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In reply to the discussion: They are not THUGS! [View all]NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)26. The white privilege group wont ever get it, they live lives of privilege and refuse to see.
And they will be MORE to blame than the cops and the oligarchs for making excuses for violence against the entire AfAm community
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Would you put someone who steals your TV on a par with someone who kills your loved one?
merrily
Apr 2015
#153
This is nothing new...I was watching TV this morning and thinking of the violence during
CTyankee
Apr 2015
#176
In part, I agree. In part, this is something like saying women should dress more modestly so they
merrily
Apr 2015
#154
Not only that, they are prevent fire engines from putting out the fires. Brilliant. Those looters
still_one
Apr 2015
#158
Yes, the motive is flame bait, and maybe there is more to the name than meets the eye.
still_one
Apr 2015
#159
Oh, well then, I guess this makes alright for these criminals to riot/loot/destroy.
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#129
No sympathy for the looters from me. They are as bad as the police who killed Grey.
muntrv
Apr 2015
#22
In the words of Alfred, "some men just want to watch the world burn."
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Apr 2015
#181
The white privilege group wont ever get it, they live lives of privilege and refuse to see.
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#26
and you sit at your computer while the problems of our world build higher and higher
SoLeftIAmRight
Apr 2015
#29
You definitely have to be clear about when it is sarcasm, especially reading some of the posts
still_one
Apr 2015
#164
LOL, you are really pretty clueless. When tomorrow, citizens without transportation....
Logical
Apr 2015
#79
Wow, well the life long resident of Baltimore who is also the black female mayor disagrees with you.
Logical
Apr 2015
#78
As does the 70-odd year old black veteran (Robert Valentine) interviewed on CNN
brooklynite
Apr 2015
#82
Those white cops were caught on video killing Gray. And then the Mayor says, . . .
Major Hogwash
Apr 2015
#98
Agreed. We are hearing another well worn police phrase here. "Out of town adgitators who are
jwirr
Apr 2015
#106
Perhaps you missed the young African American man being interviewed on MSNBC
Ex Lurker
Apr 2015
#138