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a reply to: PansophicalSynthesis
They overlook hard work as a reward for wealth and property, and demand entitlement while defending black criminals and blaming the overwhelming percentage of blacks in prison on a racial bias agitated by law enforcement.
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: PansophicalSynthesis
I think you might want to do a little more research into how many people have killed, beaten or arrested... regardless of color and without just cause before you make a statement like that. It's not just 'thugs' (dog whistle anyone?) that are being brutalized by police.
A 95-year-old World War II veteran was killed by police when he refused medical treatment, and his family wants to know why.
John Wrana needed a walker to get around, according to the Chicago Tribune. When he resisted medical treatment at his retirement home in Park Forest, IL, staff called an ambulance and they brought police with them.
Police entered the room carrying riot shields. First they tased him, then they shot him in the stomach with a 12-gauge shotgun loaded with beanbag ammunition.
Wrana bled to death internally, according to the Cook County medical examiner, who ruled the death a homicide, according to the Southtown Star. Illinois State Police are investigating the incident.
The police version of events differs from that provided by family's attorney Nicholas Grapsas. Police claim Wrana threatened staff with a metal shoehorn, a metal cane, and a 12-inch kitchen knife. But the assisted living home's staff later told Grapsas that there was no such knife in Wrana's room, according to the Tribune. They also said that Wrana was sitting in his chair and posed no imminent threat to staff.
Wrana's stepdaughter Sharon Mangerson told the Tribune that she doesn't believe her stepfather would have been a danger to anyone.
A senior police official gave the Tribune a different perspective: "We don't know what information they had at that time. If you don't have all of the facts, it's hard to judge someone...Anyone can be dangerous."
originally posted by: queenofswords
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: PansophicalSynthesis
I think you might want to do a little more research into how many people have killed, beaten or arrested... regardless of color and without just cause before you make a statement like that. It's not just 'thugs' (dog whistle anyone?) that are being brutalized by police.
Tell us, then, who else is brutalized by police. I would like to hear.
And I am sick of people calling every little word like 'thug' a dog whistle. There are plenty of white thugs, too.
Let me add that maybe your definition of "brutalized" differs from mine.
Prettyman said he and his family had been interested in the Occupy protests -- demonstrations around the country against economic conditions that have concentrated wealth in the hands of a few while the vast majority -- "the 99 percent" -- cope with high unemployment, foreclosures and debilitating college loans.
But he does believe police used excessive force in dealing with him and other protesters. The riot gear also seemed to elevate the tone from a peaceful protest to one of confrontation.