I think it's clear that I don't. If I saw someone pull a gun on a black jogger, I would call the police.

You would form an exploratory committee to make that man a US Senator.

They are very similar incidents because they both involved racists, black joggers zero provocation or initial crime, and guns.

As I clearly said earlier, thank God Fetterman didn't pull the trigger. That makes it a very different incident but it's also important we hold Fetterman accountable, at least until he apologizes and makes amends and says what he did was wrong.

Literally have mentioned that difference, verbatim. Thanks for failing once again to make a valid point.

"I take extra measures to make myself look like a runner and make sure nothing arouses any suspicion," said Oduor, 42, who lives in the majority-White city of Lenexa and started running six years ago after he was diagnosed with prediabetes.

"I avoid residential areas and use main roads. I panic if a car is following too closely during my runs. I make sure my phone is fully charged and I can hit record anytime."

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/27/us/black-runners-ahmaud-arbery-death-wellness-trnd/index.htm

This is the kind of violence you are excusing and perpetuating. If you think black joggers should have to think like this to avoid people like John Fetterman you are part of the problem.

And to be clear, I am sticking up for Black joggers. I think joggers of all ethnicities should feel safe jogging in their neighborhoods, so I am sticking up for them so that they can feel safe. The question is why aren't you?

Oh you must be mistaken, I am not disregarding his opinion on the basis of his skin color. I would never do something like that. Making a snap decision based on the color of someone's skin is the kind of thing that John Fetterman does, not me.

I am disregarding his opinion because the person who controls his release is literally John Fetterman, that's why. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clear up your silly confusion.

You think disagreeing with a black person makes you a racist? Again we know Fetterman runs the parole board.

Man you are really desperate to defend this man's racist actions, you must really hate black joggers to want this man in the Senate.

Even Malcolm Kenyatta called on him to apologize. And don't tell me he endorsed him to, we all know how politics works.

At the end of the day you think it's acceptable to pull shotguns on innocent joggers and I think it's wrong and a crime. Call me crazy.

This is how ridiculous you sound.

What did fellow Democrat Connor Lamb have to say about this? He said Fetterman runs the parole board and holds the key to Miyares' release(for an unrelated incident from when Fetterman pulled a gun on him). In that case, even I would endorse him if I thought it would get me out of prison faster lol.

https://twitter.com/josecanyousee_/status/1517299765976870912?s=20&t=hP8eGidLT-482LmoNIma5g

Did you forget about this in the Democratic primary debate?

Lamb would be up 15% and instead you have to defend a racist who can barely function... that's what you are actually upset about, you're not upset with me.

The difference and the only difference is that Fetterman, thankfully never pulled the trigger.

That doesn't make it ok or acceptable.

It's exactly what I am doing. I don't think black joggers should have to put up with angry white people pointing shotguns at them because they assume they are running from a crime. Why exactly is that a controversial statement, aside from the fact that you happen to support a candidate for the Senate that did exactly that?

I'm not a racist. I've never once pulled a shotgun on black person out enjoying a jog like John Fetterman did.

That very well may be true, there is some good non partisan and non political posts here. I think it's just that 95% of the partisans here are extremely partisan Democrats.

I don't think that sticking up for Black Lives and standing against prejudiced people is a bad faith argument. I recall it being a very big thing before Fetterman was nominated.

There are plenty of racist incidents that don't end in murder. We still shouldn't look away.

> the Arbery thing

See and I thought the whole point of the Black Lives Matter movement was to STOP ignoring things like what happened to Arbery and Fetterman's victim.

So if you see Ted Cruz pull a shotgun on an unarmed black jogger, with zero provocation or justification, you are telling me that you would not call the police and seek consequences?

Cuz Im calling the police, whether its Ted Cruz or John Fetterman. African Americans should feel safe when they go for a job and not have to deal with the Angry White Man With a Gun (Fetterman). Why do you disagree with that?

This is not a narrative, this is reality. The man was jogging, not committing a crime. There was zero justification to pull a shotgun on the man.

Also, why are you calling me a Trump Humper ? I voted against Donald Trump 4 separate times because I felt that he was a racist and also an unqualified idiot.

Calling into question Fetterman pulling a shotgun on an innocent black jogger makes someone a Trump Humper?

Why was he detained with a shotgun? Are you under the impression that it’s a crime to go for a jog as a black man in this country?

Where any shell casings or evidence of gunfire found? No the Witnessed were interviewed and we learned he was frightened by fireworks for gods sake. There was no gunfire and I’m pretty sure the only one with a gun and causing trouble was FETTERMAN.

Yet here you are smearing a black man and implying he was properly detained with fake information about gunshots that never occurred.

Just gross, you realize it’s 2022, right? Black people should be able to exercise without being harassed by angry white men with shotguns.

I can see how someone who isn't concerned with the lives of black people deciding it's a non issue. I think when people acting as law enforcement pull shotguns on innocent people and falsely accuse them of crimes they should face consequences. That's the only way things improve is if people are held accountable.

Fetterman said he didn't do anything wrong, obviously he did. This is just another case of "Fetterman can do no wrong". He's not even healthy enough to be a Senator.

If we found out Fetterman was literally a serial killer, this subreddit would still be backing him.

That incident cannot be discussed here. It's comical they just say "you don't have the full story" and "you don't get it" and then accuse you of being a bot.

What is there to get? The man was jogging just like Ahmad Arbery was.

Well if you look at polling in Pennsylvania we are a very purple state. I'd expect the political content in this sub to represent that, if we were to call it representative of real Pennsylvanians. Instead we see leftist partisans down voting any article even remotely critical of Democrats.

I'm glad to see that your baseless comment falsely accusing me of being a racist or harboring prejudice of any kind was deleted. What a disgusting and inappropriate personal attack.

Do you think that racism is something that should be joked about?

I think it's Democrats that show up at elected officials homes to harass them typically.

Would be risky to do this at John Fetterman's home especially if the protester was an African American.

Fetterman's house. Fetterman's parents house.

That's because this subreddit is a bubble that doesn't accurately represent real Pennsylvanians.