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I have run out of words….texas has been behaving so shamefully with the people it’s letting walk free and the people they criminalize for no reason. At this point Texas is basically saying ‘well, we as the state can’t commit this violence against people who “aren’t real Americans” but…you can. Go ahead. We’ll pardon you afterwards’.

It feels like state sanctioned white supremacist violence to me.

This poisonous idea of who the “real” Americans are is so insidious and I hear even people I know and love parrot some of these talking points sometimes. I am deeply afraid of the future of this country, and deeply ashamed to be stuck in the American empire.

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Where's "tough on crime" right-wingers calling for the death penalty? They seem oddly quiet.

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The woman is white in Texas and although not blonde, is therefore unassailable. She may well be certifiable, but if she can afford an expensive lawyer with connections the course of justice will follow the expected path of white supremacy. Although, the caveat here is that she is a woman, in Texas, which makes her of no account anyway.

Fear is the basis of learned hate. That learned fear, turned inwardly to hate, is usually painfully acquired in a family or social context. As we have seen It is almost genetic, passed down from one generation to the next - to infinity. Unless we can devise interventions that actually work, that erase the fear. Our problem is that fear has a survival function so erasing it root and branch is both counterproductive and probably not possible.

We need an inoculation against fear - just enough to strengthen rationality.

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A case in point demonstrating how pointless cash bail is. Her ability to post bail is completely irrelevant to the only thing that should matter: the danger she poses to the community. She should only be released subject to house arrest or similar strictly supervised conditions, and only if she has no prior history of violence.

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🇵🇸💔🙏

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Jun 25Liked by Qasim Rashid

Here is a sad case where the criminal is treated better than the victim. I am really angry about this. It should not happen in our country. Alas, some people have given themselves over to perverse hatred. What did a child do to deserve this? What is wrong with people who would allow this? Better wake up, people. What would you do if this were your child? She should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

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My home is open to them if they wanna get out of Texas

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Figures, Tarrant county... Texas cops are the worst. One almost killed a friend of mine for filming them a few nights ago they took her to the hospital and then the tarrant county. Jail it cost us 30,000.00 to get her out. Kind of weird right.

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Jun 25Liked by Qasim Rashid

I’m really surprised that this attempted murder of innocent children in Texas has not been covered by the national media. We all know about the 6 year old boy who was murdered and the college students who were brutally attacked. But this has somehow been kept out of the media?? Unacceptable re: the lack of media coverage, as well as allowing this crazy woman back on the streets to terrorize and attempt to harm other Arab children again and again until she succeeds at murder.

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Disgusting! And the law is supporting the perp rather than the victim!

If this situation was reversed there would be vigilante hue & cry to hang the Muslim perp.

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Jun 25Liked by Qasim Rashid

Although you dont have compulsory voting in America, unfortunstely, (and please dont try to argue with me that it is not democratic, blah, blah, blah... Us Australians have precious few civil duties. Voting is not too big of an ask. And people gave their lives so would have that right and responsibity. And no, we dont go to gaol if we dont vote!). Anyway, my point is, even though voting is not compulsory, over there, please make sure you act as if it is, for

Every

Single

Election.

And i am so sad about those dear little ones and their families. Racism is the cowerdly avoidance of love. None of us are born racist. None of us need remain racist.

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🚫⛔️ Humanity WILL NOT HATE Muslims, Chinese, Russians or Dissidents merely because RABIDLY RACIST, CRIMINALLY Depraved ZioNazis DEMAND OUR HATE, in order to feed their insatiable LUST for the BLOOD Of UnTolled INNOCENTS required to drown the LIE of their expropriation of Judaism that Entitles them to SCAM BILLIONS from every nation on Earth.⛔️🚫

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It may have to do with the safe zones, the inabitity and unwillinglness to assimilate, the sheer anarchy in europe right now after they welcomed Islam into their country, the rapes, the stabbings, looting and destruction all around.

Sharia law imbetted in the Q'uran/religion causing subjugation

What is the cause??

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That’s a terrible response. This has nothing to do with Sharia law. It has everything to do with a crazy racist bitch trying to kill 2 innocent kids who were trying to have a swim. Stop blaming the victims. It seems you have totally accepted (or not noticed) attempts at Christian Sharia promoted by Red State legislators but still feel free to criticize other people’s beliefs. Shame on you!!!

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Jun 25Liked by Qasim Rashid

Get an education before you comment.

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Jun 25Liked by Qasim Rashid

The cause of what you are inaccurately suggesting, “rapes, the stabbings, looting and destruction all around”, being highly overstated is White supremacy driven by white fear and ignorance. “ rapes, the stabbings, looting and destruction all around are as prevelant in the Christian society as in Muslim society, perhaps even more so.

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Jun 25Liked by Qasim Rashid

wow this is some ignorance in full affect. you realize sharia law just means divine or biblical, right? thats exactly what the christians want, right? biblical law…. i thought youd be cool with that?

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Exactly. And I’m sure she’s cool with it.

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Using ignorance and bigotry to justify murder is peak extremism. Shameful.

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It is not right to hold citizens responsible for what governments or radical groups do. Imagine if every child in the US was held responsible for Trumps government's actions.

