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  Was justice served fairly in the Micheal Brown tragedy, whats your opinion ?

  by Finkelstein in

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  the michael brown tragedy has garnered a lot of attention in the media recently highlighted.

  by the recent county court decision to not indict the lone officer who did the shooting which caused the death of micheal brown.. .. now after more information of the event has been released openly to the public, we can evaluate upon are self.

  in are own opinion toward was the law handed out in this particular event proportionately fair or to a professional standard ?.

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  lisaBObeesa

  I tend to use less controversial examples; just giving examples of all of the little annoyances in life that can add up for a minority, that people in the majority will not even consider.

  For instance, being white means that if you were to join a dating site, you wouldn't be excluded from 85% of the women's searches because they completely and purposely exclude your race from a search (can provide citations). It means you don't have to jump to as many stores to find beauty products that match your skin/complexion/etc. It means that you can actually wear "flesh color bandages." Etc.

  Thanks for this. I have a hard time avoiding controverial examples because it is hard for me to see that they are controversial. It always surprises me... I should have learned by now. I'm also not as good at seeing all the little things that make up my privilege. There are so many, and they are so built in to my daily life and the culture around me. It's overwhelming when you finally start to see it all. And I think I get so fired up about the bigger things...there are so many big things...'stop and frisk' is happening! I probably won't be frisked in NY because my skin is white. that feels like an injustice that needs to be shouted from the rooftops. It's hard to step back and look at flesh colored bandages. It's something I need to work on, for sure.
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  Was justice served fairly in the Micheal Brown tragedy, whats your opinion ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. social
  2. current

  the michael brown tragedy has garnered a lot of attention in the media recently highlighted.

  by the recent county court decision to not indict the lone officer who did the shooting which caused the death of micheal brown.. .. now after more information of the event has been released openly to the public, we can evaluate upon are self.

  in are own opinion toward was the law handed out in this particular event proportionately fair or to a professional standard ?.

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  lisaBObeesa

  white privilege and being poor and white...

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-crosleycorcoran/explaining-white-privilege-to-a-broke-white-person_b_5269255.html

  They like to call us poor white trash, basically we are white blacks.

  But you could eat at woolworths. so you were not exactly like blacks. there was one major difference: the color of your skin.
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  Was justice served fairly in the Micheal Brown tragedy, whats your opinion ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. social
  2. current

  the michael brown tragedy has garnered a lot of attention in the media recently highlighted.

  by the recent county court decision to not indict the lone officer who did the shooting which caused the death of micheal brown.. .. now after more information of the event has been released openly to the public, we can evaluate upon are self.

  in are own opinion toward was the law handed out in this particular event proportionately fair or to a professional standard ?.

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  lisaBObeesa

  It was made into a race issue by the same agitators that always show up and start making the claims instead of allowing the justice process to work.

  Since you are not American, you probably don't realize how you are channeling Bull Connor here.
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  Was justice served fairly in the Micheal Brown tragedy, whats your opinion ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. social
  2. current

  the michael brown tragedy has garnered a lot of attention in the media recently highlighted.

  by the recent county court decision to not indict the lone officer who did the shooting which caused the death of micheal brown.. .. now after more information of the event has been released openly to the public, we can evaluate upon are self.

  in are own opinion toward was the law handed out in this particular event proportionately fair or to a professional standard ?.

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  lisaBObeesa

  Lumping all white people into one group and labelling them as privileged because of their color is every bit as racist and prejudicial and presumptuous as saying all black people are thugs; or all asian people are smart. In fact there are tiers within all parts of society called class and there are major similarities across the board for the separate classes. You can choose to believe that you are privileged because of your color - that's your right and your choice to do so.

  It's called "intersectionality."

  There are other kinds of privilege.

  I have white privilge, but I don't have male privilege or upper class privilege. But I do still have white privilege. That does not mean anything other than that. In matters where race is a factor, I have privilege. Unfair, not my fault, but true.

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-crosleycorcoran/explaining-white-privilege-to-a-broke-white-person_b_5269255.html
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  Was justice served fairly in the Micheal Brown tragedy, whats your opinion ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. social
  2. current

  the michael brown tragedy has garnered a lot of attention in the media recently highlighted.

  by the recent county court decision to not indict the lone officer who did the shooting which caused the death of micheal brown.. .. now after more information of the event has been released openly to the public, we can evaluate upon are self.

  in are own opinion toward was the law handed out in this particular event proportionately fair or to a professional standard ?.

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  lisaBObeesa

  Neither are white people. So let's stop using phrases like 'white privilege'....it's a fallacy - an ideal trotted out, coined and spun and taught - aka 'white guilt'. A way to divide and never unite.

  Actually, white privilege is a real thing, you just don't understand what it is.

  It has nothing at all to do with guilt. It also does NOT mean white people do not work hard for what they have or that they are given things or that white people are racist. 'white privilege' is none of those things.

  I am white. I understand that I have some privileges in this society that African Americans do not share.

  For one small example, if I work hard and get a very good job, no one will wonder if I do not really qualify for the job and was given the job because of the color of my skin. That is not something I have to worry about. That is a privilege I enjoy in this country because my skin is white. African Americans do not have this privilege. Hell, Barak Obama doesn't even have that privilege. But I do have that privilege because my skin is white.

  It's not my fault. I don't feel guilty about it.

  But I acknowlege it. It is a real thing that I have, and some others do not.
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  Officer Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown

  by Simon in

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  after a thorough investigation and weighing of the evidence the grand jury has decided not to indict the officer.. the reaction so far seems as predicted - people refuse to accept that the result represents justice despite claims that is what they wanted.. there is now violence and vandalism, including gunshots.

  let's hope the police contain the troublemakers.. .

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  lisaBObeesa

  *never mind*
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  facebook-- Humans of New York (HONY)

  by losingit in

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  right there, featured on facebook on hony's page... jehovah's witnesses.

  posted link to this site and to jwfacts.

  im sure i'll get some hate messages.

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  lisaBObeesa

  Everyone talking about how much the mom loves the kid and the kid loves the mom...but in a few years that kid would shun his beloved mother or the other way around.

  That picture could be of my mom and my sister 30 years ago... Now now my mom hasn't seen her daughter or grandkids in over a decade.

  also, sometimes I feel so angry at JWs. I'm glad HONY did this post and reminded me of their humanity.
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  facebook-- Humans of New York (HONY)

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  right there, featured on facebook on hony's page... jehovah's witnesses.

  posted link to this site and to jwfacts.

  im sure i'll get some hate messages.

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  lisaBObeesa

  The JWs in the comments are thrilled...and posting a lot of links to jw.org
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  facebook-- Humans of New York (HONY)

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  right there, featured on facebook on hony's page... jehovah's witnesses.

  posted link to this site and to jwfacts.

  im sure i'll get some hate messages.

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  lisaBObeesa

  Oh wow, I saw that HONY post today and didn't even notice they were JWs.

  I adore HONY.
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  Officer Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  after a thorough investigation and weighing of the evidence the grand jury has decided not to indict the officer.. the reaction so far seems as predicted - people refuse to accept that the result represents justice despite claims that is what they wanted.. there is now violence and vandalism, including gunshots.

  let's hope the police contain the troublemakers.. .

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  lisaBObeesa

  People who refuse to look at the Frisbee will never catch it. They don't want to catch it. They pretend there is no frisbee.