He’s also white passing. This is important as Black people continue to make the point about the two America’s. Somehow Police prove over and over again that they can apprehend armed and dangerous “white” men but easily will murder unarmed Black people often accused of petty crimes or no crimes at all. Cops will shoot Black men running away and who don’t pose any immediate threat.
To be clear, they did not know his name or where he was from when he was arrested. As fair skinned Arabs and Arab Americans, this is just one example of the privilege of our light skin

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Posted by Ailsa

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Posted on 3/23/21 at 11:49 am to mouton

Trans too?

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Posted by conservativewifeymom

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Posted on 3/23/21 at 11:59 am to mouton

Whatever you are smoking or injecting has already seriously affected your remaining 5 gray matter cells.

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Posted by roadGator

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Posted on 3/23/21 at 12:03 pm to mouton

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this is just one example of the privilege of our light skin

Hey Sir Wokealot, maybe he complied with the orders given to him after being confronted by police.

There’s tons of diversity jobs out there. Maybe you are interested.

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Posted by VADawg

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Posted on 3/23/21 at 12:05 pm to mouton

quote:
This is important as Black people continue to make the point about the two America’s. Somehow Police prove over and over again that they can apprehend armed and dangerous “white” men but easily will murder unarmed Black people often accused of petty crimes or no crimes at all. Cops will shoot Black men running away and who don’t pose any immediate threat.