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Staph

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16. Not necessarily.

Thu May 28, 2020, 12:47 AM

May 2020

This old white lady has had $20 bills marked with a pen many times. Usually in a large chain store that counts on volume sales, like Target or Walmart.

I don't doubt that racism happened here. But it was the over-the-top reaction, slap handcuffs on him 'cause he's obviously a counterfeiter, that is the racism involved.

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More protests, fire, looting follow calls for fired officer's arrest in George Floyd's death [View all] alp227 May 2020 OP

This is no longer a "protest." It's a riot. Archae May 2020 #1

The looters are opportunistic jerks. EllieBC May 2020 #2

I hope you're right. Archae May 2020 #3

How many people are now out of work in that area? Probably forever Bengus81 May 2020 #37

Thieves, Opportunists, Anti-Social Types and maybe even Agent Provocateurs. n/t MarcA May 2020 #4

All the looters are doing is opening revmclaren May 2020 #5

People are angry - I get it. Tupac singing my way in is a perfect way to see this. tulipsandroses May 2020 #6

All over a stinking suspect counterfeit bill???? roamer65 May 2020 #7

For sure. dware May 2020 #8

There are special pens made to ID counterfeit bills. littlemissmartypants May 2020 #9

Very cool, dware May 2020 #10

More than you think. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants May 2020 #11

Hmmm. dware May 2020 #13

and a lot less than you obviously think stopdiggin May 2020 #17

Sqweek for thyself. littlemissmartypants May 2020 #18

Probably very few, but they're pretty common in a lot of retail stores. Jedi Guy May 2020 #14

I do believe you're right about racism here, dware May 2020 #15

Not necessarily. Staph May 2020 #16

When I worked at my high school lunch line, alp227 May 2020 #21

Does it also work on old bills? Amy-Strange May 2020 #20

From Wikipedia: littlemissmartypants May 2020 #22

The saving grace to that is that there probably are no bills from 1960 still in circulation. Aristus May 2020 #34

Those still work? I thought the paper had been changed Bengus81 May 2020 #38

When I was much younger, murielm99 May 2020 #23

Peeps long ago used to pass them at garage sales......... Bengus81 May 2020 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author PatrickforO May 2020 #12

The looting is not cool. I remember the '68 riots in Chicago, after MLK was murdered. Progressive Jones May 2020 #19

Well support is going right out the window.... Historic NY May 2020 #24

I just don't understand the logic ripcord May 2020 #43

Makes me wonder if the police gave a bunch of jailed felons early parole, and told them to do this.. Crowman2009 May 2020 #25

I think it is the case. Agent Provocateurs. Jamastiene May 2020 #26

Glad to see the tough civil disobedience. It's exactly what is called for. Paladin May 2020 #27

I won't lose sleep over your position Devil Child May 2020 #29

Say the guy who alleges a racist women getting fired is a "lynching..." and "her life is destroyed" LanternWaste May 2020 #40

I'm flattered by your attention n/t Devil Child May 2020 #41

Agree with you Paladin SCantiGOP May 2020 #35

It'll be a cold day in hell before I regret taking part in anti-war protests, back then. Paladin May 2020 #36

Looting and burning is civil disobedience? Historic NY May 2020 #44

+100. dware May 2020 #46

Fuck looters and rioters taking over legitimate protest Devil Child May 2020 #28

This is America CJustice May 2020 #30

During the L.A. riots Korean-American businessmen didn't put up with people looting their stores ripcord May 2020 #31

They had zero protection from the LAPD dalton99a May 2020 #32

Fully half of the damages caused by the riots was done to Korean-American businesses ripcord May 2020 #33

There have been reports of armed civilians in Minneapolis NickB79 May 2020 #42

I cannot say for Minneapolis sarisataka May 2020 #45