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TeeYiYi

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4. What?...

Reply to strawberries (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 12:42 PM

Oct 2014

Last edited Wed Oct 15, 2014, 01:13 PM - Edit history (1)

I'm not being sarcastic. Walmart shut their stores down Monday over black people protesting the multiple murders of black boys by cops in Missouri. There were numerous arrests; at least 75 that I'm aware of.

The graphic is trending on Twitter.

TYY

On Edit: Changed 'yesterday' to 'Monday.'

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do you have a link? strawberries Oct 2014 #1

What's with this "do you have a link crap"? upaloopa Oct 2014 #3

ah you are angry nt strawberries Oct 2014 #9

No not angry. Just tired of the same old upaloopa Oct 2014 #18

I don't disagree strawberries Oct 2014 #19

Me too upaloopa Oct 2014 #20

What?... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #4

Not being critical of you, just curious. Do you have a link to the '75' number? I had KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #5

I'll see if I can find it. I saw it yesterday. ..nt TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #8

No worries and no big deal. I was following various livestream and KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #12

I actually saw that number on Monday... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #15

ah ok, thanks nt strawberries Oct 2014 #10

I think they were just concerned the store would get trashed and decided not to risk it. badtoworse Oct 2014 #2

There was no trashing going on... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #6

If they were concerned the store might be trashed, waiting for it to start would have been foolish. badtoworse Oct 2014 #13

Funny how white people brandishing guns (presumably with live ammo) didn't elict KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #7

I was thinking the same thing nt strawberries Oct 2014 #11

How many violent protests have there been from "white people brandishing guns"? badtoworse Oct 2014 #14

. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2014 #21

Ha! ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #23

I'd have the same concern should a group of armed men walk into a store... LanternWaste Oct 2014 #22

I thought the protesters in Walmart were trying to get arrested per civil disobedience. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #16

I think they were fearing this joeglow3 Oct 2014 #17