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Seeming surge of hate crimes, assaults, intimidation in wake of Trump victory
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Darryl M R
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Damn straight she will.
DontBeThatGuy
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ECONOMIC ANXIETY, GUYS.
How is that warning given? "Hey non-whites, stay home while life goes on for the rest of us."
petran79
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Europe celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall recently, at a time when new walls are raised between borders. Britain & France, Spain & Morocco, Austria & Slovenia etc
Things arent any better really
paolo11
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I saw that. That's insane. Did the criminal get caught??
Outdoor Miner
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This makes me sick to my stomach.
SmackAttack
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This makes me rage and cry at the same time. Why and how can people be so cruel to others? Unity my ass. I'm showing this to my dad if he comes by to gloat about Trump.
paolo11
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RPGCrazied
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Hope so. We need to now more than ever that orange buffoon is in is to protect yourself. You shouldn't have to go through this.
paolo11
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I know. Every individual on all color, race, sex, religious beliefs, etc should not experience this persecution.
What makes America great is unity and diversity, not division and strife.
It's not about red and blue states, but about rural and cities. If you're driving in a rural area, you're driving in Trumpland, and it doesn't really matter which state you're in. The same goes for being in a city. The division in America isn't between north and south, but city and urban. A quick look at the county based voting will show you this.
For example, bluest of blue, New York:
I urge everyone to check out the election results by county for any states you are familiar with: http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/president
It's clear as day that most of the blue is city and most of the red is not.
Palette Swap
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That's fucking sad. That's just as dumb and fucked up as if it actually happened.
Audioboxer
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This will happen, but people do need to be given the benefit of the doubt in all cases and have them investigated properly.
She's a complete asshat for doing that though as it wastes time, resources and in this case drags the University through the mud in an unfounded fashion. Many who see this post online will never be updated on the story so just carry on believing it.
News check people, making up serious allegations is not a method of protest. If you want to protest get involved in a rally and get politically engaged.
That is horrible. One one hand it is actually good that she made it up because that is way better the alternative. On the other hand it is going to give an excuse to R's that this is all made up.
It definitely feeds into the belief of Trumpers and other deplorables that there is no actual racism and it is all a creation of the media and liberals.
Mr. Giggles
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Dyson Industries
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Well done, idiot. Bandwagon for attention while real incidents are taking place. Brilliant.
SpaceCadetKeon
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Oh for fuck's sake. And I fell for it. *facepalm*
Hope she gets charged for this...this shit doesn't help
Mass Effect
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Yeah, I think in addition to buying a gun, I might take up self-defence classes.
And this kind of shit doesn't help anyone.
And this kind of shit doesn't help anyone.
ebullientprism
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I imagine this is true for a lot of stories being posted here as well.
FWIW, I fully expect to see a surge of hate crimes. Why wouldnt they? A lot of fucked up people have had their fucked up views reinforced by a national mandate.
But Twitter, Tumblr and facebook posts are bullshit attention seeking nonsense most of the times. Wait for actual stories from actual sources.
Audioboxer
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I wouldn't say most of the times. However yes, on occasions people are egotistical attention craving maniacs. It feels good to have people swarm you with support and condolences. Often what happens on social media is something goes viral and gets a "million" shares and if it isn't true that is what is frustrating to see.
I would say in the wake of Trump some are losing a bit of their mental sanity, however it's not an excuse to make up false allegations, and in this instance even file a police report... As that link above states she might now get charged for filing a false report. Not worth it.
Not to mention morally it is a huge slap in the face to people who have been actual victims of assault these last few days. The last thing they want is attention, they've just been violated and abused, so you faking something for attention is despicable.
Smh.
I saw this on twitter, I'd say it applies to any kind of verbal harassment.
Why is "deal with the guy" not an option?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Ironic that the safe spaces have walls
Edit: so the story about the man was a lie?
Any relation to the story below?
paolo11
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What she did was wrong. Now is not the time to cry wolf.
Seriously, what they fuck is wrong with people?
Shit like this is infuriating. you're just giving them fuel to say that all of these are fake.
Shit like this is infuriating. you're just giving them fuel to say that all of these are fake.
Crayon
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Get out the way then. I'll do it.
AbortedWalrusFetus
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What are you going to do? Throw down? Stoop to their level?
What do you mean "starting"? This stuff has been around since Lincoln, and yet here it remains
Exactly. That happens in my vicinity, and the guy is getting dealt with one way or another.
petran79
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He got off the next station
Audioboxer
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Probably trying to offer advice to diffuse a situation with minimal causality. I mean I know everyone wants to "deal with the perpetrator", but you'll find most general advice isn't going to encourage people to potentially get physically attacked.
Godzilla's Left Toe
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SI is Copland
Maybe not everyone is able to throw down?
Lol, thanks for that. As well as the other responses GAF.
I see your point. I actually use to be a bully hunter (in school) and found most of them to be pathetic and quickly switch to victim mode when the scales tip. I think its obvious, the KKK targets weaker prey and hides behind police when the come out during the day for example.
BrahReally
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Blame the media for their portrayal of Trump. While some bigoted and ignorant people are using the media's portrayal of Trump to help further their own nasty agendas, not all of his supporters such as myself encourage any of that behavior in the slightest.
Everyones true colors are showing. Didnt realize how many ignorant people i had on my social media.
Yeah, blame the media and not Trump for the things he said (Those clips weren't doctored or taken out of context) or the people that supported all of the vile shit that he said (THAT"S YOU).
This is a direct reflection of Trump's own rhetoric. The media didn't fabricate it.
lol, dude even if you arent actively racist/sexist, you voting for him shows you dont give two fucks about the social implications for many non white/straight people living in the US.
capitalCORN
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God, where did this new wave come from.
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