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Why Charlotte Exploded and Tulsa Prayed
KFOR ^ | SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Posted on 09/22/2016 1:22:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Two black men were shot and killed by police officers in two different American cities this week.

The deaths of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott cut deep into the hearts of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina.

But scenes from the two communities on the night of September 21 show they expressed the pain in two drastically different ways.

(Excerpt) Read more at kfor.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charlottenc; charlotteriots; keithlamontscott; northcarolina; terencecrutcher; tulsa; tulsaprayed; tulsashooting
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To: TheTimeOfMan
Blacks appear to be UNDER represented in both police shootings

Underrepresented in absolute numbers, but what about percentage?

21 posted on 09/22/2016 4:20:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway; TheTimeOfMan

5 Statistics You Need To Know About Cops Killing Blacks
http://www.dailywire.com/news/7264/5-statistics-you-need-know-about-cops-killing-aaron-bandler#

Arguably, underrepresented in percentage, too.


22 posted on 09/22/2016 5:05:00 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Theoria

Crispus Attucks: “The first to defy, and the first to die...”


23 posted on 09/22/2016 5:19:05 PM PDT by sargon (Anyone AWOL in the battle against Hillary is not a patriot. It's that simple.)
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To: nickcarraway

Overrepresented as a percentage of gross population. Underrepresented as a percentage of crime perpetrators.


24 posted on 09/22/2016 6:56:36 PM PDT by Tax-chick (The coming of a Cthulhu presidency will be heralded by a worldwide wave of madness.)
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To: chuck allen

Keith Scott’s Family Watches Videos of His Killing, and Wants Them Made Public


25 posted on 09/22/2016 7:36:52 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: nickcarraway

THIS IS A VIDEO ALL LAW ABIDING PEOPLE MUST SEE AND REALIZE FOR ITS TRUTHFULNESS!!

Why Do Police Sometimes Shoot Unarmed People?

https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2016/09/29/police-sometimes-shoot-unarmed-people/?utm_source=badaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl


26 posted on 04/04/2017 9:34:55 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: nickcarraway
Short answer: Charlotte is a Democrat town, with a Dem mayor and 7 of 9 city council members being Dem.

Tulsa has a Republican mayor, and 7 out of 9 members of the city council are Republican, and Oklahoma has good gun laws.

27 posted on 04/04/2017 10:31:41 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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