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Welcome To Extortion, Texas.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Fenian_Bastard, Mar 11, 2009.

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  1. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    And this, of course, is Not About Race.
    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-texas-profiling11-2009mar11,0,507135.story
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Mar 11, 2009
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  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    No, it's about race.

    And money.
     
    Armchair_QB, Mar 11, 2009
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  3. kleeda

    kleeda Active Member

    So tell us the gist of the story, for those of us with blackberry's and thus not able yo get the link.
     
    kleeda, Mar 11, 2009
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  4. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Cops are shaking people down, with a high portion of the people being shook African-Americans.

     
    GB-Hack, Mar 11, 2009
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  5. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    I wonder how many of these yokels cheered for Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett?
     
    93Devil, Mar 11, 2009
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  6. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    I've been to and through Tenaha many times in my life. And I can say, with good authority, this is absolutely about race and money.
     
    alleyallen, Mar 11, 2009
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  7. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Sounds like a 60 Minutes story waiting to happen.
     
    JR, Mar 11, 2009
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  8. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    There are disturbing shades of Tulia here.
     
    alleyallen, Mar 11, 2009
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  9. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

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    "MOST OF ALL...GOOD FOLKS."

    Yeah, real salt-of-the earth people. Pricks.
     
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    writing irish, Mar 11, 2009
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  10. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    East Texas is full of towns like this.
     
    Armchair_QB, Mar 11, 2009
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  11. I Digress

    I Digress Guest

    Ah... 'real' America.
     
    I Digress, Mar 11, 2009
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  12. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    It's not a big deal, but this story has been reported in the Texas media for some months. I forget who broke it, but it wasn't the LA Times.

    Not that there's anything wrong with them doing their own take on it, of course.
     
    finishthehat, Mar 11, 2009
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