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lostnfound

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20. LOTS of people care and LOTS want to fix it.

Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:19 PM

Apr 2015

It is generally frowned upon to discuss anything political in the corporate workplace, but this crosses the threshold where it feels incumbent on people to raise awareness and call attention to it. So I've been discussing it often, with many people -- colleagues, suppliers, people in the community. Business people, salesmen, engineers.
EVERYONE is outraged and upset about it -- working class, middle class, upper class. Even rightwimgers. Everyone.My son's 14 year old friend brought it up in the car today.
I'm making it a point to try to remember the victim's names and specifics, and discuss it.

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Did you hear about the black man killed by police this month? [View all] kpete Apr 2015 OP

It must stop. lovemydog Apr 2015 #1

+1 daleanime Apr 2015 #17

I wish I could be sure that we are--but I have my doubts. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #30

Sadly, I don't think we are.... mountain grammy Apr 2015 #35

^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #42

+1 dmr Apr 2015 #49

k&r (nt) enough Apr 2015 #2

yeah, this irisblue Apr 2015 #3

Speechless... BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #4

Powerful...nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #5

K and R, powerful and moving etherealtruth Apr 2015 #6

K&R vive la commune Apr 2015 #7

I was just going to say ibegurpard Apr 2015 #8

Great post, kpete. Thank you. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #9

Most powerful one I've seen.....kicking AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #10

The problem is that no one really cares and no one wants to fix it. nt Logical Apr 2015 #11

LOTS of people care and LOTS want to fix it. lostnfound Apr 2015 #20

But you see jurys constantly finding cops not guilty or letting them off on a Grand Jury....... Logical Apr 2015 #21

I'm beginning to feel that way too. romanic Apr 2015 #24

Did you hear... nikto Apr 2015 #12

my heart hurts marym625 Apr 2015 #13

kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #14

Sadly, kick... peacebird Apr 2015 #15

This needs to stop! onecaliberal Apr 2015 #16

Huge K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #18

You really haven't lived until you've been treated to this: Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #19

K & R, hugely !!!!!!!!!! Thespian2 Apr 2015 #22

A very sad rec... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #23

The saddest and most infuriating thing is hifiguy Apr 2015 #25

My initial response when reading your subject line..."Which one?" BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #26

That was my initial response, too. Just seeing the subject line. calimary Apr 2015 #41

It almost makes you nostalgic for the gentler days of water hoses and anonymous church bombings. gordianot Apr 2015 #27

... Solly Mack Apr 2015 #28

K&R! When will it end? nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #29

American citizens being mauled and/or killed by their own public servants? Yeah, I'm sick of it Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #31

The month's not over yet, either. malthaussen Apr 2015 #32

I think we know who are the predators. < The ones who pay them to be out there, doing this jtuck004 Apr 2015 #37

Sad K&R. That's what I was thinking-- which one? Overseas Apr 2015 #33

K & R L0oniX Apr 2015 #34

Dammit... Xyzse Apr 2015 #36

As soon as the wealthy folk want it to stop, it will. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #38

Yeah, it's never just the one. It's a war. It's a disgrace and is destroying the nation. freshwest Apr 2015 #39

knr secondwind Apr 2015 #40

A reckoning is coming blackspade Apr 2015 #43

kick Stuart G Apr 2015 #44

First thought: "Of course there's another one." Ilsa Apr 2015 #45

And I say "wake up" to those deniers that will argue that we aren't totally in a police state. rhett o rick Apr 2015 #46

Congrats kpete, Thom Hartmann read your post today! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #47

K&R nt napkinz Apr 2015 #48

kick nt napkinz Apr 2015 #50