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Musk & Shapiro push to pardon George Floyd’s murderer

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by citygator, Mar 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM.

  1. orangeblue_coop

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    They should’ve minded their business and let the authorities handle it. Now they’re all gonna die in prison, all because they couldn’t resist the urge to shoot a black guy and call him the n-word. Oh well!
     
  2. orangeblue_coop

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    Those were the 80s, where white thugs with criminal records were seen as dregs of society. Today, a white thug with a criminal record can become president of the United States.
     
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  3. demosthenes

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    You’re just making up reasons to cast doubt on the fairness of the trial with literally zero evidence other than your feels. Chauvin got what he deserved. I don’t think the other officers did though.
     
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  4. coleg

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    Please reread my post. I did not say pressure to convict. Capiche?
     
  5. citygator

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    I like when MAGA shows who they are.
     
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  6. GatorTheo

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    But the reality of these stories is that there was intense pressure to convict, correct? The juries knew there would be violence if they didn't convict.
     
  7. GatorTheo

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    Racial topics are funny because, if you're on the 'white side', you're 'racist' but, if you're on the 'black side' you're not.
     
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  8. citygator

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    Unarmed jogger murdered. Handcuffed detainee choked to death in broad daylight. There’s only one side.
     
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  9. citygator

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  10. ncargat1

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    They only want to execute black, Hispanic and female criminals. White males are excluded from their "justice". Just like the world Elon grew up in.
     
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  11. BLING

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    Suggesting there is a “white side” to be on in a not even close case like the Arbery case is both inherently racist and disgusting. You are really having to reach to find justification, and your reaches don’t change the legal question!


    Really, there should never be a “white side” or a “black side” in legal cases involving force or police brutality. Unfortunately thinking like yours pretty much reveals how those divides get created in the first place.
     
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  12. GatorTheo

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    If there wasn't a white side and a black side, you wouldn't even know the names because the media would barely cover it, if at all.
     
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  13. citygator

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    A white girl choked to death by a cop in broad daylight wouldn’t make the news? You are so lost on this you should give up and speak to someone.
     
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  14. BLING

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    The media only picks up on the craziest stories in general. There’s wayyyyy more cases that don’t get any national attention whatsoever, mostly because they are not controversial or interesting - so are nothing but local news or police blotter material. If you are consistently “white siding” the craziest most egregious cases…
     
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  15. GatorTheo

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    It would make the news but it wouldn't be a race issue. Al and Jesse wouldn't show up to fan the flames.
     
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  16. GatorTheo

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    What if you're consistently "black siding" the craziest most egregious cases.....
     
  17. citygator

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    Listen genius. If a white woman was choked to death on TV by the police there would be justice. Look up Justine Damond shot in a dark alley by police.
     
  18. coleg

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    I think you conflate "intense pressure to convict" with strong conviction due to overwhelming evidence. The reality of the botched original "coverup" added pressure, no doubt, to get the trial completed correctly. The evidence was unequivocable. I don't believe that fear of violence if they didn't convict was a significant factor in the outcome.
     
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  19. VAg8r1

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    Or Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino)
     
  20. avogator

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    I guess Donald Trump is a typical example of Republicans turning a sexual assualting convicted felon into their hero because of his race and wealth
     
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