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Vibes that no one else gets hurt on either side. applegrove Aug 2016 #1
live police scanner feed rollin74 Aug 2016 #2
the best solution is one that we will likely never accept.... mike_c Aug 2016 #3
maybe that sounds grand in some unachievable utopia Angel Martin Aug 2016 #7
They need to accept that as a risk of the job FrodosPet Aug 2016 #41
Damn right. Angry people have a right to throw rocks and shoot at firefighters and cops. Akicita Aug 2016 #43
did you miss the ARMED SUSPECT part? Skittles Aug 2016 #11
This ^ Adsos Letter Aug 2016 #52
They'd never do it. christx30 Aug 2016 #18
Disarm the police in a country with 310 million guns. Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #39
Nothing I'd rather see, but you gotta disarm these gunners first. Hoyt Aug 2016 #53
This is the ONLY solution Abouttime Aug 2016 #70
What a bunch of idiots Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #4
They know the police have been oppressing them for generations. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #6
So - burn their own community down? Got it. nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #8
They didn't burn their community down. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #9
You ever roll your eyes so hard that you do a flip? TipTok Aug 2016 #24
Ragnar! DawgHouse Aug 2016 #46
All the time. lol nt ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #48
Do you live in this community? romanic Aug 2016 #26
No. I live in Montana. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #49
How are the crops this year? FrodosPet Aug 2016 #57
I don't know. lol nt ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #60
Figures. romanic Aug 2016 #68
Oh? Why is that? ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #69
There is an election going on right now Democat Aug 2016 #12
Those aren't mutually exclusive activities. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #15
I agree with you on this point Democat Aug 2016 #27
Yes, protest the shooting of an ARMED MAN by police. Brilliant. 7962 Aug 2016 #17
I think this is bigger than one incident. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #50
And the cop in this shooting is also black. 7962 Aug 2016 #58
There's another issue here, too. Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #64
happens here ALL the time nt 7962 Aug 2016 #67
Yep, I know. I've seen it plenty of times. NT Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #71
"Blue lives matter" does not at all mean "fuck black people." Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #63
All over the country, black people report harassment from police. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #66
And I'm sure we are going to here them complain about a lack of jobs Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #32
I'm sure that O'Reilly auto parts and the beauty shop... TipTok Aug 2016 #34
Who, in your mind, burned down the store? nt ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #51
You mean the white folks that enslaved black people, or the white folk that keep racism alive? jtuck004 Aug 2016 #21
The police created this situation with their oppressive behavior ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #5
Did America deserve 9/11 too? Democat Aug 2016 #13
Nobody deserves anything. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #14
Why does it matter how many? TipTok Aug 2016 #25
Question: do your "violent idiots" include Euphoria Aug 2016 #29
In the history of policing? TipTok Aug 2016 #33
All the protestors are being maligned for the act. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #54
Too many. Akicita Aug 2016 #44
I can understand the outrage... Else You Are Mad Aug 2016 #10
" That said, no one should attack innocent people and destroy their property" < The police have jtuck004 Aug 2016 #22
That statement included the police. nt Else You Are Mad Aug 2016 #28
No one cares whether anyone "understands" their outrage. Others do not have to live jtuck004 Aug 2016 #30
Link to BBC nitpicker Aug 2016 #16
Trashing their own neighborhood. Really smart. Quantess Aug 2016 #19
What always gets me romanic Aug 2016 #23
Were rioting over armed suspects now? romanic Aug 2016 #20
The proximate cause was a police shooting of a man fleeing a car HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #31
Thank you for clarifying Lulu KC Aug 2016 #38
The gas station you mention in the last paragraph is the same one n/t dragonlady Aug 2016 #42
We can't be sure the police are telling the truth so let's riot, shoot at ambulances, burn Akicita Aug 2016 #45
I'd say that's entirely your interpretation, my read on that is it qualifies as a strawman HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #55
Your information and intelligence are deeply helpful on this thread. Thanl you. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #61
Milwaukee officials call for calm after unrest over shooting riversedge Aug 2016 #35
I wonder who was behind the social media instructions for people to congregate in the area? Akicita Aug 2016 #47
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #36
Mob mentality CRF450 Aug 2016 #37
"He was armed" angrychair Aug 2016 #40
2007 hit this area hard. i saw so many brooded homes on the block i grew up on in 2010. and still pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #56
Such adult conversations over civil unrest. nt Rex Aug 2016 #59
Isn't it, though? Troll-heavy. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #62
You know... Sand Rat Expat Aug 2016 #65
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