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Journalists shot, killed in Virginia during live shot

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by wicked, Aug 26, 2015.

  1. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    He said the motive for the killing had not been determined but investigators would look at whether Miles, who is black, was motivated by anger over recent killings elsewhere of black men by police that have spawned the Black Lives Matter protest movement.

    ‘‘I think that’s something that we have to keep an eye on,’’ Hickman said. ‘‘The general climate of that kind of rhetoric can be influential on people to do things like this. We’re still searching to find out if that’s actually a motive.’’

    Man charged with murder in shooting of Houston area deputy - The Boston Globe
     
  2. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    Some people have asked if they're going to ban the rainbow flag.

    1). The Confederate flag has not been banned.
    2). The rainbow flag has never represented anyone who has taken up arms against this country and represented the oppressed, not oppressors.
     
  3. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s Shannon Miles, who shot the Houston sheriff&#39;s deputy--media outlets are still trying to figure out his race <a href="Dinesh D'Souza on Twitter">pic.twitter.com/g6ZIjPVqaL</a></p>&mdash; Dinesh D&#39;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href="">August 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  4. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    #Snarknado
     
  5. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    Good to hear from D'Felon.
     
  6. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Black dudes in Texas are fucked for awhile.
     
  7. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Name is Shannon....are we sure it is a man?
     
  8. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    How does Shannon identify?
     
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  9. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    @YankeeFan will be here shortly with a breakdown of your question, @doctorquant, with his own list of questions that we must chew on.
     
  10. Hokie_pokie

    Hokie_pokie Well-Known Member

    Do you feel the same about "some poor innocent victim" who is prevented from being born because "someone else decided they felt like exercising their constitutional right to take their life?

    What's the difference?

    Kinda aggravating how so many of the people posting in support of gun confiscation on my FB feed are also the staunchest supporters of the "right" to snuff out unborn humans.

    Life either matters or it doesn't. That's my opinion.
     
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  11. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    They don't believe that's a life yet. JFC. Want to tell us again about how violent crime has skyrocketed? That was a good one, too.
     
  12. Hokie_pokie

    Hokie_pokie Well-Known Member

    Why so feisty Dick? I already acknowledged it was just my opinion ... or are we talking about doing away with opinions now, too? I'm having a hard time keeping track.
     
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