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Blue_Tires

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1. Sadly because it's "just" DWI

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 05:49 PM

May 2017

and the driver is a regular 'Merican, this story will vanish pretty quickly...

Which is a shame, since drunk driving kills a hell of a lot more people than terrorism...

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A US citizen rammed his car through Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22. [View all] pnwmom May 2017 OP

Sadly because it's "just" DWI Blue_Tires May 2017 #1

Yup. Some kinds of violence get a lot more attention than others. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #2

His last name will ensure attention from the racists. nt tblue37 May 2017 #3

Every last name, every skin color brings a comment from SOME racist... Shandris May 2017 #4

He is also a PoC whose family came from the Dominican Republic. I have already seen comments that tblue37 May 2017 #8

That's why I emphasized his citizenship. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #7

Tragic. The poor woman was only 18 years old. I hope this man spends a lot of time in smirkymonkey May 2017 #5

I Cannot.... ThoughtProvoker May 2017 #6