Excellent point. To me that argument or line of thinking comes off as legitimizing what the racist and/or clueless people feel and/or think. If we're trying to force change in how the system works, we don't need any input in the conversation from racist or clueless people. We've had their input for decades, it's…

It's piggybacking because it's a bunch of white people using this opportunity to discuss their own white privilege.

It's piggybacking because it uses the non-indictment of this officer as a starting point from which to launch a conversation that centers whiteness. The conversation should be about protecting black people from law enforcement and the carceral state, not about how an officer let you off for driving drunk one time. The…

People commonly to listen / value the opinions of people like them, so these folks probably thought they were showing their fellow white people the contrast between how the justice system treats whites vs. how it treats minorities.

Yes that's a great point.

Perhaps. But piggybacking upon another case of injustice is not the time to do that. It redirects the larger conversation at hand. That is the problem.

And, as always, their "instructions" are so irrelevant. "Lie down on the ground?" They shot that poor baby as soon as they rolled up beside him. And they stood there as he died. A child. My God.

I remember how upsetting it was when the cops who beat Rodney King were found not guilty. Now we're at the point where these cops aren't even being indicted, even though there is so much evidence that these cases should go to trial. Jesus, we're devolving as a country.

I simply cannot believe this happened.

Again, and again, and a-FUCKING-gain. Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

well.

1990 needed more of a blue based red lipstick. And in the 80s, maybe a nod to color me beautiful? Isn't she an autumn? Why is she wearing pastels like she's a spring?

GOD IS STILL GOD AND HE IS IN CONTROL.

Good. Fuck him and his Bieber hair.

Reasons = $$$$$$

Yup.

Yep, good point. Bradley writes "we never learn her identity" as though it's unusual. As though every other reported piece about rape includes the alleged victim's name and social security number and weight and height and current address and medication allergies.