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I think every Black Male ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #1
It's happened to me MrScorpio Mar 2012 #4
I live in a suburban area that is very white and I watch the cops pull African Americans over proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #13
The funny thing is, that when I was younger, I felt safer IN DETROIT than I did in the suburbs MrScorpio Mar 2012 #14
I work in the hood. I get pulled over there. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #24
Some time back I had a coworker quakerboy Mar 2012 #34
Jonathan Capeheart agrees... babylonsister Mar 2012 #2
K&R Solly Mack Mar 2012 #3
It makes you weep. Truly. Matariki Mar 2012 #5
My kid is white, so I realize that he isn't judged because of that, but he's 18 years old, loves all american girl Mar 2012 #6
When my (now adult) son was a teenager with a tblue37 Mar 2012 #7
My son wanted to spikes at one point.... all american girl Mar 2012 #9
The worst profiling I ever got was from Harry Reid. sofa king Mar 2012 #37
It is a tragedy, to be sure. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #8
Doesn't feel like 2012, it's more like the arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #10
when these idiot laws were passed my first thought was rurallib Mar 2012 #11
+1 AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #12
I knew a lot of African-American men who wished they could own guns legally to take back their ... ieoeja Mar 2012 #40
Very interesting post. Thanks for sharing that. loudsue Mar 2012 #49
My son has a tattoo that expresses EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #54
True. NOLALady Mar 2012 #65
Violence. ieoeja Mar 2012 #66
Limited interaction. NOLALady Mar 2012 #67
I'm white and so are my teenage sons. One is a hardcore punk. I fear for him. yardwork Mar 2012 #15
And this hoodie issue: It was raining when Trayvon was walking home for the store MrScorpio Mar 2012 #16
So could four of my nephews malaise Mar 2012 #17
My son is a Motorcycle mechanic erinlough Mar 2012 #18
it could have been me too noiretextatique Mar 2012 #19
Has the Florida governor said anything? n/t malaise Mar 2012 #20
Rick Scott? MrScorpio Mar 2012 #21
It's clear you're not from around these parts peace frog Mar 2012 #32
Actually, he did order FDLE to investigate the shooting Hugabear Mar 2012 #35
Was Trayvon Martin a wealthy business owner who the state could use in a privitazation scheme? Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2012 #43
Anyone want to discuss how we're now a "post-racial" society? hedgehog Mar 2012 #22
Justice felix_numinous Mar 2012 #23
I think this story. sendero Mar 2012 #25
And can you imagine if it were a black resident shooting a white kid? TBF Mar 2012 #26
Walking while black: CottonBear Mar 2012 #27
Then you know first hand... MrScorpio Mar 2012 #28
Exactly. I am amazed at the people that keep accentuating that this happened in "The South" Number23 Mar 2012 #30
People have long been naive about the police and they way they treat minorities HipChick Mar 2012 #36
I do know it and it is so sad that it is so. n/t CottonBear Mar 2012 #31
Mr. Scorpio, one day working with a black guy in the seventies, and we were taking our lunch break. freshwest Mar 2012 #38
I have a happy ending story about poor service. ieoeja Mar 2012 #42
That sounds good. freshwest Mar 2012 #47
Love this story siligut Mar 2012 #59
In 1985, chervilant Mar 2012 #55
I am so sorry that you and your family had that horrible experience. CottonBear Mar 2012 #61
And the MOTHERS and FATHERS of those black children are doing the same Number23 Mar 2012 #29
and he looks just like my sun knowbody0 Mar 2012 #33
That's why this case has affected me so much Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #39
Any developmentally disabled person, or deaf person, or Ilsa Mar 2012 #41
I'm terrified of cops because of my Asperger's. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #46
I know what you're talking about, but I don't talk about it online. Thanks. freshwest Mar 2012 #48
Okay. I'm not sure Ilsa Mar 2012 #60
Indeed. Think of the deaf Native American man shot down on the sidewalk a couple of years ago. Nay Mar 2012 #62
I can only look at that picture of Trayvon Martin and say, "Why?" Brigid Mar 2012 #44
Blacks are assumed to be criminals until proven otherwise. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #45
My son could be Trayvon Martin qanda Mar 2012 #50
I love your picture, Qanda. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #51
Thank you so much! qanda Mar 2012 #52
It's a tremendously upsetting case. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #53
It seems like if you aren't a white man in this country you're fucked LynneSin Mar 2012 #56
I'm a white woman, grandmother REACTIVATED IN CT Mar 2012 #57
So I guess that means "by the grace of god went Trayvon Martin," correct? stopbush Mar 2012 #58
Yes and it is continuing problem enhanced by haters like Fox, Rush, etc. era veteran Mar 2012 #63
My son could have been Trayvon Martin. NOLALady Mar 2012 #64
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