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    why do police have tanks?

    serve and protect?

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    You don't believe any black or other minority owned businesses were harmed? And even if not, how is it right to burn their place of business down? How were they involved in the incident? If Iraq attacked us, should we go attack Saudi Arabia?

    Your spelling sucks so I'm not sure how serious or educated you are, but this incident is being reviewed by the FBI, DOJ, and other government agencies. To say he will go off "Scott free" is premature. Hell, we don't even know all the circumstances with the shooting that has caused this mess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    You don't believe any black or other minority owned businesses were harmed? And even if not, how is it right to burn their place of business down? How were they involved in the incident? If Iraq attacked us, should we go attack Saudi Arabia?

    Your spelling sucks so I'm not sure how serious or educated you are, but this incident is being reviewed by the FBI, DOJ, and other government agencies. To say he will go off "Scott free" is premature. Hell, we don't even know all the circumstances with the shooting that has caused this mess.

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    I'm done. My spelling sucks!!! I'll be the first person to admit that. But what does that have to do with my educational background? I worked hard for my two degrees so F U C K you!!!! I've never said anything mean or degrading to anyone on this board. But because I'm a black woman I can be disrespected like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krgrecw View Post
    Amen. It's sad that people riot, loot and burn their own neighborhood to the ground. What are they accomplishing or hoping to accomplish with these actions?
    A very small and fringe element, on an earlier occasion, elected to opportunistically loot, which unfortunately distracts from the real and important non-violent protesting occurring in response to this tragedy.

    Just because police are in riot-gear doesn't mean these protests are "riots". It's the wannabe-warrior domestic paramilitary force that wants to burn this neighborhood to the ground, not its grieving citizens.
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    Hey giles
    way to be a dick.
    In fact it is you that should be banned for disrespecting another poster for the crime of disagreeing with you
    I would think apologies are in order.
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    Why do police have tanks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    The FBI is investigating and if the cop is found to be at fault, he's going to go away for a very long time.
    The system almost never finds itself at fault: hence the frustration.

    I'm not sure why you can't just have a peaceful protest.
    Most citizens of Ferguson are attempting just that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Yeah, I don't get why the officers trying to disburse the rioting are being criticized.
    Are you serious?


    Even gilesfan admitted the militarized police forces are escalating tensions, when their job is very much to de-escalate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by njc108 View Post
    I'm done. My spelling sucks!!! I'll be the first person to admit that. But what does that have to do with my educational background? I worked hard for my two degrees so F U C K you!!!! I've never said anything mean or degrading to anyone on this board. But because I'm a black woman I can be disrespected like that.

    If you want to ban me that's fine. I just can't take this side of the board anymore.
    I acknowledged I have no idea what your educational background was and I had no idea if you were black, white, male, female,indian, or bigfoot.

    You didn't answer any of my question.

    The woah is me crap needs to stop.

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    the usual responses of "a few bad apples" etc etc

    sad

    i was hoping to wake up and see the armed tea party militias would be on their way to Missouri to help their fellow Americans have theirs rights protected

    but i guess we can all know why the tea party militias aren't coming

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    A very small and fringe element, on an earlier occasion, elected to opportunistically loot, which unfortunately distracts from the real and important non-violent protesting occurring in response to this tragedy.

    Just because police are in riot-gear doesn't mean these protests are "riots". It's the wannabe-warrior domestic paramilitary force that wants to burn this neighborhood to the ground, not its grieving citizens.
    Im not sure I would agree with that. I've see tear gas and rubber bullets, but I haven't seen police loot business or burn any to the ground just yet.

    Unfortunately, in cases like this it is not grieving citizens. Its people that don't even wait till the facts are out or to determine if any action will be placed against the police officer. Its an opportunity to go act stupid and get some free ****. It's also an opportunity to speak out against "society" when society provides a lot to these same citizens. How many of them benefit from roads, utilities, police power, etc? How many of the people in this neighborhood receive welfare or have benefited from government programs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    The system almost never finds itself at fault: hence the frustration.
    And how often are the police actually not at fault? If the police are determined to have shot in self defense, should they go loot local businesses?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    why do police have tanks?

    serve and protect?
    Im guessing the tanks aren't provided by the police department. National Guard?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    Hey giles
    way to be a dick.
    In fact it is you that should be banned for disrespecting another poster for the crime of disagreeing with you
    I would think apologies are in order.
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    Im not apologizing for calling someone out that thinks it's ok to loot local businesses.
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    so weird to see a group of people always talking about rights being taken away

    make excuses for the gov't and police force to do that to americans

    i don't care that the quick trip was looted.

    i do care about executing an unarmed teen, arresting the press, shooting bean bags and rubber bullets and use of tear gas at protesters and the uber militarization of the police force.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goldfly View Post
    i don't care that the quick trip was looted
    Not surprising at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    Im not apologizing for calling someone out that thinks it's ok to loot local businesses.
    Dude I NEVER said that it was ok to loot local businesses!!!! Don't lie on me. I stated that it is completely wrong to loot and destroy local businesses but I understand the frustration. Whose to say that if I was living and protesting during the civil rights era and saw a child being attacked by a dog that I wouldn't get a brick and fight backs against the police. I pray that I wouldn't fight in those situations but you never know.

    I just understand the frustration!!!! People are sick and tired of protesting with no results. I do not want to have a black male child because I'm scared to death of this crazy world.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    Not surprising at all.

    I'm sure the business owners have insurance. They can rebuild but can that young mans family get their son back? Hell no....that's the real tragedy. Both situations are wrong but a young man is murdered that is more important than a damn business.
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    Njc, story coming out is the young man jumped the cop and went for his gun.

    Whether you believe that or not is fine. But to throw 'murder' around when you have no clue what happened is wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    Not surprising at all.
    arrest the people later that did it

    but harping on the quick trip is like dealing with an ankle twist instead of the cancer on someone that is sick

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    Quote Originally Posted by njc108 View Post
    Dude I NEVER said that it was ok to loot local businesses!!!! Don't lie on me. I stated that it is completely wrong to loot and destroy local businesses but I understand the frustration. Whose to say that if I was living and protesting during the civil rights era and saw a child being attacked by a dog that I wouldn't get a brick and fight backs against the police. I pray that I wouldn't fight in those situations but you never know.

    I just understand the frustration!!!! People are sick and tired of protesting with no results. I do not want to have a black male child because I'm scared to death of this crazy world.
    What is so sad is that you are right, it is coming from both directions. It is tough to take a stand because if you do, they will damn you, if you don't they will damn you. This world is so polarized now that I don't think it will fix itself until Armageddon.

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