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gordianot

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37. As a life long Missourian St. Louis is a pit.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 11, 2015, 06:55 PM

Apr 2015

That includes the damn Cardinals fans who openly chant racist taunts.

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‘It’s Racist As Hell': Inside St. Louis County’s Predatory Night Courts [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2015 OP

it is disgusting Skittles Apr 2015 #1

Bailey, who had a warrant stemming from a failure to appear in court for unpaid traffic tickets seveneyes Apr 2015 #2

Jails and system designed to foment hate towards cops. It's working. L0oniX Apr 2015 #3

Aw man for Pete's sake! calimary Apr 2015 #4

That's because it's all about money... MrScorpio Apr 2015 #6

If MO Senate Bill 5 becomes law, then traffic fines JimDandy Apr 2015 #23

I'm willing to take it down to five percent of less... MrScorpio Apr 2015 #26

I'm with you on that. n/t JimDandy Apr 2015 #28

I don't think there should be any incentive to make a traffic stop. Quackers Apr 2015 #33

Our traffic laws are extremely subjective... MrScorpio Apr 2015 #34

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #9

ORLY? XemaSab Apr 2015 #12

What is this "an illegal" bullshit? More anecdotal "evidence" that "whitey" is oppressed? Save it. bettyellen Apr 2015 #20

Wow, seems all those areas are policed by corrupt cops! Making sure the population Rex Apr 2015 #5

It happens to all races. pintobean Apr 2015 #11

Yeah a shame it took the feds to get something done, all those rich white gated communities Rex Apr 2015 #13

You never answer my questions pintobean Apr 2015 #16

I wonder why none of the rich, white and powerful in the area never made a peep all these years? Rex Apr 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author salib Apr 2015 #21

If you had $1000 to get through the next month XemaSab Apr 2015 #15

Again, is this unique to St. Louis County? pintobean Apr 2015 #18

Not at all, but saying "people should just pay their tickets" XemaSab Apr 2015 #22

Where did you get that quote? pintobean Apr 2015 #29

So why didn't all the white people stopped and harassed ever do that instead of getting their Lars39 Apr 2015 #31

Yeah, that's what happens pintobean Apr 2015 #32

White Ferguson officials fixed tickets for their friends and family members. Lars39 Apr 2015 #38

You're talking about Ferguson pintobean Apr 2015 #39

Your experience is not everyone's experience, nor necessarily the norm. Lars39 Apr 2015 #40

Right, it's just me and the black people paying the tickets. pintobean Apr 2015 #41

Naive to think it doesn't go on in a lot of places. Lars39 Apr 2015 #42

Read post #31 again. pintobean Apr 2015 #43

Well white privilege in that area is staggering, it is a shame not one person Rex Apr 2015 #19

Those are voluntary agreements only and cover only one MO county. JimDandy Apr 2015 #27

It's a start. pintobean Apr 2015 #30

Voluntary self-policing is never the start JimDandy Apr 2015 #36

Excellent article, highly recommend. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #7

Typical St. Louis. gordianot Apr 2015 #8

Typical America. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2015 #10

As a life long Missourian St. Louis is a pit. gordianot Apr 2015 #37

How pathetic. That is how it was around here in the 80s and 90s. Rex Apr 2015 #14

kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #24

Wow ... Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2015 #25

When these systems are used for revenue generation, then they become corrupt and racist Gothmog Apr 2015 #35