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74. thank goodness I wear sunglasses all the time--that way they can't see the dehumanizing

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #72)

Thu May 30, 2013, 06:11 PM

May 2013

stares. . . oh, wait, the fact that they can't see my eyes is threat enough.

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Miami Police Shove, Choke Black Teen for "Dehumanizing Stares" [View all] KansDem May 2013 OP

Officer Needs To Be Beaten Till Crippled, Publicly The Magistrate May 2013 #1

Some time ago, you said it best- that basically this sort of thing will continue to happen until.... Poll_Blind May 2013 #18

Thank You, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #19

Well that is not going to happen. zeemike May 2013 #44

+1 000 000 000 kestrel91316 May 2013 #26

Hammurabi that asshole Hayabusa May 2013 #33

Pic: tblue May 2013 #49

A "dehumanizing stare" must be one of those Caribbean voodoo things Blue_Tires May 2013 #2

yeah. Those black peeplez have speshul powers. BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #12

Oddly enough, it provoked an inhumane reaction. sofa king May 2013 #17

Cold But Fair, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #20

Evidently looking at the cops without rapt adoration. hobbit709 May 2013 #3

He was supposed to bow. tblue May 2013 #45

He was looking at the cops without abject terror. Brigid May 2013 #48

He was carrying a puppy - what do you expect lame54 May 2013 #4

A BOTTLE BABY, no less. He clearly was a threat and needed beating. kestrel91316 May 2013 #27

Maybe the puppy was a pit bull KamaAina May 2013 #60

Puppy, Skittles, what's the difference? auburngrad82 Jun 2013 #101

His "body language" was a threat even though he tried to walk away? Somebody needs to Arkansas Granny May 2013 #5

I think he meant his "body color." Baitball Blogger May 2013 #9

Thanks for the clarification. That must be it. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #10

spot on. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #36

Yep. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #71

this: niyad May 2013 #14

there was no threat to these cowards frylock May 2013 #39

Great how the cops charge someone for resisting arrest SwissTony May 2013 #83

and now this: niyad May 2013 #85

Yay, Cops! Iggo May 2013 #6

Miami's Finest tblue May 2013 #47

Video KansDem May 2013 #7

What.The.Fuck tabasco May 2013 #8

once, I would have said that this was almost unbelievable. sadly, this kind of arrogant, brutal niyad May 2013 #11

Serve and Protect... thefool_wa May 2013 #16

In many cases, such as this, it is arrogant, brutal RACISM dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #53

And there are still those that wonder why people of color fear the police. Ikonoklast May 2013 #13

Was the cop that did this disgusting abuse white? Bully Taw May 2013 #23

With a name like Alvaro Zabaleta FrodosPet May 2013 #28

think he is the detective, not the one who brutalized this kid. niyad May 2013 #73

Looks that way in the photo. Brigid May 2013 #29

People of color fear police no matter what the race of the cop is. Ikonoklast May 2013 #32

Yeah, but that puppy was loaded JEB May 2013 #15

fucking pigs. kath May 2013 #21

+1 In_The_Wind May 2013 #79

"JEEZUS CHRSIT...WATCH OUT HE'S GOT A PUPPY....SHOOT HIM!!!!" Katashi_itto May 2013 #22

A pit bull mix. Brigid May 2013 #34

Well, a mix explains everything! They should have shot the kid. Katashi_itto May 2013 #42

"Neutralize the threat?" Brigid May 2013 #24

If you've ever received one, you would know FrodosPet May 2013 #25

are you talking about the "dehumanizing stare?" noiretextatique May 2013 #50

please tell me you forgot the sarcasm thingy. what in the HELL IS a "dehumanizing stare" anyway? niyad May 2013 #75

"Stink Eye", "Evil Eye", "Staring Daggers" FrodosPet May 2013 #80

you have GOT to be kidding!! those are expressions--when was the last time anybody in this niyad May 2013 #82

They need to be beaten with a tire iron. Arctic Dave May 2013 #30

yay, cops! KG May 2013 #31

WTH? blackspade May 2013 #35

fuck tha police frylock May 2013 #37

Floriduh? NOLALady May 2013 #38

This is how many autistic children die. gitchel May 2013 #40

The dehumanizing stare worked. Conium May 2013 #41

Oh, sure. Orrex May 2013 #46

Stares don't kill people Saviolo May 2013 #51

let's beat that black boy azureblue May 2013 #43

Assault puppy with an extended bottle magazine. Half-Century Man May 2013 #52

what.. the... fuck... NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #54

WIthout a weapon, there is no way that a slender 14 yr. old could be a physical threat to a ladjf May 2013 #55

FaceCrime. n/t Orsino May 2013 #56

The Miami Pigs (who's penisons are bankrupting the city) Dawson Leery May 2013 #57

Are we in a police state yet? Initech May 2013 #58

A little Cop Rock for ya... KamaAina May 2013 #59

after heaven05 May 2013 #61

They have a hard job. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #62

You forgot telclaven May 2013 #93

At this point, we all have to admit to ourselves that our police departments… MrScorpio May 2013 #63

It could be any one of us next. Skeeter Barnes May 2013 #64

So not only canyou not film cops,they will beat the shit out of you for just looking at them. nt Incitatus May 2013 #65

I willing to bet that this cop is a great admirer of the Tea Party fascists. olegramps May 2013 #66

Blocking the door to a donut shop with a guard dog is just asking for it. L0oniX May 2013 #67

American hypocrisy Luschnig May 2013 #68

Criminal behavior by the police will not stop... beevul May 2013 #69

Fascist punks damnedifIknow May 2013 #70

Dehumanizing stare? Sounds like the Salem Witch claims... Thor_MN May 2013 #72

thank goodness I wear sunglasses all the time--that way they can't see the dehumanizing niyad May 2013 #74

let's see--deputies kill a demo lady who was "acting strangely", and a 14 year old boy is thrown niyad May 2013 #76

Did ya miss the story about running over sleeping 20 something beach goers? Paulie Jun 2013 #99

no, I saw that one after I posted. and the same smarmy reporting: SHE wasn't drinking. SHE niyad Jun 2013 #100

If looks could actually kill notadmblnd May 2013 #77

what I read this morning was bad enough, but now THIS: niyad May 2013 #78

Where is a civil rights march when you need one. JimDandy May 2013 #81

Yet another in a long, long line of reasons why I will never visit or pass through Florida. (NT) Heywood J May 2013 #84

Here's one Doctor_J May 2013 #86

If eyes are indeed windows to the soul... KansDem May 2013 #87

which leaves first, the soul or the mind? Doctor_J May 2013 #88

Well, as Dan Quayle said, "What a waste it is to lose one's mind... KansDem May 2013 #89

How do we oppose this, protest this, change this? duhneece May 2013 #90

Comrade Grumpy says: National Commission on Law Enforcement Practices Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #91

puppy in video is limping, hope someone steps up & helps the child with a vet visit. and.. Sunlei May 2013 #92

according to an article I read yesterday, mother said they had to give the puppy up, because niyad May 2013 #94

aww that's sad & a very traumatic day for the family. My heart goes out to the 14 year old. Sunlei Jun 2013 #97

hmm, I wonder how the mayor, the council and the tourism bureau would feel if people stopped niyad May 2013 #95

And yet if one of these offiers christx30 May 2013 #96

Cops like these were George Zimmerman's role models Hugabear Jun 2013 #98

Just another day at the office for the Legal Gang. HughBeaumont Jun 2013 #102

The next to the last one pisses me off Th1onein Jun 2013 #103