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Probably the most unsettling, racist thing I have seen in a long time.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Scout, May 5, 2020.

  1. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Ummm... we really don’t need the police and crackers killing blacks and other minorities right now.

    Video Shows Police Shooting Indianapolis Man During His Live Stream
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    Unsure why deadly force e was needed on shirtless who looked to be walking quickly.
     
  2. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Which news outlet broke this video first?
     
  3. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    No Jeff George comment, so it gets an "incomplete."
     
  4. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    You know who is also unsigned and doesn’t show up to a press conference in a Zoot suit and a Mountie hat?
     
  5. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    The third sentence in Whitlock's tweet is a cheap shot. The rest of it? More or less fair.
     
  6. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Completely predictable.
     
  7. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    It is fair. I’d never write it - my role in a discussion like this is to call it racism and support robust prosecution - but Whitlock absolutely has a voice in the discussion.
     
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  8. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  9. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Whitlock knows what he's talking about. He's made a career being a fake contrarian/bashing athletes who speak out on things. He could have just had his own take on the subject matter - but no - he uses LeBron, like he's used the fame of others to get push his name/twitter activity higher.
     
  10. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure a Stepin Fetchit belongs in any discussion, but you do you.
     
  11. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    It really takes some serious stones for anyone to ask people to be patient and let the justice system work when three DAs have passed on the case. I get that prosecutors don't tend to prosecute cases they don't think they can win, and maybe this county is so racist that a DA thought there was no way they'd get a guilty verdict - but my goodness.
     
  12. SoloFlyer

    SoloFlyer Well-Known Member

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