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malthaussen

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2. Feel free to tell your acquaintance...

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2015, 03:21 PM

May 2015

... that I am a pure-bred child of white-boy privilege, with roots in this country that go back before the Revolution (and had ancestors who fought in that conflict, on our side no less), and that I cross the street whenever I see a police officer.

-- Mal

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I am trying to explain one of my winger relatives that this culture of someone running [View all] diabeticman May 2015 OP

I believe Freddie had a record. bravenak May 2015 #1

Even if he didn't have a record before that Aerows May 2015 #4

Yep. Attorney, plead the fifth. bravenak May 2015 #7

NEVER EVER Aerows May 2015 #9

I would never! I watch how they get us caught up on false confessions all the time. bravenak May 2015 #10

I was watching some episodes of the original Hawaii 5-0... malthaussen May 2015 #12

Yeah, and make sure it is explicit. malthaussen May 2015 #8

Absolutely Aerows May 2015 #11

Feel free to tell your acquaintance... malthaussen May 2015 #2

Me, too Aerows May 2015 #5

I don't think it matters if a person is running because they are guilty. Alenne May 2015 #3

running != probable cause for arrest 0rganism May 2015 #6

I know that is what I have been trying to tell this relative...they say that's not good enough. diabeticman May 2015 #13

not good enough for what? not good enough for a LEO to avoid killing someone? 0rganism May 2015 #14

Is it against the law to run? Downwinder May 2015 #15