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November 24, 2014


PARDON ME,

for holding my opinion strong.

for speaking my mind on a social media site that is designed for such a thing.

for saying that I think something else could have been done to contain the situation.

for believing that shooting an unarmed man six times to the point of death was not the only 
option.

for believing that this goes far beyond the point of race.

for stating that this situation would be equally wrong under any differing circumstance of race.

for stating that the fact that the race of the individuals was even pointed out is proof that
 racism still exists.

for not considering the “lost life” of the police officer because he might not be able to work as an officer again.

for sympathizing with the dead.
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