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Old 10-27-2015, 02:37 PM   #39
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That's twice now in two posts that you've tried to steer this conversation towards Black Lives Matter. What do you actually want to discuss here? I see zero mention of BLM in the article, what makes you think this is related in any way?
Surprised that you're surprised given how often this tack has been taken in stories on this subject matter... this is standard "narrative" politics; regardless of the idiosyncracies or nuances of the situation, if at a ten thousand foot level you can draw any comparison (black person + police use of force, here) you must draw the story into the overall story about race relations, because that story - the fight against racism by police in the USA - is what's really important. The incident is just a random incident with no discernible consequences.
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