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Ms. Toad

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42. really?

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 03:52 PM

Apr 2015

It worked before.

Nothing else has. Now the cops are the ones scared. Good. Maybe they'll remember this fear the next time they think about murdering a man for nothing.

Like I said, I WENT THROUGH A RIOT IN 92. THE AREA IS BETTER AND NICER THAT BEFORE WE TORCHED IT. We even got a train line put in near my old place. Fuck money, lives matter more than your stupid economics. We need people to have money. Nothing matters more than your fellow man. Not even your 'valuable' property.

I repeat. IT WORKED BEFORE!!!!

I lost shit in the riots in LA TOO. I'm doing much better, now. Thanks. Everyone was insured. The businesses are better now.

Either stop the institutional racism and cop murders or I will burn my shit down to get to yours and burn that shit down too.

Looks to me like endorsing rioting. I don't see any fair reading of that exchange, particularly the bolded phrases, other than endorsing rioting.

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11 stunning images highlight double-standard of reaction to riots like Baltimore [View all] gollygee Apr 2015 OP

Wall, meet nail hatrack Apr 2015 #1

The biggest difference is when white people riot nobody on DU defends them. Travis_0004 Apr 2015 #2

ah.. where are you seeing people defend the rioters? notadmblnd Apr 2015 #3

Here's one example. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #33

I don't see that as defending the rioters notadmblnd Apr 2015 #34

really? Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #42

The poster is confused spinbaby Apr 2015 #36

I concur. notadmblnd Apr 2015 #40

Oh my gawd, where have you been? Lil Missy Apr 2015 #55

Sorry, I actually have a life outside the internet. notadmblnd Apr 2015 #56

Please remind me... DetlefK Apr 2015 #4

Unfortunately, while it's been a while, it has happened. gollygee Apr 2015 #5

The only riot in that article that matches my criteria are the Draft Riots during the Civil War. DetlefK Apr 2015 #13

3 riots. Two cities wiped off the face of the earth. Hundreds killed. ieoeja Apr 2015 #44

Beat me to it. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #57

Probably Viet Nam. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #9

Seattle, 1999 comes to mind alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #12

Last I recall would be WTO riots in Seattle AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #31

You don't see outrage at what this will do to their "community", either . . . hatrack Apr 2015 #17

People here defended the riots when Kentucky lost this year in the final four n2doc Apr 2015 #21

Probably because they're rioting over who won/lost a fucking sporting event. enki23 Apr 2015 #50

Understanding why it happens is not condoning it MaggieD Apr 2015 #51

Mainly because when white people riot, they're usually rioting over the outcome of some KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #58

"Selection 2000" comes to mind here. nt bemildred Apr 2015 #6

Surely you aren't going for the Brooks Brothers riot? Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #8

Well, it comes to mind. bemildred Apr 2015 #10

that is a great example though. We can also throw in Clive Bundy. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #14

Burning shit is what white people do when they are happy and drunk ... Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #7

In Morgantown WV they burn couches underpants Apr 2015 #19

That could be a lot of couches. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #22

Yeah... spinbaby Apr 2015 #37

Good point. Vinca Apr 2015 #11

WWI Veterans Bonus March yesphan Apr 2015 #15

I Don't Get RobinA Apr 2015 #16

Last paragraph from post above (which you apparently didn't read) hatrack Apr 2015 #18

The rioters in East Lansing are called...rioters. Pathwalker Apr 2015 #45

And then they sing the Fartan Spight Song. nt longship Apr 2015 #54

It's not difficult to grasp nxylas Apr 2015 #20

Oh. RobinA Apr 2015 #43

Sorry, but the OSU image is a terrible example. Dawgs Apr 2015 #23

The point was whitey vs the cops. I don't think it was to assign blame. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #25

more than sports mopinko Apr 2015 #24

Yes, that is correct. It's hard to even think about. A new low. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #26

no hell hot enough mopinko Apr 2015 #27

8 women were raped in Detroit in the aftermath of the Tigers winning the World Series in 1984. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #28

put another log on the fire. mopinko Apr 2015 #32

I was in Detroit in 84 RockaFowler Apr 2015 #35

yeah, so were we. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #38

I remember vividly the riots near LaCrosse WI PatrynXX Apr 2015 #29

IOKIYAW Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #30

did they show, or show whole video of the cops retreating from rock throwing? cause they could not seabeyond Apr 2015 #39

??????????????? DreamSmoker Apr 2015 #41

Battle of Seattle Was Not a Riot McKim Apr 2015 #46

The word "riot" is used subjectively gollygee Apr 2015 #47

No kidding gopiscrap Apr 2015 #48

k&r... spanone Apr 2015 #49

Rec! progressoid Apr 2015 #52

Wow...speechless... Rex Apr 2015 #53

So can I see a profile of the sports fans malaise Apr 2015 #59