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26. And people why POC don't trust the police...

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Two more black men cut down in 48 hours. Curse red America's lethal fascination with firearms, [View all] Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 OP

We don't count malaise Jul 2016 #1

How in the world do you keep murderous rage from rising up in your own hearts? Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #2

There's been way too much restraint from the black community malaise Jul 2016 #3

Agree. But, let's pray that when the backlash comes, it's in the courts and legislatures Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #4

How does that happen when malaise Jul 2016 #5

You paint a very dark picture of future possibilities, Malaise. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #9

I agree that technology is facilitating more exposure malaise Jul 2016 #13

So... GummyBearz Jul 2016 #37

Agree in part, but that notion doesn't seem to stop wars. People who don't want minorities to take merrily Jul 2016 #8

Spot on...if only "People" could hear this message: Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #12

In my view, the only time government has taken significant action is when it feared uprisings merrily Jul 2016 #14

Agree that "it's also when assassinations seem to retaliate." Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #22

sorry, I meant assassins. merrily Jul 2016 #27

Not to worry, the meaning was perfectly clear... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #28

You got stuck quoting a mash up. merrily Jul 2016 #29

+1 merrily Jul 2016 #10

We simply want to live the same American dream White Americans live by default KeepItReal Jul 2016 #61

And, I pray that one day you will be able to. In the meantime, just "leaving things be" seems Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #62

As I read elsewhere online earlier today: Orrex Jul 2016 #6

You realize cops in blue states also carry firearms. ileus Jul 2016 #7

I didn't say RED states, I said red America. Red-thinking Americans Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #11

JIM CROWley of the Cambridge, Massachusetts police department comes to mind. merrily Jul 2016 #15

They're EVERYWHERE among us! And, they're damn dangerous. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #16

Cambridge, MA is iconically blue, though. merrily Jul 2016 #17

Minneapolis is "liberal-land", too. Red-mindedness is NOT geographical. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #18

Yes, but Massachusetts was the one and only state to go for McGovern, which was merrily Jul 2016 #19

Agree, MA certainly holds pride of place in the "liberal" pantheon. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #20

If you ask Americans to name THE most liberal state, just one state, I bet eight out of ten say merrily Jul 2016 #21

And both had concealed-carry permits. Odin2005 Jul 2016 #23

Concealed-carrying while black = death sentence. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #24

According to a sentiment sometimes expressed here, only these very same cops should be armed... Marengo Jul 2016 #25

And people why POC don't trust the police... Odin2005 Jul 2016 #26

That's a good reason to promote more guns? Hoyt Jul 2016 #31

It's an argument against the transference of armed power to the racist protectors of the status quo Marengo Jul 2016 #34

Most people arming up nowadays are racists -- whether civilian, police or whatever. Hoyt Jul 2016 #38

How do you define "arming up"? Marengo Jul 2016 #53

Oh bullshit. beevul Jul 2016 #58

I feel like this isn't a red state thing TeddyR Jul 2016 #30

It's a class of people thing HamiltonSwan Jul 2016 #47

+1, I've been saying the 2nd amendment is a whites mostly law uponit7771 Jul 2016 #32

I doubt Sterling had a concealed-carry permit given his criminal record. hack89 Jul 2016 #33

this SpookyDem Jul 2016 #35

As a gun-toting felon, isn't he the type of person the controllers are always demanding... Marengo Jul 2016 #36

Usually someone sarisataka Jul 2016 #56

Yep, I don't see the obligatory gun humping coward post Marengo Jul 2016 #59

It should still bother anyone who believe in concealed carry caraher Jul 2016 #66

Really. You'd think that the NRA and gun rights groups would be all over this. hollowdweller Jul 2016 #40

Ding, ding, ding... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #44

All over it in what way? Marengo Jul 2016 #57

Red state lethal fasination with guns? DesMoinesDem Jul 2016 #39

I did NOT say "red state". For good reason, I said "red America". Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #42

You think the black men shooting other black men in blue cities are "red minded"???? DesMoinesDem Jul 2016 #43

In my book, gun madness and mayhem is a "red" mentality, whoever may be manifesting it. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #45

Everyone that does something bad is red minded! LOL DesMoinesDem Jul 2016 #46

You are using a logical fallacy. Gun users madly causing mayhem, NOT EVERYONE. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #49

That makes perfect sense! DesMoinesDem Jul 2016 #50

Deal with it... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #52

"Gun users madly causing mayhem, NOT EVERYONE."... beevul Jul 2016 #60

I have not used the word "all". Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #63

And no one said you did. beevul Jul 2016 #64

Absurd. Civilian gun owners are not causing cops to shoot people. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2016 #65

Your absurdity is another's clarity. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #67

I have read this thread from top to bottom. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2016 #68

the NRA mentality has infected all of America Skittles Jul 2016 #69

K&R ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #41

Police need monthly drug testing Calculating Jul 2016 #48

Yup...they should have to pee in a cup on a regular, but unscheduled basis. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #51

Minnesota is "Red America"? brooklynite Jul 2016 #54

No, not Minnesota the state, but the "minds" of hundreds of thousands of Americans who live there. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #55