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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:56:12 +0000

Yeah, they really should look into food stamps - http://bit.ly/PKgg4B They should also look into the failed drug war that has rendered these cities into effective grounds for gangs and violence...the same drug war perpetuated by the corrupted state's policies. They should also look into the failing schools that don't provide quality education which later translates into limited opportunities...which later translates into limited employment and drives mothers and fathers to turn to crime to put food on the table. It's a policy issue, not simply an individual issue. Would you not say that the realities that people are born into dictate individual opinion and action?

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:38:14 +0000

I brought into conversation because it's relevant regarding the initial comment of police distrust. Some privilege is earned, you're right...and in other cases, you're born with it. Or better yet, born without it and always in a constant chase to "earn" it. Abolish the privilege: end institutional racism (before you jump on it, that also means put an end to welfare/prison traps and race-based affirmative action; that sh!t only acts as a hindrance)

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:29:37 +0000

So racism is gone and you're colorblind, right? How rosy of a reality. Next thing you're going to tell me to do is to pull myself by my bootstraps and get out and vote, right? http://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo Cause that has worked well out so well.

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:24:51 +0000

So racism is gone and you're colorblind, right? How rosy of an existence. F*ck Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton. They're used as ploys to bring stupidity into the equation which later prompts people like you to hate them, later preventing any legitimate criticism of race and power.

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:18:45 +0000

Also, there are people of color who are sick of this type of behavior if by that you mean violence on our streets. And lo and behold, some of them correctly identify the very root of the problem yet when they do, they're written off by bigots who buy and support the state-sponsored narrative.

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:12:09 +0000

corruptstate refers to people as animals and I'm the closeted racist? Something seems wrong there http://bit.ly/PK6Upn

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:09:12 +0000

That source doesn't prove your initial claim of folks being fat @sses and watching Maury and Jerry Springer. You've proved nothing, my fine chap, and have actually rendered yourself useless in this debate. http://youtu.be/Y0Rjn6W9jYk :*

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:58:59 +0000

It's not about the racist white people; it's about the institutions that systematically and disproportionately target those who aren't white. It seems that you have a problem with me bringing up race, except that it's a necessity when addressing bigoted viewpoints such as the one that you hold. I've addressed the issue, my man. Keep ignoring reality and everything will be dandy...you know, until it's not. I'll keep waiting for a source on that Maury and Jerry Springer accusation.

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:52:18 +0000

Also, it should be said that the police provide minimal help in these neighborhoods other than ensuring that black and latino youth are either scared to come out or behind bars. I'm sure that it's totally their fault that their skin color isn't white and also their fault that they have lived lives in which they didn't have the same opportunities as their middle and upper-class counterparts. Try walking out the door with a target on your head for the simple reason that your skin color isn't the same as those that largely make and enforce the law.

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:47:58 +0000

Oh, your precious tax dollars. Perhaps you wouldn't be so worried about your tax dollars if your politicians and administrators weren't throwing them away at private interests who work in junction to ensure that these neighborhoods remain distraught, creating a perfect environment for future felons (or shall I say, customers for the GEO group, CCA, and ALEC).

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:41:47 +0000

What's a fact? That every parent in these neighborhoods are fat @sses who watch Maury and Jerry Springer? Please provide a source, if you will.

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:40:04 +0000

I don't understand how the term alter boys fits in to this argument...? If you want to play that game, you're just another person who enjoys a great deal of white privilege and spews their hate of the "lower-class" peoples who happen to be black or brown. You may have reason to respect the police, but they don't necessarily have that privilege: http://youtu.be/J3Xe1kX7Wsc

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:27:03 +0000

You're making sweeping generalizations based on stereotypes of lower-class peoples...c'mon, man. Really?

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:58:42 +0000

Actually, she's blaming the corrupt state...judging by your username, you should be familiar with that. The uneasiness people in these neighborhoods experience stems from a distrust of law enforcement officials. The woman was right, they do in fact abuse their power to establish a norm of fear among many communities of color. It's not a matter of "blaming the police," it's a matter of people realizing the institutional injustices that occur every day. I don't want to make too many assumptions, but I won't be surprised if you come from a position of privilege in which you don't have to accept the same reality that people of color do. Did these officers only have a loaded weapon to keep the suspect down? Would this have gone differently if they used a taser gun to subdue the threat? Did they absolutely have to shoot and kill a child? ------- Law enforcement institutions act as nothing more than organized crime organizations for the corporate-state. Invest in preventative techniques to keep "gang members" off the street, not more henchmen and guns to kill them. Ignoring the root of the problem does except help breed the problem.