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heaven05

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23. I have

Reply to Akicita (Reply #22)

Sun Aug 7, 2016, 12:24 PM

Aug 2016

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2 Jailers Moved Into Policing Jobs After Bland's Death [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2016 OP

The whole thing stinks to high heaven ailsagirl Aug 2016 #1

I missed her appearance at the DNC. Did she explain why her family didn't bail her daughter out of Akicita Aug 2016 #9

dispersion heaven05 Aug 2016 #15

That's the reason she gave? Akicita Aug 2016 #21

I sure think they murdered her. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #2

So..you may be correct...how do others prove it? Stuart G Aug 2016 #3

? I In our racist country and systems I doubt it can be done. I don't think there is any real answer jtuck004 Aug 2016 #4

I don't know about the rest of the country, but in New Orleans if a driver treats a cop the way she Akicita Aug 2016 #12

dispersion and BS heaven05 Aug 2016 #16

I would just go with BS etherealtruth Aug 2016 #37

That poster has an agenda. He/she is mainly active on race-related topics, and they're always Chakab Aug 2016 #38

I don't know about this you say heaven05 Aug 2016 #19

I'm not talking about Katrina. I'm talking about everyday New Orleans. Talk to people who live Akicita Aug 2016 #22

I have heaven05 Aug 2016 #23

Did they agree or disagree with my position? Akicita Aug 2016 #25

I have heaven05 Aug 2016 #27

I don't think you know what you are talking about. New Orleans is mostly run by blacks. After many Akicita Aug 2016 #31

this country is led heaven05 Aug 2016 #33

Please quit putting words in my mouth. I gave no glowing report. I only stated the facts about the Akicita Aug 2016 #35

It'll be tough... TipTok Aug 2016 #5

But we do know, according to the coroner's report, that she ingested Marijuana while in custody Midnight Writer Aug 2016 #7

Some have posited she may have... TipTok Aug 2016 #8

Umm. She was jailed for escalating the situation and then resisting arrest, not for not using her Akicita Aug 2016 #10

dispersion and BS heaven05 Aug 2016 #17

"Routine traffic stop." Chakab Aug 2016 #6

How is it assault if she just talked back? Are you sure she didn't strike or shove or kick him or Akicita Aug 2016 #11

He put his knee in the middle of her back when he cuffed her. She started flailing her arms because Chakab Aug 2016 #13

How could she possibly elbow him in the face if he was kneeling on her with his knee in her back? Akicita Aug 2016 #14

this murder heaven05 Aug 2016 #18

Are you implying something racist? Akicita Aug 2016 #24

I implied nothing heaven05 Aug 2016 #26

My name is not Hispanic sounding so I'm ok, right? Akicita Aug 2016 #28

who knows heaven05 Aug 2016 #30

You have a good day too. Akicita Aug 2016 #32

I didn't say that heaven05 Aug 2016 #34

Why else would you bring up his race? Akicita Aug 2016 #36

She didn't assault him. The cop lied. DLevine Aug 2016 #20

Well, if Bland did assault him, she was provoked by a cop who didn't know how to properly handle an Akicita Aug 2016 #29