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KeepItReal

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13. You fail to understand.

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #7)

Sun May 15, 2016, 01:17 PM

May 2016

That 2 cases of national prominence don't prevent everyday systemic racist actions by law enforcement.

There's new cases each and everyday of cops profiling, arresting, beating, tazing, shooting or killing people of color.

This is systemic and this DOJ only plays whack-a-mole on high profile cases that bring national outrage.

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Officer Jared Williams brutally beats black teen for riding bike � then charges her with assault [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2016 OP

Riding a bicycle while Black... chervilant May 2016 #1

How do you "trespass" on a mall parking lot? Oh... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #2

Wish we had a sympathetic Attorney General to reign in these cops trampling Civil Rights KeepItReal May 2016 #3

We do...which is why Arpaio is in federal court and the Ferguson litigation continues. msanthrope May 2016 #7

Thank you for this JustAnotherGen May 2016 #9

You fail to understand. KeepItReal May 2016 #13

I fail to understand nothing. The DOJ is limited in its mission, and its scope. msanthrope May 2016 #14

And how many innocent people are hurt and slammed into jail Duppers May 2016 #4

WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE ASSHOLE COPS? blackspade May 2016 #5

What an effing a-hole!!!!!!!! (I had to pause to rewrite that....grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!) C Moon May 2016 #6

Let me rewrite that for you....What a fucking piece of shit, msanthrope May 2016 #8

Thank you! C Moon May 2016 #12

Totaly agree gopiscrap Jul 2016 #16

There was a video of a similar incident on Worldstar romanic May 2016 #10

It's not a new trend, the new part is the camera Democat May 2016 #11

I know the cop involved gopiscrap Jul 2016 #15