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valerief

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26. K&R

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 03:24 PM

Sep 2015

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Go James Blake. [View all] DanTex Sep 2015 OP

IOW ... talk's cheap. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #1

Excellent. marmar Sep 2015 #2

K&R me b zola Sep 2015 #3

Good on James Blake. KeepItReal Sep 2015 #4

K&R demmiblue Sep 2015 #5

Exactly on point. Good letter. nt Lucky Luciano Sep 2015 #6

Well done James Blake malaise Sep 2015 #7

Just got a nice round of applause� dhill926 Sep 2015 #8

Saw that... good to see... PoutrageFatigue Sep 2015 #9

Fuck yeah, James. Call them out navarth Sep 2015 #10

Thank you James. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #11

Even if he was guilty of credit card fraud awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #12

+1! Many fail to recognize this fact. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #21

Blake left Harvard University TBF Sep 2015 #13

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #14

Cop that tackled Blake has been sued 4 times for excessive force MinM Sep 2015 #15

James Frascatore has a horrific record as a police officer csziggy Sep 2015 #16

DRUG.TEST. Iggo Sep 2015 #32

WTF is he still doing on the force? This kind of behavior is beyond unacceptable! I hope Blake will Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2015 #34

The officer picked the wrong man to tackle for several reasons spooky3 Sep 2015 #17

K&R Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #18

Apparently standing in front of a hotel while black... Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2015 #19

Credit card fraud is not grounds for tackling someone. Unknown Beatle Sep 2015 #20

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #22

Steroids, goddammit jomin41 Sep 2015 #23

That cop needs to be fired. redwitch Sep 2015 #24

Police brurality maindawg Sep 2015 #25

K&R valerief Sep 2015 #26

They may listen but they won't do shit. n/t ellisonz Sep 2015 #27

Good to see him making his voice count. Lord knows cops won't self-police. Rex Sep 2015 #28

the longer they cling to bad cops & the THICK blue line, cops w/be judged as a WHOLE. pansypoo53219 Sep 2015 #29

The average citizen would not get any fucking apology from the NYPD. Glad it happened to him. nt Logical Sep 2015 #30

Let me guess... African American emsimon33 Sep 2015 #31

James Blake today called for the cop to be fired. spooky3 Sep 2015 #33