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Randomthought

(831 posts)
9. I don't think that's true in this case
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 07:20 PM
Mar 2018

My neighborhood, Fulton in south Minneapolis, where Justine lived is very liberal. We have long been concerned about the conduct of the Minneapolis police. What is unique about this case is that the victim could not be vilified no matter how much the police tried.

K&R! nt Mountain Mule Mar 2018 #1
Bail is too low Randomthought Mar 2018 #2
if the victim was a black woman it would never have come to this point juxtaposed Mar 2018 #3
Or if the cop was white. Aristus Mar 2018 #4
I thought that too when it first happened juxtaposed Mar 2018 #5
I don't think that's true in this case Randomthought Mar 2018 #9
That's an interesting observation: Aristus Mar 2018 #14
I agree, but she was very white from an area that had very little crime. juxtaposed Mar 2018 #26
Kroll and his goons seemed especially eager liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #34
BS..There's white cops and white civillians in jail or prison right now whathehell Mar 2018 #23
maybe a couple, if filmed and recorded, and god pointing a finger at them. or some poor bystander fi juxtaposed Mar 2018 #27
Oh please.. whathehell Mar 2018 #29
Neither does confusing a statistical aberration with a statistical norm. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #33
Really? whathehell Mar 2018 #36
You don't know that. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #17
Why would a cop shoot someone without seeing a weapon? xor Mar 2018 #32
Not only did Noor not see any weapon, liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #35
Comes to what? whathehell Mar 2018 #25
Results will vary according to region. n/t Virtual Burlesque Mar 2018 #31
The County Attorney Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #6
Not just the repub critics, liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #8
You just told the real story. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #28
It will be difficult to obtain a conviction. mn9driver Mar 2018 #7
But the partner didn't shoot and he was closer to the victim. LisaL Mar 2018 #10
but his partner who had the better view did not shoot Randomthought Mar 2018 #11
And basically, all this poor woman did is apparently tried to approach the car, since she called 911 LisaL Mar 2018 #13
Get the scared-of-their-shadow cops off police forces all over the country. brush Mar 2018 #22
I don't think the other officer said liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #12
My point exactly. LisaL Mar 2018 #15
I was walking through the Walmart parking lot christx30 Mar 2018 #20
Actually, he did. mn9driver Mar 2018 #18
Whatever he said, he didn't shoot. LisaL Mar 2018 #19
That by itself is not enough. mn9driver Mar 2018 #21
Then what kind of chicken shits are they training liberalhistorian Mar 2018 #24
If he was in fear for his life it should have been from Noor. dflprincess Mar 2018 #30
Freeman is a smart politician Randomthought Mar 2018 #16
He was purposely charged with a crime for which he cant be convicted truthisfreedom Mar 2018 #37
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