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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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  breakfast of champions

  I've worked in some of the poorest, crime and gang-ridden areas of this country (namely Newark NJ).

  The first thing I see is the little kids. Toddlers, five year olds - super cute innocent kids!

  And I look around and the filith they are surrounded by. . . . and I think to myself: How do they even stand a chance? How can anything good come out of a shithole like this?

  And the thing is, they are lots of good people too, people who are just stuck with this shit because they were born into it too.

  So, yeah, I do get the societal problem. It is shameful, particularly in the most wealthy country in the world. . . . run by a bunch of folks who largely identify as "Christians." It is absolute bullshit.

  But to conflate societal woes with the behavior of an individual who chose to behave in a way that would almost certainly get anyone killed just does not make sense.
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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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  People in a given city understand that the streets in the wealthy neighborhood don't have chipped curbs and pot holes. One city but two or more worlds.

  I live in one of the wealthiest counties in the US, and our streets SUCK!

  Anyway, Madoff should be shot. The damage he did is incredible.

  That being said, the fact that Madoff took billions and got away with it without getting shot does not license me to steal.

  If I rob a convenience store in my town and assault a cop, I'm pretty well on my way to getting shot to death.
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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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  DESIGNS - Ok I was wondering where you were coming from. Made my last comment while you were making yours:

  The stock broker who ripped you off for your life savings or the kid who knocks off a liquor store.

  Yes, I do see the injustice here, but each individual needs to take reponsibilty for themselves. You gotta worry about you.

  I do not feel licensed to rob my local bank beacause some Wall Street asshole did. That's his problem: whether he got shot, imprisoned, or is living the life in the Caymans. That ain't my problem. I'm not robbing the bank.

  And as far as I'm concerned, they all should be shot!
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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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  The only thing I see is the cops should've been mostly black instead of white. Makes no difference to the end result.

  If this is what DESIGNS is hinting about, RAZZIEL got it 100% right.

  Let's consider the whole scenario again, but this time it's one of the two "black" cops on our local force of about twenty-ish.

  I steal stuff. . . . Confrontation with "black" cop. . . . . Ends up shooting me. Everything same as above.

  Again, be honest: Why did this happen? Because the cop was black?

  I don't think so, and I'm the dead guy.

  Also, reaction from my "mostly white" community because I was shot by a "black" cop (and I am telling you the honest-to-John truth here):

  "What in the hell is wrong with that guy? He must be insane! Rob a store, attack a police officer?! That guy was cracked."

  They would then order a Mocha Latte.
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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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  breakfast of champions

  Try again its there....

  After I'm dead, my soul chases after the cop seeking revenge like Patrick Swayze in "Ghost"
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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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  Oh yeah - if you're white you wouldn't be on the news or have a riot in your honour

  Okay, so right now, if I was shot by the cop, you know what people would do where I live?

  They'd say " What in the hell is wrong with that guy? He must be insane! Rob a store, attack a police officer?! That guy was cracked."

  They would then order a Mocha Latte.
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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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  breakfast of champions

  What do you think you've missed in that scenario.

  You're right. I missed this:

  I also tried to wrestle the gun away from the officer.
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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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  Perhaps I'm oversimplifying, but here's what I thought when this whole thing started:

  I'm a white guy. I live in a middle/upper-middle class area with mostly white people.

  Most of the cops in our town are white.

  So I decide to go down to the convenience store, and I steal a pack of cigarillos (actually, I dont smoke, so it might be some booze).

  I leave the store, the storekeeper calls the cops.

  Town cops pull up to me walking down the street. Words are exchanged. Then I physically assault the cop and tell him he's a fucking pussy and he wouldn't dare shoot me.

  Then I start waking away.

  The cop starts chasing me.

  So I charge him.

  He takes three shots at me.

  I stop. Then I decide to keep charging him.

  He then shoots me dead.

  Now honestly tell me: why did I get shot?

  Because this is pretty much what I expect would happen to me if I did all the things this guy supposedly did.
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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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  Having been on a federal grand jury myself, I know the threshold for indicmtent is pretty low - all that is needed is probable cause. We indicted 100% of the cases we saw - you really couldnt do otherwise.

  I have to think there was really just nothing at all there for them not to indict.
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  Pay your subway fare in NY city - or ELSE!

  by fulltimestudent in

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  http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/11/22/12/10/nypd-cop-filmed-splitting-man-s-head-open-with-baton.

  footage has emerged of an new york city police officer striking an alleged fare-evader's head with a baton, sending the man stumbling and spraying bystanders with his blood.. the video shows the officer approach 20-year-old donovan lawson at bushwick train station in brooklyn yesterday shortly before 8pm.. graphic warning: viewers may find the contents of this video shocking.

  lawson was sitting on a wooden bench and holding his hands up when the unnamed officer started throwing punches.. witness michelle anas was on her way home from work when she stumbled across the scene.. she said she went to call 911 just as the officer pulled out his truncheon and cracked lawson over the head, sending him reeling across the platform as blood poured from his skull.. "it was one of the most awful things i've ever seen," witness michelle anas told new york daily news.

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  breakfast of champions

  Broken Windows Theory, I get.

  Breaking heads open . . . not so much.

  Then again, here's a great idea:

  Pay for a goddamned metro card like the rest of us - if in fact the perp did jump the turnstile.

  I dunno. . . would like to see more evidence.