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bobbieinok

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12. This plays on classic white fears

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 12:20 PM

May 2017

'Poor, defenceless white woman menaced by scary back man' Totally impossible to find a white woman guilty in this situation!! Would like to know who/what groups funded her defence. IIRC her husband is also on the force . . . And maybe was in helicopter above???

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Tulsa policewoman found not guilty [View all] bobbieinok May 2017 OP

smh, when will this end? JuJuYoshida May 2017 #1

To be followed by GitRDun May 2017 #2

I just don't understand how a jury could do that... WoonTars May 2017 #3

It's Oklahoma SoCalMusicLover May 2017 #5

Especially when you consider he was tased AND shot. HughBeaumont May 2017 #7

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #11

Well, hey, at least she was inconvenienced with a trial, right? HughBeaumont May 2017 #4

Again, why I hang up the phone when the thug union Dawson Leery May 2017 #6

Same here. It's still open season on black men for killer cops. In Minnesota they're laying the... brush May 2017 #9

The God Damn PIG Union was furious at Castile's funeral. Dawson Leery May 2017 #14

But yeah, getting more women in the ranks is what will change policing. WhiskeyGrinder May 2017 #8

Crutcher's father bobbieinok May 2017 #10

This plays on classic white fears bobbieinok May 2017 #12

The dog and pony show are over Runningdawg May 2017 #13

Yep, just another one of us who "caused his own death"... Blue_Tires May 2017 #15

The bottom line is NOTHING will change as long as cops feel Blue_Tires May 2017 #16

Of course, she was found not guilty MrScorpio May 2017 #17