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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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    NYT concludes Mike Brown was "no angel" because he "dabbled in drugs & alcohol" and "had taken to rapping" #Fergusonpic.twitter.com/LadJW3ZCLd

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @KatzOnEarth @cannotthinkwhy @DavidKaib @jeligon excuse me? I included the entire paragraph. That's more than ample "context"

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @KatzOnEarth @cannotthinkwhy @DavidKaib @jeligon ??? I'm not sure I get your meaning. I included whole paragraph specifically *for* context

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @KatzOnEarth @cannotthinkwhy @DavidKaib @jeligon You're the only one making this argument thus far; let's see if others feel the same

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      2. Max Blumenthal‏Verified account @MaxBlumenthal 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey sounds like any normal male teen I've ever met, whether urban or suburban

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @MaxBlumenthal It would've been strange for him NOT to have these attributes

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      2. bill  🐙‏ @BTH_Bill 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey In other words... He was an 18 year old.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @BreakTheHuddle indeed, it would've been weird for him NOT to have these characteristics

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      2. melissa “DentalCareForAll” byrne‏Verified account @mcbyrne 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey article link?

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @mcbyrne http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/us/michael-brown-spent-last-weeks-grappling-with-lifes-mysteries.html …

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      2. PJ Rodriguez‏ @pjrodriguez 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey He lived in a community that had "rough patches." How genteel of you, New York Times.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        Replying to @pjrodriguez

        @pjrodriguez Curious how they define "rough patches"

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      2. James Craft‏ @JamesCr14287064 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey most people I grew up with didn't do drugs or drink alcohol. So.... No not normal.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @JamesCr14287064 You grew up with a statistically anomalous cohort, then

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      2. David Grossman‏ @davidgross_man 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey don't forget that one scuffle!

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @davidgross_man Dear NYT, please define "scuffle." A kid kicked me one time in 5th grade, and I pushed his arm. "Scuffle?"

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      2. Cristian Farias  🇨🇱‏Verified account @cristianafarias 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey @JoeDunman Where's the link to this?

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @cristianafarias @JoeDunman http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/us/michael-brown-spent-last-weeks-grappling-with-lifes-mysteries.html …

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      2. Infinity 🗽‏ @omara341 25 Aug 2014
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        @mtracey god forbid that he sounds like every other teenager on the passage of growing up

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Aug 2014
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        @omara341 of course, it would be unusual for him not to have these traits

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      2. David Waldman-1, of Yorktown LLC™‏ @KagroX 25 Aug 2014
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        “@mtracey: NYT concludes Mike Brown was "no angel" because he "dabbled in drugs & alcohol" and "had taken to rapping" || Like Maureen Dowd.

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      3. Frank McConnell‏ @BratFrye 25 Aug 2014
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        @KagroX @Alllwftopic @mtracey Ah, taken to rapping, eh? I guess shooting him was OK then. Right?

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