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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2 men—one white, one black—walk down the street strapped with AR-15
Only the black male gets held up at gunpoint..plus K-9 ..could they fit any more cop units?
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2 men—one white, one black—walk down the street strapped with AR-15 (Original Post)
HipChick
Jul 2015
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SidDithers
(44,228 posts)1. That's a very brave young man...
There was a chance, and not an insignificant one, that he would be shot on sight, without being given a chance to comply with any orders given.
That's a remarkable, if unsurprising, example of how "economic issues" don't address intitutionalized racism.
Thanks for posting.
Sid
Prism
(5,815 posts)2. Heroic activism
And that is heroism. That young man was at a very real risk of being shot.
JEB
(4,748 posts)3. Looks like 2nd amendment rights are
for whites only.
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)6. Looks like 2nd amendment rights have been amended to, for whites only. nt
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)4. Pretty much says it all. n/t
Saw this a while ago and my reaction is the same, fucking Stupid.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)7. I don't get the cops