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In reply to the discussion: Why this old fat white guy in his fifties has skin in the game of cops murdering black kids [View all]mountain grammy
(26,733 posts)71. First of all, being in one's fifties is NOT old. Second, your nephew loves you too..
and third, it's time we realize we ALL have skin in this game. It comes down to what kind of country we want to live in and whether we are willing to stand up and demand better. Most eligible Americans don't even bother to vote; that's got to change.
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MohRokTah
Oct 2014
OP
Yeah, I do too. It brought out the shitty side that too many of our fellow Americans
calimary
Oct 2014
#65
Our community has two police forces. One for the city with mostly white officers and one for the
jwirr
Oct 2014
#32
Racist or not, any LEO who doesn't speak up about racism and misconduct in his/her ranks
Heidi
Oct 2014
#9
Girls my not get shot by the police but I suspect that there are discriminations against them also.
jwirr
Oct 2014
#31
Well said. My dark skinned nephew is also developmentally disabled and that for him makes it all
jwirr
Oct 2014
#29
+1, omg... I did the same thing in an SUV and thought the same thoughts and when he said he got
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#53
Agreed, but you don't have to have dark-skinned relatives to feel this way. Darren Wilson surrender.
joanbarnes
Oct 2014
#39
I keep waiting for all those "good cops" to start turning in the bad ones..
99th_Monkey
Oct 2014
#41
First of all, being in one's fifties is NOT old. Second, your nephew loves you too..
mountain grammy
Oct 2014
#71