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Rex

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53. Wow...speechless...

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 02:34 AM

Apr 2015

Amazing...this was a year after I was born! Just...wow...

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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