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undergroundpanther

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79. I bet you'd care if it was your spine being broken.

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 01:36 AM

Apr 2015

Or should forget about your silly problem with cops and fret about the the new windows on your neighbors house possibly being broken by furious people outraged at how the police mistreated you?

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Why I don't care about looters,people breaking shop windows etc. [View all] undergroundpanther Apr 2015 OP

except the shops being vandalized had NOTHING to do with the police brutality. The protesters were still_one Apr 2015 #1

+10000 n/t SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2015 #4

A huge company that sells drugs has nothing to do with the problems in america? SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #23

what the hell are you talking about. McDonalds, 7/11, Dunkin Donuts, Urban Outfitters, H&M, etc. still_one Apr 2015 #25

You have listen my favorite places to eat SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #26

Have a good day, I have no idea where you are coming from still_one Apr 2015 #27

All who are silent are complicit. Luminous Animal Apr 2015 #36

Yeah, tell that to the shop owners. WTF??? kysrsoze Apr 2015 #28

Are you addressing me, because I was criticizing the vandals and looters? still_one Apr 2015 #31

I don't think anyone condones the vandalism etc. Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2015 #35

Read post 28 and post 11 they sum it up very well. still_one Apr 2015 #37

They sum up what very well? Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2015 #92

+10 840high Apr 2015 #44

There's more to it than that. phil89 Apr 2015 #2

One of the fires was a senior citizens home being built by a local church $60 Million dollars. That okaawhatever Apr 2015 #11

Very well put! NobodyHere Apr 2015 #16

Seconding post #16 and your ChazII Apr 2015 #53

I wish I could give you a million likes romanic Apr 2015 #57

Thank you. nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #62

well said Panther! AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #3

Plus a million, we need to drown out the fake concern about CVS stores and jobs... NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #5

It's all about what they identify with undergroundpanther Apr 2015 #12

Are you so sure? Adrahil Apr 2015 #15

i.e. Detroit. eom Purveyor Apr 2015 #78

What!!!!!!! Politicalboi Apr 2015 #42

Alas, it's not fake. Daemonaquila Apr 2015 #24

Wish I could rec your post a billion times undergroundpanther Apr 2015 #77

+1 more. n/t :) Chan790 Apr 2015 #90

I get really pissed when I see white privileged people sit back and lecture about NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #94

Fake concern? GGJohn Apr 2015 #33

who did you pull for in the ben hur movie? SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #39

Never watched it, GGJohn Apr 2015 #40

sad - very sad SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #46

More so than you do. eom. GGJohn Apr 2015 #52

Care to share so of your wisdom? SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #56

2 years in Vietnam fighting the NVA and VC who just wanted to unite their country. GGJohn Apr 2015 #65

Dear John SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #67

Thank you. GGJohn Apr 2015 #69

you wish the looters well, says everything about you, and your bullshit about peace still_one Apr 2015 #74

yes - that one post sums up every aspect of my being SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #76

Considering how much the Romans destroyed romanic Apr 2015 #59

So sacking Rome was an advance? jberryhill Apr 2015 #73

Destroy enough property, and you destroy the lives of the people who live there Yo_Mama Apr 2015 #6

Read AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #7

But this appears to be looting rather than much protesting. Yo_Mama Apr 2015 #13

It appears to be just looting because that's how they wanted you to see it.. AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #30

It appears to be looting AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #84

No, people weren't set up. This was planned. Yo_Mama Apr 2015 #88

If I was a shop owner I take the insurance money and leave..... Historic NY Apr 2015 #8

And you would be smart! nt Logical Apr 2015 #10

did you pull for the romans SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #38

WTF does some movie have to do with the criminals looting and destroying GGJohn Apr 2015 #41

Ben Hur looted most of Italy SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #45

Oh, well that makes it all ok. GGJohn Apr 2015 #51

we have much work to do berfore all is ok SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #54

What do I do? GGJohn Apr 2015 #58

There wasn't any looting in Ben Hur Ex Lurker Apr 2015 #60

wow SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #63

Confusing with Spartacus? Yupster Apr 2015 #64

yep SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #70

Are you perhaps thinking of Spartacus? brooklynite Apr 2015 #89

Maybe these rioters should burn down Politicalboi Apr 2015 #48

Well, if it gets bad enough you can't get ongoing insurance, so you are forced out. Yo_Mama Apr 2015 #14

Ah the simplicity of those who look no further than the end of their noses.... AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #32

Unfortunately, rtw Apr 2015 #80

Under your fucking logic we should not stop the looters or the arson? LOL, you are really not.... Logical Apr 2015 #9

Except the property in this case provides jobs, goods, food, and resources to the community. X_Digger Apr 2015 #17

My biggest problem is bad targeting, take that shit to the burbs and fuck up the people who support TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #18

How would you know which ones are which? Throd Apr 2015 #20

one can be concerned about both lives and property, but lives take priority nt msongs Apr 2015 #19

That physical property is part of the fabric of a community that makes a place livable. Throd Apr 2015 #21

OK. We'll send them to break your windows and trash your property. alphafemale Apr 2015 #22

LOL! Politicalboi Apr 2015 #50

Well if I were to chose between my shit being trashed and having that young man alive neck intact Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #61

Except that isn't the choice Egnever Apr 2015 #71

Broken windows can be replaced, broken necks not so much so... HipChick Apr 2015 #29

If they only stopped at the windows Politicalboi Apr 2015 #55

Exactly you understand my point undergroundpanther Apr 2015 #75

Of course... Newest Reality Apr 2015 #34

You would sure care a whole lot if it was your shop or business. demosincebirth Apr 2015 #43

I bet you'd care if it was your spine being broken. undergroundpanther Apr 2015 #79

My backbone is in pretty good form not like those spineless punks who wait untill they can make a demosincebirth Apr 2015 #97

How about treating people and property with respect. 840high Apr 2015 #47

Start with treating PEOPLE with respect. nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #66

Yes.nt bravenak Apr 2015 #68

There is such a thing as a franchise business. Quantess Apr 2015 #49

I care about police brutality romanic Apr 2015 #72

my heart goes out to the people of baltimore gwheezie Apr 2015 #81

Look into Detroit and L.A. around the same time. nt daredtowork Apr 2015 #83

I remember gwheezie Apr 2015 #85

I haven't regarded the news as a vehicle of truth for years. nt daredtowork Apr 2015 #87

Thug For Freddie Apr 2015 #82

So true. Welcome to DU. Stardust Apr 2015 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Apr 2015 #91

The poor pastor was almost crying on TV. 840high Apr 2015 #95

... Because it isn't yours. Oktober Apr 2015 #93

If it was your property 840high Apr 2015 #96