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In reply to the discussion: Australian woman killed in police shooting in Minneapolis: UPDATE [View all]dalton99a
(81,486 posts)23. It is huge in Australia
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I just wanted to say that I am very sorry that you and your neighbors are going through this. I have
airmid
Jul 2017
#26
Yoga instructor in her pajamas gets gunned down in alley after calling police for help.
geek tragedy
Jul 2017
#27
Because she's white and a foreign national, there will be plenty of attention and outrage
Blue_Tires
Jul 2017
#19
Maybe our police killing a white non American woman will finally get international pressure
SweetieD
Jul 2017
#21
Worse than that: they buffer 30 seconds, so both officers had time to turn it on to preserve
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2017
#33
I can't work it out - if the police are called to a sexual assault
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2017
#38
And from what has been reported, she was talking to the driver cop, when the passenger fired his
LisaL
Jul 2017
#44
There was a witness, a guy on the bike riding around at the time of the shooting.
LisaL
Jul 2017
#54
The lesson on this is: Unless you are a white male, never call the police for anything.
Coventina
Jul 2017
#43
I saw the RWers were keeping pretty quiet on this story until the black cop with the muslim name
Blue_Tires
Jul 2017
#51