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In response to "Did you know...that in 1 year..." by Jim

I didn't and I'm surprised with the 1 year anniversary its not the lead in to the stories I'm hearing on CNN and such -- nm

Posted by Pippy in the Windy City (aka Epiphany) Aug 11 '15, 07:25

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Exactly. That's the kind of stuff that really irks all of us locals. To see the news feed you'd think absolutely nothing had changed in the area - Jim Aug 11, 07:27 27
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  - It might be easier if this case was one that ended up being a gray area, or easily rallied around. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:35 25
    - Brown is the face of the movement more because he brought light to the systematic abuses than because of the circumstances of his own death. I had - pmb Aug 11, 07:48 8
      - Any event of this magnitude has distractions. Managing those distractions is exactly how sides win the battles/war. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:56 4
        
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        Goalposts move....the goal isn't to kick the ball through them, it's to move the ball down the field. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 08:01 1
        
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        People will say that, but those people are on the wrong side of this. And I think that matters. -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 08:00
      - Of course not, but he's still the reference point. -- nm - pmb Aug 11, 07:53 1
        
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    - I think it's because it's a grey area that there has been continued outrage. - Roger More Aug 11, 07:42
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      - When murders by cops don't move the needle for change, being hassled by bad cops probably isn't. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:46 10
        
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        Your last line...I agree - Will Hunting Aug 11, 08:00 4
        
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        I'm not saying that the cops shouldn't be held to account for their transgressions by higher authorities - Will Hunting Aug 11, 08:09 1
        
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        Exactly. Continuing to rally around Mike Brown and to erect plaques and shit in his honor...does nothing but force the oppressors to dig their heels - Jim Aug 11, 08:03
        
        I should just let you do my posting for me. This, exactly. I'm waiting for them to start rallying around the 18 year old kid the cops shot the other - Jim Aug 11, 07:49 3
        
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        I posted something over the weekend and was instantly insulted. And if you'll recall, the Ferguson shit last year and the way people talked to me was - Jim Aug 11, 07:55 1
        
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    - there is certainly a contingent of protestors who don't give a rats ass about the protest. - groiny Aug 11, 07:38 1
      - The worst part is that most of these people are not from Ferguson. Or even St. Louis in a lot of cases. -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 07:41
    - your last paragraph is spot on. -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 11, 07:37
Well, steps to change don't play well with the media until they're ready for their own "Redemption" story. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:26

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