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16-year-old kills home intruder (imagine if races in story were reversed)
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Posted on 02/21/2007 6:25:44 AM PST by Rodney King
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Imagine if whites were trying to drive a black family out of the neighborhood. Would be national news for months.
To: Rodney King
OTOH, the bad guy was unarmed but no charges are being filed.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:29:52 AM PST
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Rodney King
Imagine if whites were trying to drive a black family out of the neighborhood. I don't understand. Is the boy that shot the intruder black or white? Is the boy that was shot black or white? What does race have to do with shooting someone that is breaking into your house.?
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:33:32 AM PST
by
Dustbunny
(The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
To: Rodney King
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:34:08 AM PST
by
pipecorp
( Al Lahsucks boat steersman hell)
To: Dustbunny
I can't make heads or tails of that either. Someone breaks into my home, they're just gonna be red. Blood red.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:35:27 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: jiggyboy
The bad guy was unarmed??
What does that have to do with anything remotely involving a masked intruder breaking into an occupied home???
To: Dustbunny
I don't understand. Is the boy that shot the intruder black or white? Is the boy that was shot black or white? What does race have to do with shooting someone that is breaking into your house.? RTFA
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:38:34 AM PST
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: Dustbunny
I don't get it either, nor could I figure it out from the article. I don't know what color has to do with a breaking and entering and attempted burglary.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:40:42 AM PST
by
WV Mountain Mama
(If this is global warming, I'd hate to see global cooling.)
To: theDentist; Dustbunny
I'm not trying to be a jerk but are you guys being purposely obtuse?
The article plainly states that racial crap was written about the white family in the street. Rodney correctly pointed out that this would have been national news with civil rights lawsuits filed and a day of healing had this been done to a black family.
There is a huge racial double-standard in this nation. THAT is Rodney's point.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:43:10 AM PST
by
L98Fiero
(A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
To: JoeSixPack1
The bad guy was unarmed?? What does that have to do with anything remotely involving a masked intruder breaking into an occupied home??? Come on, we've seen it a million times, even when the criminal has a gun the homeowner has to sweat it out, did he use excessive force, did he really see a gun, where was the guy standing, etc. It looks like the PC brigate of criminal-rights crybabies aren't in charge this time.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:44:13 AM PST
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Rodney King
"RTFA"
LOL! No kidding. Jeez.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:44:23 AM PST
by
L98Fiero
(A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
To: Dustbunny
I don't understand. Is the boy that shot the intruder black or white? Is the boy that was shot black or white? You could try RTFA. It's only a few sentences long.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:45:35 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: WV Mountain Mama; Dustbunny; theDentist
*ahem*
"Obscene graffiti with racial overtones directed toward "Wes" is sprayed in white paint on the road in front of the Stephens home and along Camp Road. Stephens is white, McGhee black."
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:45:37 AM PST
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Dustbunny
What does race have to do with shooting someone that is breaking into your house.? Nothing, but it has everything to do with the reporting.
Remember that gay guy up in wyoming a few years back? A non-incident really, not worth much more than a few lines in the local papers, except for the fact he chose to sleep with other men, suddenly it was national, fron page news for months.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:45:54 AM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
To: L98Fiero
Ah, I missed the sentence that stated that Stephens is white. When I read it, I didn't see that part, and thought that the writer was implying that Wes was white but never came out and said it. My bad, but in my defense, I haven't been sleeping that well and have only had one cup of coffee today.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:47:24 AM PST
by
WV Mountain Mama
(If this is global warming, I'd hate to see global cooling.)
To: Rodney King
Clayton County court records show McGhee had two outstanding criminal cases..
Not any more ;-)
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:49:38 AM PST
by
Condor51
(Rudy makes John Kerry look like a 'Right Wing Extremist'.)
To: Rodney King
the alleged shooter, identified by neighbors as Wes StephensNice of the AJC to publish the name of a minor in a case like this. Had the perp been a minor we still wouldn't know his name.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:51:04 AM PST
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Dustbunny
Wes Stephens - the shooter - is black. McGhee - the one who was shot - is white. The neighborhood is predominantly black, from the story.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:53:25 AM PST
by
MortMan
(Middle Age: When playing like a child makes you feel like an old man the next morning.)
To: Dustbunny; Rodney King
What does race have to do with shooting someone that is breaking into your house.?
That's what I'd like to know, because I don't care what race the intruder is black, white, asian or martian... they fidna' get hurt if they break into my home.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:54:19 AM PST
by
brwnsuga
(Proud, Black, Conservative!!!)
To: MortMan; Dustbunny
Perhaps I should amend my previous post and state that I am evidently confused, as well!!! ;-P
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:55:02 AM PST
by
MortMan
(Middle Age: When playing like a child makes you feel like an old man the next morning.)
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