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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 11:10 PM Nov 2014

Michael Brown's Family Gets Sympathy from Congress

Source: ABC News (Local NYC)

"Members of Congress from around the country posted messages of sympathy for the family of Michael Brown after a grand jury cleared the Ferguson police officer who shot the teenager, but the elected officials included in their messages calls for peace and changes in the criminal justice system."

Read more: http://7online.com/news/michael-browns-family-gets-sympathy-from-congress/410999/

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Michael Brown's Family Gets Sympathy from Congress (Original Post) LiberalElite Nov 2014 OP
I am not impressed. DocMac Nov 2014 #1
underwhelmed oldandhappy Nov 2014 #2
Good.. thank you, LE Cha Nov 2014 #3
They show sympathy, but fail to act davidpdx Nov 2014 #4
There is good reason to be cynical about this action from Congress; greiner3 Nov 2014 #5

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
2. underwhelmed
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 12:38 AM
Nov 2014

Dear Congress,
There is a big difference between cheap words and the hard work of changing the criminal justice system.
We are watching.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
4. They show sympathy, but fail to act
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 08:45 AM
Nov 2014

just as they did when Trayvon was murdered and all those before him. Fuck'em!

 

greiner3

(5,214 posts)
5. There is good reason to be cynical about this action from Congress;
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 02:57 PM
Nov 2014

But let's face it, I for one hope it's a good first step in possibly doing something.

I believe it will do a lot to help show those who do not really understand what happened, the great multitudes of 'unwashed' in the US, and show the haters for what they are...

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