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In reply to the discussion: Police charge six in party vandalism [Brian Holloway's house] [View all]BronxBoy
(2,287 posts)64. Yep....
The media would have come up with some clever term like "wilding" or some other language meant to burn the image of Black and Brown savages into the minds of middle America.
People making excuses for these sorry shits are disgusting. I have a gut feeling that a lot of people in that community felt Trayvon Martin got what was coming to him. But having a Black man tell us our kids are fucked up? Oh, the horrors!
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What does your statement even mean???? What do Wal-Mart workers have to do with
monmouth3
Sep 2013
#3
So in your youth you went to a house party where you broke into someone ELSE'S home??
7962
Sep 2013
#26
"I didn't know B&E, vandalism, and tresspassing were illegal, Officer!" Spare me. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2013
#13
The foreclosure doesn't change the reality of what happened the night of August 31.
alp227
Sep 2013
#14
I'm not defending the criminal behavior of the few who broke in and started the party.
SecularMotion
Sep 2013
#34
Thanks for putting me on ignore, I've had quite enough of your hyperbole.
SecularMotion
Sep 2013
#39
What crimes are depicted here other than teenage drinking and trespassing?
SecularMotion
Sep 2013
#25
Still each kid could have apologized and helped clean up when they realized they were guilty of B&E
dkf
Sep 2013
#42
I can understand why some may be hesitant to come forward after reading this
SecularMotion
Sep 2013
#43
Mr Holloway has blown this out of proportion. It's not a big thing in the community.
SecularMotion
Sep 2013
#47
What is the precise and relevant proportion $20,000 in damages warrants to be blown?
LanternWaste
Sep 2013
#55
Further links, describing the damage and the attempts Holloway made to get the kids and the parents
freshwest
Sep 2013
#19
TY. I think you just did. I had to rant. I'm not into people who feel entitled to use and abuse.
freshwest
Sep 2013
#60
Wrong. No one is talking about him being a 1%er except a few who seem to trying to stir something up
Nine
Sep 2013
#49
You nailed it. Would have been, 'mob rampages' or something like that. Some are born clueless, some
freshwest
Sep 2013
#61
I've met a number of black men with exceptional depth of character. This man is a prime example. And
freshwest
Sep 2013
#65