{"id":136121,"date":"2018-04-13T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=136121"},"modified":"2018-04-15T19:04:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T01:04:24","slug":"knocking-while-black-is-apparently-a-shooting-offense-in-some-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/13\/knocking-while-black-is-apparently-a-shooting-offense-in-some-places.html","title":{"rendered":"Knocking while Black is apparently a shooting offense in some places"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because of course<\/i> when a strange black teenager knocks on your front door you assume that it’s a home invasion \/ robbery \/ riot and scream for your husband to get his gun.<\/p>\n

I am very<\/i> glad this young man was not physically harmed.<\/p>\n

I am gratified that the husband has been criminally charged for taking a shot. There are localities where he could simply claim he felt threatened on his own property and that would be the end of it.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Irreverent Monk<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/local-news\/black-teen-misses-bus-gets-shot-at-after-asking-for-directions-in-rochester-hills<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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\nBlack teen misses bus, gets shot at after asking for directions in Rochester Hills<\/a><\/span>
\nA 14-year-old missed his bus and it nearly cost him his life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Because of course when a strange black teenager knocks on your front door you assume that it’s a home invasion \/ robbery \/ riot and scream for your husband to get his gun. I am very glad this young man was not physically harmed. 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