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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel 25 Aug 2014

    NYT says Mike Brown was “no angel.” Darren Wilson? “well-mannered,” “soft-spoken.” http://huff.to/1pxZc3h  #Ferguson

    8:14 AM - 25 Aug 2014
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      1. JA Myers‏ @feminista54 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @jackmirkinson how many if us are angels??? This account is biased-- one was a teen one was an adult with authority.

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      1. Gene, new not-racist Papa John’s CEO‏ @GeneAdrift 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel Also, "troubled youth." They're really going to get to the bottom of how this nice, white guy could possibly do this.

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      2. sean seeba‏ @sjseeba 26 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @jackmirkinson not sure #DarrenWilson would b so mild mannered if had to live under the same conditions as #mikebrown

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      3. Taylor Mayton‏ @xXTCRXx 26 Aug 2014
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        @sjseeba @aterkel @jackmirkinson *be

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      1. Carm Derrico‏ @OnlyWhiteTiger 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @advodude Why must it always be bad guy against the good guy. That is simplistic thinking that does not reflect reality

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      1. Derrick Lowery‏ @DLow14 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @advodude I know plenty of people who smoked weed, drank alcohol and shop lifted. None of them took 6 shots from a cop bc of it!

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      1. Derrick Lowery‏ @DLow14 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @advodude this article is crazy! How did the Boston bomber get a better write up than Brown?

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      1. stublogs‏ @stublogs 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @advodude neither is Dido, but that doesn't mean they should be shot

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      1. ArifM‏ @mdbrains786 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @WajahatAli @jackmirkinson Angel or not he was an unarmed US citizen who did not deserve to be murdered by the cops.

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      1. Scooter‏ @scootey 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel That sounds like a crime punishable by summary execution because who the fuck hires these incompetent writers? Goddam. #Ferguson

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      1. Peter Burton Haley‏ @pbh09 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @Upsilon_Ab I know of no angels

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      1. M.gladcal‏ @_gladwell240 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @WajahatAli @jackmirkinson oh well, it's ok then, since he's a quick drawling introvert... Seriously... Just cast Nick Cage then

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      1. Grammatical Radical°‏ @GramRad 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel seems accurate to me. Except I would have used "dirty fucking thug" to describe #MikeBrown

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      1. Attila the Blond‏ @attilatheblond 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @Upsilon_Ab Did they mention Darren Wilson worked for Jennings PD before it was disbanded for being so bad, abusive? Bad culture.

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      2. FrancesGrace‏ @lorrainebaldwin 25 Aug 2014
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        @aterkel @drdavidjleonard See what happens in newsrooms with no diversity?

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      3. David J. Leonard‏ @drdavidjleonard 25 Aug 2014
        Replying to @lorrainebaldwin

        @lorrainebaldwin @aterkel - How many people read this story without saying “NO"

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      4. FrancesGrace‏ @lorrainebaldwin 25 Aug 2014
        Replying to @drdavidjleonard

        @drdavidjleonard @aterkel Not sure I follow what you're saying.

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      5. David J. Leonard‏ @drdavidjleonard 25 Aug 2014
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        @lorrainebaldwin @aterkel - That it isn’t just the writer but editors that didn’t step in

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      6. FrancesGrace‏ @lorrainebaldwin 25 Aug 2014
        Replying to @drdavidjleonard

        @drdavidjleonard @aterkel Exactly. No perspective. No empathy.

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