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What's amazing is the fact that the police report do not match the actual incident and the lies of the police are still being defended.
Here's another thing that's amazing. In the Michael Brown case, his protagonists said the officer should have tazed him. In this case, the officer did taze the perp and the perp's protagonist are still not satisfied.
 
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All charges were dropped because the police were the ones committing a crime! Justice does seem to have some irony, and this man will enjoy winning a lawsuit against the police. Too bad they will not be arrested, or even disciplined.
The people that gleefully defend the police also seem to enjoying paying money for these cases of police misconduct. Since the misconduct is directed at particular sects of our society, they find it acceptable. From the interview, I agree that class has some connection to it, but race is also connected to issues of class and economics.
 
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Apparently we're supposed to surrender our lives, our property and our rights to people simply because of their skin color. I think it's safe to say that I'm speaking for millions when I say we will not surrender

The thing speaks for itself.
 
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And another has arrived to take up the White Man's burden.
Things that make you go hmm. When people become livid over the unjust arrest of a man. When they look at the video, read the report about the video, see the details as written by the police are false, yet still claim the man is criminal. On top of that, they then claim the victim, throughout American history, is the property own white man that is now under siege because these uppity black people have the nerve to affirm and know their rights.
 
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Things that make you go hmm. When people become livid over the unjust arrest of a man. When they look at the video, read the report about the video, see the details as written by the police are false, yet still claim the man is criminal. On top of that, they then claim the victim, throughout American history, is the property own white man that is now under siege because these uppity black people have the nerve to affirm and know their rights.
You don't have the right to trespass, recalling what I said about us being expected to surrender our rights, like property rights, based on skin color :wave:
 
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Things that make you go hmm. When people become livid over the unjust arrest of a man. When they look at the video, read the report about the video, see the details as written by the police are false, yet still claim the man is criminal. On top of that, they then claim the victim, throughout American history, is the property own white man that is now under siege because these uppity black people have the nerve to affirm and know their rights.

I don't see anything in the video that contradicts the police report.

And for pete's sake, this is NOT about slavery. Even other black people are getting tired of that argument.
 
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You don't have the right to trespass, recalling what I said about us being expected to surrender our rights, like property rights, based on skin color :wave:

We... well I... discussed that before. You ran around a bit and never came to grip with the statutes.

In any event, tell me all about these property rights in light of the public easements granted to the City of Saint Paul to create the skyway system. Citations to the record would be appreciated, but, considering my interlocutor, not anticipated.
 
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We... well I... discussed that before. You ran around a bit and never came to grip with the statutes.

In any event, tell me all about these property rights in light of the public easements granted to the City of Saint Paul to create the skyway system. Citations to the record would be appreciated, but, considering my interlocutor, not anticipated.
You should ask the officers who arrested him. :wave:
 
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You should ask the officers who arrested him. :wave:

*looks around*

Seems they aren't here. I thought you, in your capacity as a representative of the invisible empire of millions might have an answer.

Sounds like you don't.
 
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