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37. There's an IndieGoGo to raise bail for Bree and future actions

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 06:15 PM

Jun 2015

It started this morning with a goal of $20,000 and is already coming up on $70,000.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bail-for-bree-newsome#/story

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My Wife: 'See? You brothers just stood there looking at it. It took a sister to take it down.' [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2015 OP

I hear that! dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #1

Your wife is one smart woman! lunatica Jun 2015 #2

Agreed! Stellar Jun 2015 #17

Great video! Thanks! lunatica Jun 2015 #18

+1 Stellar Jun 2015 #21

Given that so many black men are being shot to death by police for no reason snagglepuss Jun 2015 #3

It is happening to black women too, but they don't hit the news cycle as much Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #4

+100 kath Jun 2015 #8

I did not mean to slight her bravery however I don't think it fair to snagglepuss Jun 2015 #15

Being a woman climber isn't an insult to men lunatica Jun 2015 #19

She can and should praised for what she did however there snagglepuss Jun 2015 #26

It was a heroic act of community Fairgo Jun 2015 #51

I think you should read Post #25 by Heaven05 before dismissing snagglepuss Jun 2015 #56

Your point is valid Fairgo Jun 2015 #57

I didn't insinuate *anyone* is a coward Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #20

Boom! Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #24

Thank you cal JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #27

yes you did heaven05 Jun 2015 #30

You misunderstand me, man Cal Carpenter Jun 2015 #33

I agree. Had it been a black male, he might have gotten shot. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #60

Goes to show you: "Roosters Crow, But Hens Deliver" DinahMoeHum Jun 2015 #5

That bottom photo is an instant icon. It will be in textbooks and archives. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #6

yes! That photo is fantastic! kath Jun 2015 #9

Yes, but a black man stood a much better chance... MohRokTah Jun 2015 #7

A lot of loudmouths on DU cwydro Jun 2015 #10

Do you think it should have happened? JaneyVee Jun 2015 #11

Hell to the yeah. cwydro Jun 2015 #16

You don't know heaven05 Jun 2015 #28

Misunderstanding here. cwydro Jun 2015 #31

Lol! True... bravenak Jun 2015 #38

Thank you for noticing. cwydro Jun 2015 #40

I'm proud to be a woman too. Nothing wrong with feeling pride in female accomplishments. bravenak Jun 2015 #43

Yes ma'am. cwydro Jun 2015 #44

! bravenak Jun 2015 #46

Dollars to donuts if a white person did that you'd be snagglepuss Jun 2015 #41

I know who isn't white. cwydro Jun 2015 #42

You said "I'm making fun of white posters here" snagglepuss Jun 2015 #47

Oh for crying out loud. cwydro Jun 2015 #49

By that logic, you didn't take it down either mythology Jun 2015 #50

Of course, cwydro Jun 2015 #52

Pssssst.... MohRokTah Jun 2015 #48

I didn't have the money or the time awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #55

A black man would have been shot davidn3600 Jun 2015 #12

That fucker murdered 6 women and 3 men at the church. Racists aren't afraid to kill women. PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #13

THAT'S RIGHT. Brickbat Jun 2015 #14

You go girl. cwydro Jun 2015 #22

Honestly, I felt in my gut that someone would try this and couldn't figure out how CTyankee Jun 2015 #23

me too Quayblue Jun 2015 #32

I was going to let this pass, but no heaven05 Jun 2015 #25

I definitely can understand your angst Quayblue Jun 2015 #29

I get it JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #54

DU of late never misses an opportunity to try to DIVIDE on issues that should unite us all. MADem Jun 2015 #59

She is an exceptionally well trained and educated film maker mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #34

I want to applaud this woman. madaboutharry Jun 2015 #35

I have always said it will be the women, the sisters, who will change the world KauaiK Jun 2015 #36

There's an IndieGoGo to raise bail for Bree and future actions starroute Jun 2015 #37

She was magnificent. realFedUp Jun 2015 #39

Let put this quote into the history books. TRoN33 Jun 2015 #45

Damn right! Number23 Jun 2015 #53

Serious question. Have they put it back up yet? Rosco T. Jun 2015 #58