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In reply to the discussion: IN FERGUSON: Police cars, businesses on fire, "much worse than the worst night" in August [View all]Papagoose
(428 posts)17. I'm speaking from my little corner of the world
I live in a rural community in Georgia where 92% of my county is white. My county went almost 90% for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election and there are no elected black officials, even in the parts of the community where minorities live.
All I am hearing from my neighbors and coworkers is how the people of Ferguson are "behaving like animals" and how "this proves that the kid probably deserved it".
The people here do not and have never supported justice for anyone but themselves. They use episodes like the violence they are seeing on TV as an excuse to justify their positions.
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IN FERGUSON: Police cars, businesses on fire, "much worse than the worst night" in August [View all]
brooklynite
Nov 2014
OP
No one is saying that anger and frustration at this gross injustice is not justified.
Beacool
Dec 2014
#206
I just read that an Advance Auto store was burned. What did that store, and the owner, have
WhoWoodaKnew
Nov 2014
#3
Racism is the systamatic subjugation, duhumanation, and denigration of a group on the basis of race.
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2014
#117
I just think it's unfair that someone, who had nothing to do with this, gets their
WhoWoodaKnew
Nov 2014
#124
This business's owners is a 2 billion dollar conglomerate headquartered in Virginia
Tunkamerica
Dec 2014
#154
It's a simple fact that none of the people that worked in these businesses
WhoWoodaKnew
Dec 2014
#172
I can understand the anger and frustration of the people of Ferguson. I understand the
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#113
Yours is an opinion, too. Wilson could have been pulling his piece and Brown was attempting....
marble falls
Dec 2014
#150
Yep, a lot of people here angry at the destruction of Capitalist property. So stupid.
Odin2005
Nov 2014
#93
Have you forgotten the elections of an all white administrations that ignores the needs of the
jwirr
Nov 2014
#50
police should have stood guard in front of businesses! they pushed crowds toward/past that area.
Sunlei
Nov 2014
#6
I won't go so far as to 'blame' the GJ who were merely acting at the behest of
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#18
I will gladly blame the ignorant, likely tainted and possibly racist GJ members
LonePirate
Nov 2014
#32
I should say I'm withholding judgment on the bad faith of the GJ until I have
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#33
I hope the Justice Department investigates the police department in Ferguson.
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#116
Yeah, I get your point. Those grand jurors are hiding behind the mask of
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#195
I meant without any police protection those businesses were doomed. here is 1 they caught..
Sunlei
Nov 2014
#45
Actually banks will probably still issue loans and insurance companies will still sell them policies
cstanleytech
Nov 2014
#122
I don't get it - destroy others property when they are not even involved in the whole thing
liberal N proud
Nov 2014
#30
Outside of grabbing a couple of bottle os liquor, it doesn't further their own cause either.
liberal N proud
Nov 2014
#44
They will never rebuild. The mob has killed the town. Good going morons. n/t
Joe Magarac
Nov 2014
#39
Yes, the racist KKK Mob, the new John Birch Lynching Society, has certainly ruined Ferguson. nt
valerief
Nov 2014
#77
"Big deal Businesses got burned down" Mike Brown Died! Protest is never pretty!
Farmbrook
Nov 2014
#41
Your post displays a lack of understanding of context and social mores n/t
etherealtruth
Nov 2014
#86
What recurring donations are you signed up for? Wheres your star? My nickname is 'Whitey" btw.
marble falls
Nov 2014
#96
Right the KKK wouldn't have caused these riots. In fact, a black Wilson wouldn't have killed Brown
valerief
Nov 2014
#80
of course not. there is a long tradition of black officers killing white people
noiretextatique
Nov 2014
#94
The people who are burning and looting are not concerned with being politically smart.
Beacool
Nov 2014
#147