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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 297762" data-attributes="member: 983">The other thing I'd add is we have no idea the biases of either the two guys who confronted him OR the man who was shot.&nbsp; We're sitting here talking about this with a Dakota's &quot;white&quot; perspective.&nbsp; Maybe the guy who was shot has had unfair run-ins in the past and maybe the guy who shot him has had bad run ins in the past too.&nbsp; I think all the discussion so far here is pretty dismissive of the DEEP racial and cultural issues surrounding.&nbsp; And I'm not talking about media mongering or the typical white vs. black conversation, I'm talking the 150 years of history in that part of the country.&nbsp; There is a lot more to it.I don't know that the man who was shot was totally on the up and up.&nbsp; But I don't agree that he should have been shot.&nbsp; Saying he should have backed down or otherwise is a little short sighted not knowing the real history of each.&nbsp; Too simple to say that.&nbsp; Bad deal for everyone involved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 297762, member: 983"] The other thing I'd add is we have no idea the biases of either the two guys who confronted him OR the man who was shot. We're sitting here talking about this with a Dakota's "white" perspective. Maybe the guy who was shot has had unfair run-ins in the past and maybe the guy who shot him has had bad run ins in the past too. I think all the discussion so far here is pretty dismissive of the DEEP racial and cultural issues surrounding. And I'm not talking about media mongering or the typical white vs. black conversation, I'm talking the 150 years of history in that part of the country. There is a lot more to it. I don't know that the man who was shot was totally on the up and up. But I don't agree that he should have been shot. Saying he should have backed down or otherwise is a little short sighted not knowing the real history of each. Too simple to say that. Bad deal for everyone involved. [/QUOTE]

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