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I was here thankfully I was not arrested (Original Post) rbrnmw Dec 2014 OP
it was beautiful that so many came together rbrnmw Dec 2014 #1
What is sad to me is that I am already reading right wing bloggers on the Texas newspapers TexasTowelie Dec 2014 #2
Of Course SOS different day rbrnmw Dec 2014 #3
Thank you for being there marym625 Dec 2014 #4
It won't stop this movement too many of us are fed up rbrnmw Dec 2014 #5
That's putting it mildly marym625 Dec 2014 #6

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)
1. it was beautiful that so many came together
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 04:50 AM
Dec 2014

but it's trying times because we have to stage these protests and die-ins to be heard. folks have to keep protesting. We need to make folks understand enough is enough.

TexasTowelie

(111,910 posts)
2. What is sad to me is that I am already reading right wing bloggers on the Texas newspapers
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 05:29 AM
Dec 2014

that are trying to blame President Obama, Holder, Sharpton and De Blasio for being responsible for the cops being shot.

These are the same people that say guns don't kill people--people kill people, yet none of the people I listed pulled the trigger. They are ready to indict everyone I listed above for inciting riots. They are also calling for the president to cancel his vacation even though a few days ago one of them wrote a blog called "An Extremely Dangerous Precedent" about the spy exchange with Cuba. They don''t realize what an extremely dangerous precedent (or they do and they're hypocrites) it would be for the president to drop everything in reaction what is a local news story.

I'm a pragmatist and I realize that there are some instances where cops do have to shoot people so in some essence I do offer a defense for cops. However, I also value the sanctity of human life and I believe that the cops that took the lives of Brown, Garner and Rice over-reacted and did indeed murder those people. I wish that I had solutions and could ease your concerns, but at least you are making your opinion known and participating in the marches to bring these tragedies to the forefront. All lives matter.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
4. Thank you for being there
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 12:34 AM
Dec 2014

I am glad you weren't arrested.

What has happened now is so disheartening and so upside down, ass-backwards I can't even come to grips with it yet. I can't wrap my head around how fucked up what is being said is. I can't begin to take it in.

Thanks for sharing this

Peace

marym625

(17,997 posts)
6. That's putting it mildly
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 02:32 AM
Dec 2014

This scene keeps going through my mind. The whole scene is great but specifically starting at about 3:25

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