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appalachiablue

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25. There are many people who live or have lived in VA who don't ever think about the CSA much less
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 10:42 AM
Mar 2015

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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K&R SamKnause Mar 2015 #1
We need to keep up the protests marym625 Mar 2015 #2
Hell yes..... daleanime Mar 2015 #124
We need to start seriously pressuring the Justice Department. Police Depts can't/won't weed marble falls Mar 2015 #3
Yes. And we need to have laws that appoint marym625 Mar 2015 #5
Agreed The Wizard Mar 2015 #24
Or how about independent observers from the UN or the High Commissioner for Human Rights? erronis Mar 2015 #30
The DOJ has been pretty much useless in this marym625 Mar 2015 #34
Institutional racism exists at every level malaise Mar 2015 #4
I don't see it marym625 Mar 2015 #10
Me neither. tblue Mar 2015 #121
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gino's makes great pizza marym625 Mar 2015 #7
"Delivered in 45 minutes or less" pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #8
That was closer to 45 seconds! marym625 Mar 2015 #11
MIRT is *the BEST*. Saves us all a lot of heartburn. :-) eom BlueCaliDem Mar 2015 #78
They're working this thread! marym625 Mar 2015 #86
...or in this case, under 3 minutes cyberswede Mar 2015 #13
Me too marym625 Mar 2015 #16
wasn't there a sock or troll last week who registered something like 50 times in less niyad Mar 2015 #44
same guy! cyberswede Mar 2015 #45
or else getting paid well. niyad Mar 2015 #47
If so, he's grossly overpaid cyberswede Mar 2015 #52
If somebody's paying for that, they are being had pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #53
Never. nt ladjf Mar 2015 #9
excuse me? marym625 Mar 2015 #12
I believe... TeeYiYi Mar 2015 #38
Oh thank you! marym625 Mar 2015 #39
That photo is chilling and heartbreaking. The enforcers allegedly keeping everyone safe..ugh. K&R Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #14
Yeah, keeping the world safe from young black men marym625 Mar 2015 #15
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If they can treat a highly respected student leader like this... JPZenger Mar 2015 #104
absolutely! marym625 Mar 2015 #105
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Kicked Enthusiast Mar 2015 #18
Thank you marym625 Mar 2015 #20
Don't bother reading the comments section.... blackspade Mar 2015 #19
I almost never do marym625 Mar 2015 #21
I get furious. blackspade Mar 2015 #32
so true marym625 Mar 2015 #63
Well written! BlueCaliDem Mar 2015 #79
Thanks! blackspade Mar 2015 #88
In Virginia abelenkpe Mar 2015 #22
I am guessing marym625 Mar 2015 #23
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
Thanks for this marym625 Mar 2015 #26
Looked like a lame attempt at some passive aggressive criticism. Fail. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #31
Yes, I think so marym625 Mar 2015 #36
Definitely sarcasm abelenkpe Mar 2015 #33
Oh good! marym625 Mar 2015 #37
. Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #27
I know. marym625 Mar 2015 #35
Yeah something is terribly wrong damnedifIknow Mar 2015 #28
much like Cook County Sheriff Department marym625 Mar 2015 #29
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How ridiculous marym625 Mar 2015 #48
That sad little repeat troll, why do they keep coming back? Rex Mar 2015 #51
got me marym625 Mar 2015 #55
Yeah no doubt their pea sized brain is all aflutter with joy Rex Mar 2015 #57
I do pity stupid marym625 Mar 2015 #58
They must be, thinking anything they type is going to disrupt or change us. Rex Mar 2015 #67
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Seriously, is it you just have no life beyond simpleton trolling? Rex Mar 2015 #68
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That makes no sense. Why do you hate black people so much? Rex Mar 2015 #72
This is how they masturbate. arcane1 Mar 2015 #73
Awww dam! No wonder they are such sad creatures. Rex Mar 2015 #74
One recently registered (VERY briefly) with a username... pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #77
LMAO! Poor trolls...they keep doing it wrong!! Their Precious must feel neglected. Rex Mar 2015 #80
LOL Exactly! And they keep coming back for more. arcane1 Mar 2015 #81
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Enjoy your stay! Rex Mar 2015 #49
Public Intoxication bpj62 Mar 2015 #40
yikes! marym625 Mar 2015 #64
Oh, you mean the Alcohol Agent's $750,000 custom built "Command Bus" JPZenger Mar 2015 #106
There is no reason whatsoever VA_Jill Mar 2015 #41
Yeah, fake cops are usually worse than the real thing. marym625 Mar 2015 #65
The Dem. Gov. announced an initial set of reforms to the agency today JPZenger Mar 2015 #108
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He was arrested. Just leaving a comment before Rex Mar 2015 #46
Pretty racist marym625 Mar 2015 #50
This dipshit would be better off writing his smallminded gibberish on the shithouse wall Major Nikon Mar 2015 #110
Would certainly make a bigger impact there marym625 Mar 2015 #113
Just that photo is enough to send shivers down my spine. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #54
It is pretty retched marym625 Mar 2015 #56
These actions are disgraceful. They disgrace all the policepersons. They disgrace all of us. This is jwirr Mar 2015 #59
If only it weren't marym625 Mar 2015 #60
The good cops disgrace themselves... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #114
Yes, but in a way they are also victims of the bad cops and the thin blue line system. jwirr Mar 2015 #115
Maybe we need to go back... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #116
I don't know but it is a good idea. jwirr Mar 2015 #120
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MIRT - great job! marym625 Mar 2015 #62
It's back! Rex Mar 2015 #70
yep marym625 Mar 2015 #84
Never is anything interesting about them. Rex Mar 2015 #87
I think it's just one child marym625 Mar 2015 #92
"The co-owner of the Charlottesville bar" KamaAina Mar 2015 #69
I'm guessing at that time of night marym625 Mar 2015 #89
Yes, when they get crowded, this business limits to 21 and older JPZenger Mar 2015 #107
More proof police are generally threatened by men of color uponit7771 Mar 2015 #76
Even ones that look and are completely harmless. Rex Mar 2015 #83
damn! marym625 Mar 2015 #98
Yeah someone must be skipping school today. Rex Mar 2015 #99
exactly marym625 Mar 2015 #100
No. Rex Mar 2015 #101
must be marym625 Mar 2015 #102
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hateful. just hateful actions by the cops. marym625 Mar 2015 #91
So true, it's just the cops have either incubated the hateful racist or gave them quarter in their.. uponit7771 Mar 2015 #93
Well said. marym625 Mar 2015 #95
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police use any tiny excuse (expired sticker) to stop people and ramp-up the brutality Sunlei Mar 2015 #94
couldn't agree more marym625 Mar 2015 #97
They give cops power and they Unknown Beatle Mar 2015 #109
I think they are taught how to abuse it marym625 Mar 2015 #118
The requirements for getting convictions for murdering unarmed citizens are too onerous 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #111
and I say Holder is weak. marym625 Mar 2015 #119
He should be THANKING the police! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #112
I hate even thinking marym625 Mar 2015 #117
Its unfortunate the mob didnt rescue him. ncjustice80 Mar 2015 #122
I think what they did was the only choice they had marym625 Mar 2015 #123
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