Florida judge asked if Black defendant had ever ‘chopped cotton’ as he mulled community service sentence, report says (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] DarthPub@retrofed.com 19 points 2 days ago

Fuck that shit. These assholes have power only because we give it to them. Fuck racist authorities.

[-] shawn@thagoat.org 16 points 2 days ago

Jfc Florida is a shit hole

[-] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago

There are reasons everyone's racist grandparents go there to retire. It's not just the warm weather for their creaky bones.

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