NYC Cop shooting, proves Rev. Wrights point!! Why would African

OregonBlue

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NYC Cop shooting, proves Rev. Wrights point!! Why would African

Edited on Fri Apr-25-08 01:35 PM by OregonBlue

Americans be angry? Why would they not trust the United States of America? Gee, I wonder why. They shoot an unarmed man 50 times and they are not accountable.

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niyad

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:36 PM
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1. when I heard this this morning, I immediately thought of the rodney king verdict

and to hear that the officer who fired all those shots was SMILING? disgusting beyond words.

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OregonBlue

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:39 PM
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2. Exactly. Now why would Reverend Wright DAMN America?

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BigDaddy44

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:40 PM
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3. But they were shot by other African Americans

I find it perplexing that everyone wants to make this a racial incident. Its not. Its a police power / brutality issue.

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OregonBlue

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:44 PM
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5. Blacks that are part of the establishment are okay in their opinion. It's still

racist. Would the same thing have even happened if he was white? Would they have gotten off if he was white?

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LSparkle

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:51 PM
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8. No, it IS racial -- establishment versus black men

Doesn't matter if the shooter was black -- he was a man entrusted
to keep the PEACE and he behaved violently toward a BLACK MAN in
a way he probably wouldn't have had the offender been white.

No wonder some black Americans don't feel as patriotic -- the
government/establishment is still "the man" to them, not something
they feel part of.

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niyad

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:51 PM
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9. not all the officers were african-american. the one who shot the most bullets

certainly isn't

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Brewman_Jax

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:42 PM
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4. No surprise there

police not being held to account for their actions. Business as usual. At least the civil lawsuits will insure these poor excuses for cops will not rest easy for the foreseeable future.

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Lady-Damai

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:50 PM
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6. Again. are we really shock about this verdict?

The juror made the decision. I guess something in Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield testimonies didn't add up.

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VWolf

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Fri Apr-25-08 02:23 PM
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11. There wasn't a jury

This was the judge's decision.

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2rth2pwr

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:50 PM
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7. Who is causing the majority of the murders of black men?

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Lady-Damai

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Fri Apr-25-08 01:52 PM
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10. hmmm,,,,,,,,,

Other black men.....

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