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  A Seattle Police Officer Is Caught On Tape Hitting a 17-year An African American Teenager Girl

  by Scott77 in

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  based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.

  she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.

  the officer had to hit her face.

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  "Was this a matter of police use of excessive force or an act of overreaction?"

  No and no.

  He could have tazed her I guess, but with all the people standing around who knows what may have happened had he reached for a tazer. It looks like the officer was alone, and there were lots of bystanders. Although they were just watching it could have morphed into a mob situation w/serious harm or death coming to the officer. Having been in situations where there are lots of people and there is chaos (ER- sometimes we'd get carloads of people storming the ER bringing in someone who's been shot), things can get out of control quickly, and you must gain the upper hand by any means necessary. I am speaking from experience.

  You can tell those girls had absolutely no home training to be jumping up in the officers face, grabbing him in the first place. I'd have gotten my tail beat at home for such behaviour.
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  A Seattle Police Officer Is Caught On Tape Hitting a 17-year An African American Teenager Girl

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. current

  based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.

  she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.

  the officer had to hit her face.

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  I am a black woman. I do not think this was an issue of racism or police brutality. This was a situation that was out of control for some unknown reason and the officer did what he had to to gain control. I don't know what led up to this but the video showed those girls being aggressive toward the police officer. Why the first woman ended up grappling with the officer in the first place may help put things in context, but for now the women look bad.

  The man who was holding the girl in the pink back should have tried harder to restrain her. I thought it was funny how the narrator said to the officer that she was a minor- the girl looked like she outweighed the officer by a good 50 pounds.
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  For the JW converts- What drew you in?

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wannabfree's thread about being ashamed of being suckered in to the big lie got me to thinking.

  i wish my grandma was still alive so i could ask her what it was that attracted her to the jws.

  she was raised methodist- our family still has a small church in her birthplace, got a degree back when it was rare for black people to do so.

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  "He's not black he's just a mexican that is changing his accent."

  What?
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  For the JW converts- What drew you in?

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
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  wannabfree's thread about being ashamed of being suckered in to the big lie got me to thinking.

  i wish my grandma was still alive so i could ask her what it was that attracted her to the jws.

  she was raised methodist- our family still has a small church in her birthplace, got a degree back when it was rare for black people to do so.

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  "and promised that she'd never grow old"

  What is it with people promising that? I remember one day my grandma got this dreamy faraway look in her eyes, smiling saying how good it was going to feel walking over into Paradise. Even when I believed in it I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime. Of course I did also say that about having a black president, so who knows...
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  For the JW converts- What drew you in?

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
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  wannabfree's thread about being ashamed of being suckered in to the big lie got me to thinking.

  i wish my grandma was still alive so i could ask her what it was that attracted her to the jws.

  she was raised methodist- our family still has a small church in her birthplace, got a degree back when it was rare for black people to do so.

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  wannabfree's thread about being ashamed of being suckered in to the big lie got me to thinking. I wish my grandma was still alive so I could ask her what it was that attracted her to the JWs. She was raised Methodist- our family still has a small church in her birthplace, got a degree back when it was rare for black people to do so. She became a JW as a married woman with kids. I never thought to ask her why. I don't know if it was one of the doctrines that she liked, or if it was the fact that my grandfather was abusive that she was caught at a vulnerable time.

  For people who were converted, were you caught at a vulnerable time in your life? What appealed to you about the JWs?
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  From priviliged to ashamed

  by wannabefree in

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  i just finished chapter 8 of crisis of conscience.. i used to feel humbled, but priviliged to think that jehovah drew me to his organization.

  so few find it and he allowed me!.

  now i feel humbled, but ashamed that i never examined the religion and got sucked in.

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  Well, don't be ashamed. Alot of people got suckered in. At least you finally woke up, so many die never having known the real truth.
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  Have you ever wondered what if.............

  by cantleave in

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  the hokey cokey really is what it is all about?.

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  is the hokey cokey some kind of new drug?
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  A World Suddenly Teeming with Believers!

  by wannabe in

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  a world suddenly teeming with believers!.

  i'm wondering if it's for the following, prophecies that the majority of this world have no respect for the god of the bible?

  try telling him at this time when it occurs that you have your own beliefs, and don't care to listen to what he has to say to you.

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  I swear some of the people who come here have a lawyer-like "bury 'em in paperwork" kind of mentality. Just go off on a tangent with a dissertation on crap noone cares about/or has the time or energy to read.
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  A World Suddenly Teeming with Believers!

  by wannabe in

  1. watchtower
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  a world suddenly teeming with believers!.

  i'm wondering if it's for the following, prophecies that the majority of this world have no respect for the god of the bible?

  try telling him at this time when it occurs that you have your own beliefs, and don't care to listen to what he has to say to you.

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  Can you please express your point concisely?
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  I'm glad my children don't have to grow up being afraid of cupcakes

  by Ilovebirthdays in

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  yesterday, i brought a batch of cupcakes to my son's school.

  in passing them out, i started to give one to one of the children, who was a jw.

  he immediately started freaking out and screaming "no thank you" over and over.

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  " He looked up at her, surprised, and said: ‘Do you think that ten minutes, a few cupcakes , and a song make a party? You should come to my house and see what a real party is like!’"'

  Was that in the book? That seems like kind of a smart a-- answer for a 6 year old to give an adult. I don't long for the birthday or christmas party/presents, but I've never experienced them either. Maybe if/when I experience them I'll feel that I have really missed out on something.