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I live and work in the same community that Bianca did. Obviously, our local news will be more detailed than news in other areas. There has been a lot of support for the Roberson family, and that is how it should be.There is a Go Fund Me page that has raised over $40,000.00 in 5 days, and I expect that amount to keep climbing.

From what I understand, it was not realized that she had been shot right away. Her car swerved off the road and hit a tree, and I heard that they first thought her injuries were from the car hitting the tree. So it may not have been until the autopsy that they realized she had a gunshot wound to her head.

Once the suspect was identified, the media interviewed people who have known him. My opinion is that they did it because people cannot fathom what kind of person could do something like this. There has been nothing positive said about him. People are outraged that he took the life of this beautiful young woman.

I have no idea where you are getting your info.  I did a search on "Chester County road rage" and this is the very first article that shows up.  No mention whatsoever of people saying he was a nice kid, etc. 

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Do you actually think he was driving that truck around afterwards, knowing that every news outlet was talking about how the police were looking for a red pickup truck?  If you bother to read the article you'll see that the truck was found outside of a home located elsewhere.  And if you did as much research as you claim you've done you would know that the description that an eye witness gave said he had blonde hair.  The police sketch looked NOTHING like this guy.  So many comments on social media have been about how nobody would have known it was this guy based on the police sketch.  If the police had stopped every blonde man driving a red pickup truck in PA, NJ, NY, DE and MD they never would have found him.





Would you have found him based on that police sketch?  Obviously the witness got a quick glance at him and totally missed the facial hair.  There have been a lot of comments that he probably dyed his hair but based on the stubble on his neck I don't think so.  Also, a massive manhunt in West Goshen Township is going to be much smaller than a massive manhunt in Philadelphia.






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I follow so much true crime that nothing surprises me much anymore. Although I certainly feel sad for all innocent victims, horrible acts have become a part of what we read every day these days.
However, seeing the story on this beautiful young woman actually made me cry tears. Such a promising life, gone in an instant. What a loss to our world.
My heart breaks for those who loved her.

I think she barking up the right tree. People of color are guilty until proven innocent far too often in this country, and that's if they live long enough to prove their innocence.

I have not yet read any of the articles, because some days I just choose not to purposely read about people doing horrible things to one another.

I have, however seen her photo on my FB page several times with a brief headline about some asshole killing a young woman over merging into traffic and the only comments I have seen have been just as z*g mentioned----that the guy is an asshole, a psycho, deranged, etc., etc.

I haven't seen a photo of him yet and no one on the posts on my feed have said anything about the guy other than their own extremely negative opinions.  I didn't even know the race of the guy until I read this thread.  I didn't know his name, his age---anything at all.  All I knew was that he snuffed out the life of a young woman for no reason at all. 
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Once again, I feel compelled to point out that my husband is dead because he (and the other half-dozen officers on the scene) did NOT pull out their guns fast enough on the (black) man who subsequently shot him. Because they do not go around shooting black men just for fun or whatever the hell you think it is cops do.

But I know that doesn't agree with your agenda, so I will be (1) ignored or (2) told again how racist I am and (3) if I'm lucky, you'll go back months or years to find more of my posts to Like, so I'll get the roundabout message once again that you think I'm racist.

If law enforcement shoots a black man, they're racist. If they don't shoot a black man, they're racist. Not sure what you think you're getting out of this, but carry on.

You are utterly ridiculous anymore.

I think it's a fair and reasonable conclusion that most peas know your agenda.

Just like you do with going back to the "spreadsheet" looking up all those posts you "liked" to find for easy reference, other peas also can do the same with your history and the words you say--so again, it's not hard to come to a conclusion of what your agenda here is and has been.

I don't know.  But I do know that only using your (general you) preconceived notions to try to find a solution doesn't matter.  I know that in some cities, police are trying to find a way to bond with the African American community and to try to alleviate some of the fear and distrust.  I think that is a step in the right direction.  I know that there are African American communities that condemn the gangs and violence in their neighborhoods and don't blame racism for it and I think that is a step in the right direction.  

My older DS lived in a neighborhood in Philly that was predominantly black and not thought of as a particularly safe area.  When he moved in, an older gentleman from the community center across the street stopped by to invite him over.  The bodega on the corner was where he did most of his shopping and he formed a relationship with the hispanic owner.  Either of those men could have looked at him and assumed he was a racist and never reached out to him.  He could have assumed the worst of them because of their skin color and just avoided them.  Instead, he was able to live there, never feeling unsafe or threatened.  

I wish I had an answer.  I hope you know that I am not looking to pick at you.  It is something that bothers me as a white woman.  My cousin's children are biracial and live in an inner city.  I worry about them a lot.  I truly believe that big change comes from small, grassroots efforts.  I try to confront my own prejudices and change them when I recognize them.  Luckily, I have had friends/family who are of other races and sexual orientation whom I have been able to have some difficult discussions with.  They have helped me see a side of things that I would never have seen on my own.  

By better community policing, do you mean relations with the police?  I think if they trust one another, the people in those communities would be more willing to report crimes and problems.  The police would be less nervous and confrontational.  Kids need to grow up knowing that the police are not their enemy.  The police need to know that black youth aren't their enemy.