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1. Neal Rauhauser (nealr@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 14:26:59 JST Neal Rauhauser

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   So these five guys are the former police officers now facing murder charges?

   Don't get me wrong, throwing the book at them is the right thing to do ... but this does not happen with white police officers unless the whole country goes ballistic and starts protesting.

   So ... double standard again? Help a confused old white man out here #BlackMastodon ... am I seeing things clearly?

   • Neal Rauhauser (nealr@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Jan-2023 14:27:01 JST Neal Rauhauser

     A random black motorist gets beaten to death and the prosecution gets moving immediately? I would have said America is changing ... but all five officers involved are black?

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/26/memphis-officers-charged-tyre-nichols/

     Aral Balkan repeated this.