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Baltimore Police tweet about Ferguson draws criticism
The Baltimore Sun ^ | November 21, 2014 | Justin George

Posted on 11/21/2014 9:06:04 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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As the tension rises in Missouri ahead of a grand jury decision in the shooting death of a teenager by a police officer, a Baltimore sergeant charged with investigating police here went on Twitter to express her opinion..

"After hearing the facts presented #NoIndictment #Ferguson," the tweet read.

As a member of the seven-member Force Investigation Team, Tashawna Gaines investigates police shootings as well as complaints of brutality and excessive force. Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts created the team in January to rebuild public trust after community leaders alleged that the department had a history of unfair searches, illegal beatings and misconduct.

While Baltimore police and the police union strongly defended Gaines' right to free speech, some Baltimore activists and outside observers said her tweet could stoke the perception that officers are biased and would defend each other's actions, no matter the circumstances.....

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Maryland; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: darrenwilson; ferguson; lawenforcement; maryland; michaelbrown; missouri
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So this is a litmus test?

1 posted on 11/21/2014 9:06:05 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Looks like she thinks there should be no indictment,,,


2 posted on 11/21/2014 9:08:43 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And now this word from Al Sharpton:

“Lynch that Aunt Jemima!”


3 posted on 11/21/2014 9:10:28 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


4 posted on 11/21/2014 9:15:15 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

These protestors could care less about the TRUTH..even though black witnesses at the scene prove that Wilson is telling the TRUTH..they just want any reason to riot and get “Free stuff”


5 posted on 11/21/2014 9:15:42 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The White Supremacists will never forgive her having a “ghetto name”


6 posted on 11/21/2014 9:17:40 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nothing trumps color of skin Tashawna, don’t you be knowing that?


7 posted on 11/21/2014 9:20:03 PM PST by Graybeard58 ( O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Ps 34:3)
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To: DesertRhino
Illinois officer was fired in September after he wrote on the site that Wilson "did society a favor."

Well..,,.Wilson did, didn't he?

8 posted on 11/21/2014 9:22:01 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I love bright eyes.

They trump almost anything.

It’s almost a sure sign of someone who has an upbeat personality.


9 posted on 11/21/2014 9:22:23 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The mid-term elections were perfect for him. Now Obama can really lead from behind.)
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To: BenLurkin

That guy is lucky to be alive.


10 posted on 11/21/2014 9:24:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The mid-term elections were perfect for him. Now Obama can really lead from behind.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Free speech is a thing of the past. If you have something to say .... stay the hell off the popular social media. Idiot.

I have options, hates, dislikes and things I love ... I share them with friends and relatives and not on any publicly accessible forum.


11 posted on 11/21/2014 9:25:23 PM PST by doc1019
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Blacks are the most racist people on the planet.

Pray America is waking


12 posted on 11/21/2014 10:07:24 PM PST by bray (Palin/Perry)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She is cute...what a pleasant smile :-)


13 posted on 11/21/2014 10:09:09 PM PST by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“The Rev. Cortly “C.D.” Witherspoon, president of the Baltimore chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, who has led Ferguson-related demonstrations in Baltimore, called Gaines’ tweet “inflammatory” and said it was “in poor taste, very inappropriate and highly insensitive to a very politically charged situation.””

Barf. While it is perfectly acceptable for bussed in “protesters” to openly threaten the lives and property of innocent white people. That’s not inflammatory.


14 posted on 11/21/2014 10:13:26 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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” that officers are biased and would defend each other’s actions, no matter the circumstances.....”

That may be absolutely true. However, it has nothing to do with the circumstances of this case. Those tell their own story.


15 posted on 11/21/2014 10:28:30 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: bray
Blacks are the most racist people on the planet.

(B)lacks are, but not (b)lacks.

16 posted on 11/21/2014 10:32:15 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Very ladylike and smart looking. NOT a rabble rouser, apparently.


17 posted on 11/21/2014 10:39:41 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: BenLurkin

The Gentle Giant - a hero for Obama voters.


19 posted on 11/22/2014 1:25:59 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Pollster1

The violent giant


20 posted on 11/22/2014 3:19:03 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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