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13. I agree with you

Reply to randys1 (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:46 PM

Jun 2015

completely. The difference between how the police treat people of color and white people has been made painfully obvious to me. I've been hearing apologists in real life for Roof, saying the poor "child" is mentally ill. My question is would they say this about a black 21 year old? My guess is no.

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Police arrested Roof and took him to the Burger King Drive-thru [View all] stage left Jun 2015 OP

As opposed to sitting on him until he couldn't get his breath redstatebluegirl Jun 2015 #1

Me, too. stage left Jun 2015 #14

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6881617 Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #2

But that is SOP per many here at DU, sure it is, right! randys1 Jun 2015 #3

I agree with you stage left Jun 2015 #13

Not only wont say it about them, but when they slaughtered a 12 yr old playing with a play randys1 Jun 2015 #15

Tamir Rice stage left Jun 2015 #16

Did you ever stop to consider that perhaps the police did this tymorial Jun 2015 #4

That is exactly why they did it yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #7

Oh I get the outrage tymorial Jun 2015 #8

My reason is just fine. stage left Jun 2015 #12

How do you know what their motive was. stage left Jun 2015 #9

Have you ever eaten at a Burger King? packman Jun 2015 #5

Yes stage left Jun 2015 #10

All over it like, um, white on rice. KamaAina Jun 2015 #6

I missed your thread. stage left Jun 2015 #11