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Citizens vote for the local government and federal representatives. They need to take responsibility for what’s happening in their state and vote out the crazies starting with fascist Greg Abbott. In Texas the government IS the radical group gone wild. Women are expected to just die when they need a D&C for an incomplete miscarriage or a fetal demise. The cruelty is what it’s all about and the only ones who could end this mess called Texas are the citizens!

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Welcome to Texas where the crazies rule the day. It’s shameful that a racist woman who tried to kill a 3 yr old and a 6 yr old for no other reason than they’re Palestinians. And to add insult on injury she’s out on cash bail. It grieves me to acknowledge that this is what America (or parts of it) has devolved into. I hope that family has the ability to move somewhere that’s safer than Texas. I suspect they haven’t heard the last from the psychopath who tried to kill the kids and threatened the mother.

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The idiots who live in Texas (especially the lawmakers) have horse shit between their ears!! After all they follow the RAPEST, LIAR, CHEAT, COMMUNIST, LOW LIFE PIECE OF TRASH DONALD RUMP so we can’t expect any common sense, morals or integrity out of these jackasses!!!! Come November 5th, vote everyone of the republican IDIOTS, SCUM BAGS OUT OF OFFICE…ESPECIALLY THE DONALD RUMP ASS KISSER TED CRUZ WHO WENT TO CANCUN WHILE HIS CONSTITUENTS HAD TO STAY HOME AND FREEZE HALF TO DEATH!!!!!!

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Some froze fully to death. No excuses: stip voting for people who dont care about people. Make sure you vote.

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Any woman who would vote for Donald RUMP or any of the other Republicans IS NOT A WOMAN!! She is a communist loving ignorant idiot who hates democracy and MY COUNTRY THAT I SO PROUDLY SERVED FOR 7 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WOULD PROUDLY SERVE AGAIN!!!! Donald RUMP WANTS CHAOS IN MY GREAT COUNTRY, THAT LOW LIFE PIECE OF TRASH IS ONLY OUT FOR HIMSELF!! He could care less about the people in this country, our democracy, the rule of law and our way of life!!!! That Bastard will destroy our democracy, our justice system, our military, our FBI, CIA, HE HAS STATED THAT HE WILL IMPRISON EVERYONE THAT HAS GONE AGAINST HIM!!!!!! THAT BASTARD WANTS TO TURN THE U.S. INTO A COMMUNIST COUNTRY WITH HIM AS A DICTATOR!!!!!! This can’t happen in the country I Love!!!! On November 5th, get out and vote a democrat ballot, send RUMPS ASS PACKING and all of the republicans that follow him!!!! Take back a woman’s rights to decide her own health care!!!! Get rid of all of RUMPS CRONIES WITH YOUR VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY !!!!!!!! Make damn sure RUMP and his republican cronies DO NOT GET THE CHANCE TO DESTROY OUR GREAT NATION!!!!!!!! VOTE FOR EVERY DEMOCRAT ON YOUR BALLOT!!!!!!!! IF RUMP WINS ALL WILL BE LOST, OUR COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME, MARK MY WORDS ON THIS, RUMP WILL SCREW OUR GREAT NATION UP, TURN OUR GREAT NATION INTO A COMMUNIST COUNTRY THAT IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT BACK AND SET HIMSELF UP LIKE A KING UNTIL HE DIES!!!!!!!! WE CAN’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN, GET OUT AND VOTE FOR EVERY DEMOCRAT ON YOUR BALLOT!!!! IM ONLY GOING TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT OUR “SO CALLED” SUPREME COURT. WE HAVE TWO RAPISTS, A DRUNK, A GAMBLER WHOSE $200,000 GAMBLING DEBT MAGICALLY DISAPPEARED BEFORE HE WAS CONFIRMED TO THE COURT, ANOTHER COMMUNIST ON THE COURT THAT FLEW THIS COUNTRIES FLAG UPSIDE DOWN IN SUPPORT OF JANUARY 6th AND FLEW ANOTHER FLAG IN SUPPORT OF THE JANUARY 6th RIOTERS WHO BREACHED OUR CAPITAL BUILDING AND PISSED AND SHIT INSIDE OF OUR CAPITAL BUILDING!!!!! THOSE BASTARDS BREACHED THAT BUILDING WITH THE INTENTION OF KILLING SOME DEMOCRAT STATE SENATORS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. ALL UNDER THE ORDERS OF DONALD RUMP!!!!!!!! RUMP WANTED TO OVERTHROW THE ELECTION AND PUT HIMSELF IN POWER UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED AND PARDON HIMSELF FROM ANY AND ALL WRONG DOING!!!!!!!!!! RUMP HAS BEEN FINALLY BROUGHT TO JUSTICE AND FOUND GUILTY TWICE BY A JURY OF HIS PEERS!!!!!! THERE IS A BITCH JUDGE IN FLORIDA THAT IS DOING EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO MAKE SURE RUMP Does NOT GO ON TRIAL BEFORE NOVEMBER 5th. I HOPE THE JUDGES ABOVE HER DO NOT FALL FOR HER DELAY TATICS MUCH LONGER AND ASSIGN ANOTHER JUDGE TO THE CASE AND TAKE AWAY HER JUDGESHIP!!!!!!!! ALL THE STUPID, DUMB SHIT ENDS WITH OUR VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY ON NOVEMBER 5th, THROW OUT ALL THE IGNORANT REPUBLICANS AND VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY, VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATS ON YOUR BALLOT!!!!!!!!!!

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