This is real talk

This summer, blogger Brian Beutler was shot. Brian is well-known amongst the DC-based blogging community. I'm in New York, and didn't know him, but I read about what happened at Megan's, Matt's and a couple other blogs. I wrote this in response, basically trying to understand white fear of black crime. As it turns out, Brian was a bad fit for the post, but it still led to the following bloggingheads, which was very enlightening for me.

As always, if you're here to simply flog some shit you already think, have thought for five years, and will probably think five years from now, do yourself a favor and have a shot of Jack before you comment. Let's not rehash the 90s. Again.

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