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Skriven 2014-11-26 08:15:00 av lucretiaborgia@fl.it
     Kommentar till en text av Ed Pawlowski
Ärende: Re: OT: St. Louis shutting down.
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:50:56 -0500, Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.net> wrote:

>On 11/25/2014 5:55 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
>
>> And what about the number of children who were NOT carrying
>> weapons but were nonetheless killed by policemen...and how many
>> of these killers are found negligent or even careless?  How many
>> victims were black and how many were white?  Those are the
>> numbers you need before you can whitewash the indiscriminate
>> killing of children by representatives of the vested authority,
>> let alone the shootings of unarmed black-while-walking adult
>> victims.
>
>The statistics would be interesting.  We not only have to know how many
>victims were of each race, we have to know how many 911 calls were about
>black versus white.
>
>We also have to know how many stopped serious thraets to others versus
>the indiscriminate ones.
>
>>
>>  From what I see and read, I can only conclude that the US is in
>> the grips of a resurgence of racism that equals that of the
>> period of slavery.  The life of blacks is worth much less than
>> the life of whites.
>
>Much of that is fueled by the actions of a handful of blacks that are
>rioting, burning and destroying businesses.  Maybe that should be changed?

For many years they were quiet, compared to the sixties, but where did
that get them ?
>
>>
>> If that 12-year old had been white, I have no doubt the officer
>> would have exercised more caution before resorting to violence.
>
>That sounds like a conclusion.  Amazing how you are able to ascertain that.
>
>>
>> What, I ax youze, is the difference between Trayvon Martin,
>> killed because he was a black youth walking, and this guy
>> (article selected at random) who was merely arrested after
>> threatening cops with an assault rifle?
>>
>> http://www.knoxnews.com/news/man-arrested-after-brandishing-
>> assault-rifle-bayon
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/o6v6sgn
>>
>> Don't even TRY to say race had nothing to do with it.
>>
>
>First, it was not a cop that killed Trayvon Martin.  I don't see any
>comparison between the two scenarios.  Neither of us was at either of
>these so neither of us can draw conclusions.

It was a copwannabe though and his demeanour after the event says
volumes.

Odd how both he and Wilson suddenly developed 'injuries' after the
event and I thought it was terrible that Wilson gave an interview last
night, should not have happened.

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