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PeaceNikki

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13. Anyone with any knowledge of the area and the situation knows the truth.

Reply to pintobean (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 15, 2016, 06:05 PM

Aug 2016

Closed minded people with excessive privilege think this situation exists in a vacuum of that one event.

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Milwaukee imposes curfew to quell rioting sparked by police shooting [View all] Eugene Aug 2016 OP

When the video gets released is up to the DOJ. pintobean Aug 2016 #1

As has been explained to you, this rioting isn't really about Saturday's shooting. Justified or not. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #4

It doesn't matter what I think. pintobean Aug 2016 #6

Anyone with any knowledge of the area and the situation knows the truth. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #13

I don't make excuses for pintobean Aug 2016 #14

I don't, either. Nor do I completely dismiss the factors that lead up to such incidents. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #16

LOL Skittles Aug 2016 #25

Can you please show me where I indicated it's "positive"? PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #27

riots do NOT lead to discussion or get ANYONE to "face and address deep issues" Skittles Aug 2016 #30

kthxbai PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #31

I commend you JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #51

Sometimes I am shocked for a minute. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #52

I saw it JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #53

Why are you going to such great lengths to justify these riots? NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #43

I am not. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #44

are you going to help with the riot work? snooper2 Aug 2016 #48

WTF? PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #49

The Chief in Milwaukee is a FAUX news regular IINM, he's a straight up brothafucka... uponit7771 Aug 2016 #2

That's the MKE County **Sheriff** David Clarke. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #3

ok thx, for the info... seems like there's something wrong in the area uponit7771 Aug 2016 #5

Yeah, Wisconsin is the worst place in the US for black Americans PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #9

Yeap, I figured ... most of the time people lash out like that as a group there's something wrong... uponit7771 Aug 2016 #10

Hopefully this documentary is brought into the conversation PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #11

I agree, its unfortunate that republicans have been convinced the "people" are the rich and well off uponit7771 Aug 2016 #18

Are you referring to Sheriff David Clark? Release The Hounds Aug 2016 #15

Right, it sounds like the chief is on the up and up but the sheriff is the jerk uponit7771 Aug 2016 #17

Really bad shooting to riot over Calculating Aug 2016 #7

it's not really about the shooting Saturday PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #8

Exactly. HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #12

Well you do have this exboyfil Aug 2016 #19

Oh, ffs. She wasn't seriously calling for that. She was pissed off and on a rant. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #20

Who are you to say that she didn't mean that? IamTheNoodle Aug 2016 #24

I am an empathetic human being who understands that this was an un-eloquent, very poorly worded PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #42

I bet you think you're helping your cause. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #32

Google the discussion in question. Who is freaking out by and large about one angry woman's words? PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #33

I haven't visited any of those sites even once but I see someone here going to absurd lengths Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #34

whooooosh PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #35

The whoosh is all yours, seeing as you didn't even bother to read my post. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #36

Not a single excuse, only an attempt to understand how deeply this tension runs. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #37

Again, don't try to play us for chumps. You attempted to hand-wave away the sister's comments. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #39

40% of the black men in the neighborhood are technically convicted criminals HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #45

How does any of that change the fact a man is dead because Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #47

As is often the case on DU, a poster's intent is in the eye of the reader HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #40

Thank you. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #41

You're writing of the innocent as mere collateral to some other goal. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #50

My brother was killed, my neighborhood is in shambles The2ndWheel Aug 2016 #38

That stupid fucking link lauds tea party darling Sheriff Clarke PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #21

True, but that is NOT the narrative playing out. Adrahil Aug 2016 #22

Huh PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #23

careful Skittles Aug 2016 #26

I haven't 'screamed' anything at anyone. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #28

no, of course not Skittles Aug 2016 #29

Waiting for the video of the black officer shooting a supposedly armed black man before B Calm Aug 2016 #46