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Evidence that South Carolina has achieved a post-racist-douchebag society
Found this in John Ross’s Circuit Court review in the Volokh Report (although this is a state court case): High school football players in Charleston, S.C. have an “innocent ritual” in which they make monkey noises while smashing a watermelon … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life
Tagged Charleston South Carolina, defamation, John Ross, racism, racism in America's south, Volokh Report
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Let’s review America’s continuing Civil War
From Harper’s Weekly Report: A study found that black defendants receive longer sentences from Republican-appointed judges than from judges chosen by Democrats, Milwaukee police released a video in which NBA player Sterling Brown was arrested and tased by officers over … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Harper's Weekly Review, NFL owners, racism, racism in the United States, Sterling Brown, the Civil War, Thomas Jefferson slaveholder, Tom Garrett
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Want to know what drives me crazy? This.
Racism. As practiced by a Jacksonville, Florida cop who busied himself writing pedestrian tickets, primarily to black people. I thank ProPublica for exposing this–“walking while black”–and for causing my blood pressure to rise.
Posted in Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life
Tagged Jacksonville Florida police, pedestrian tickets, ProPublica, racism
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