ramp-up the brutality
Sunlei
Mar 2015
#94
The requirements for getting convictions for murdering unarmed citizens are too onerous
99th_Monkey
Mar 2015
#111