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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 24 Dec 2014

    Mayor of Missouri city where young black teenager shot dead by police says there is "no comparison with Ferguson"http://bbc.in/1CJtAMi 

    7:37 AM - 24 Dec 2014
    • 158 Retweets
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    45 replies 158 retweets 108 likes
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      2. Fae‏ @Chariflame 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking No comparison, other than... a young black teenager was shot dead by police

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Chloe  🌸‏ @dekashoko 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @Chariflame

        @Chariflame @BBCBreaking at least this one is a little more clear cut.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Andy‏ @hillyon 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @dekashoko

        @Dekashoko @Chariflame @BBCBreaking Definitely more clear cut, still though - cop didn't use proportionate force imo.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Chloe  🌸‏ @dekashoko 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @hillyon

        @hillyon @Chariflame @BBCBreaking i dunno, if someone pointed a gun at me in that situation i'd probably do what the officer did.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Andy‏ @hillyon 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @dekashoko

        @Dekashoko @Chariflame @BBCBreaking No, definitely. Shoot to maim though, not shoot to kill.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7.  🚂 Justin  🤠‏ @IDontRentPigs 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @hillyon

        @hillyon @Dekashoko @Chariflame @BBCBreaking we train to neutralize the threat by aiming for "center mass"

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      8. End of conversation
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      2. Mvuzo Mbelekane  🇿🇦‏ @MvuzoMbelekane 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking It's just another black monkey right? Another criminal who deserve to be killed? How much must a black man pay for his freedom?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Beachlife4me‏ @LeoEducated 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MvuzoMbelekane

        @MvuzoMbelekane @BBCBreaking what does an idiot negro kid pointing a gun at a cop have to do with racism & hatred? Get a grip

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. Mvuzo Mbelekane  🇿🇦‏ @MvuzoMbelekane 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @LeoEducated

        @LeoHainey @BBCBreaking U must learn to read before you tweet hate I said comments of people are full of racial hatred. Your tweet confirms

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Beachlife4me‏ @LeoEducated 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MvuzoMbelekane

        @MvuzoMbelekane @BBCBreaking your an idiot plan & simple. Move back to Africa then, or live with it. Either way, get a life

        1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes
      6. Mvuzo Mbelekane  🇿🇦‏ @MvuzoMbelekane 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @LeoEducated

        @LeoHainey @BBCBreaking I'm in Afrika right now buddy, I think you need to get life or go hang yourself in a tomato tree.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Matt Ferguson‏ @matt_0709 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MvuzoMbelekane

        @MvuzoMbelekane @LeoHainey @BBCBreaking Agreed your the one being racist, he was shot for pointing a firearm at an officer, eye for an eye!

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      8. Mvuzo Mbelekane  🇿🇦‏ @MvuzoMbelekane 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @matt_0709

        @matt_0709 @LeoHainey @BBCBreaking An eye for eye makes the world blind stupid Matt and for the record I'm talking about comments here.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Lauryn2000‏ @Lauryn2000 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking pointing a gun at a police officer only ends one way.You laying up dead on the hard concrete.#suicidebycop

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Parleo  🎗️‏ @Parleo_ 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @Lauryn2000

        @Lauryn2000 @BBCBreaking unless you are at the Bundy ranch.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Lauryn2000‏ @Lauryn2000 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @Parleo_

        @Parleo_ @BBCBreaking I'm in New York City,urban jungle definitely no Brady Bunch shit going over here right now.#NYPD tense!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. Glenn Harris‏ @GlennHarrisRytr 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Agreed. Shooting an armed person is not a cowardly act like shooting an unarmed person.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Torsten‏ @t_eckersen 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking 18 is not a "young teenager". That's just another black man with a gun.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Jon Startin‏ @Jon_Startin 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking considering that was (wrongly) ruled innocent... what are they attempting to declare?

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      2. EDMUND‏ @edmund_mynatc 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @bbcbreaking america have serious problem of racism.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. T M‏ @ClemsonGrad9802 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @edmund_mynatc

        @edmund_mynatc @BBCBreaking Inflamed by 24/7 race-baiting media...

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. EDMUND‏ @edmund_mynatc 24 Dec 2014
        Replying to @ClemsonGrad9802

        @clemsongrad9802 @bbcbreaking ..hope everything went well.. I am sure there is a solution toward it. It is christmas.. !!

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. End of conversation

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