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kimbutgar

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2. A young black man who I've known all his life

Reply to ericson00 (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 01:56 PM

Jul 2016

Raised in a solidly educated middle class family wrote on Facebook that he is becoming scared to leave his house because he's tired of being hassled by police. He graduated college, works and is trying to find his way in life and he is disgusted by the killing of innocent black men. He said to me in a private message the shooting of the special needs aide was the last straw.

He wrote this on his facebook:

When will you people wake up and see that they want us dead. The Man, The Government, The Police Force want us black men DEAD...Six feet under....So how do you live in a society like this? Live everyday like it's your last.

P.S. I still love every gender, race & ethnicity on this planet. God Bless America

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