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The Council is considering a number of reforms proposed following the release of the recording,

Do any of the reforms involve not being racist?

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Jesus wept. What is WRONG with those cops???

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A former Latina co-worker and Asian co-worker used to constantly disparage other minorities, including a Black co-worker. When I brought this up to the manager I was told that, despite being offended, I was not personally affected and that nothing would be addressed.

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Growing up poor in my hometown, I can tell you absolutely, positively, without a degree of doubt, Browns can hate Blacks as easy as...

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Sure. They always reserve seats up behind Trump for Blah and Brow people.

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A few years ago, I read an article detailing how an overwhelming percentage of Mexicans and Mexican Americans consider themselves "white." I know for a fact that European Americans do NOT consider them so, and I always found the disconnect to be an interesting aspect of how "race" actually works in this (and other) countries.

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I'm so glad we have Wonkette post to explain things. Reminds me of how Handmaids Tale, where June/Offred is white, and nicknamed her half black child "monkey"... people are understably pissed.

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It’s a special kind of fucked up to discuss beating not your own kid (gross) but someone else’s kid (prison, that’s what you get for that) and then hand wavy that away like you’re doing us a favor by resigning. Ugh.

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When do the hearings start?

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This. I'm the most fabulous actress no one knows, but I'm also paralyzed by social anxiety and avoidant personality disorder.

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Lol. If it isn’t the consequences of his own actions…

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"We meet again..."

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"...she can {redacted]."

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1 pm Eastern:

Live streaming PBS....(The pre show is on now, of what happened in June)https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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The hearing proper begins at 1:00 pm, Eastern, but MSNBC had already begun pre-hearing discussion of what is forthcoming.

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Just a reminder that the US is a prison and the rest of the world is terrified on our behalf. Bet the cops are white here.

https://twitter.com/mackio_...

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