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kentuck

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2. I don't necessarily agree that it was "institutional racism"...

Reply to cali (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 11, 2015, 08:58 AM

Apr 2015

I think it could just as well have been a white person running from the cop and he would have been shot also. Race is incidental, in this instance, in my opinion.

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The "system" killed Walter Scott... [View all] kentuck Apr 2015 OP

no. I disagree. not about institutional racism, but about manslaughter cali Apr 2015 #1

I don't necessarily agree that it was "institutional racism"... kentuck Apr 2015 #2

England agrees with you fadedrose Apr 2015 #3

Murder 1. LWOP--life without parole. That video was horrific. nt MADem Apr 2015 #4

And the system will continue to cause this kind of action unless the killers are called on it. jwirr Apr 2015 #5