BLM: In light of everything we know today were their issues valid?

[blackangst1]

It just an effort to turn police into those creatures Trump hates. Rats. We'd all be better off.

wut

 

[HomerJS]

I disagrtee wholly. There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the country, and we have a handful who commit these atrocious acts. Punishing the 99% for the actions of the 1% isnt right at all.

If you have a police force with 3 racist cops and the other 1000 good cops don't turn them in then you have 1003 bad cops.

 

[zzyzxroad]

If you have a police force with 3 racist cops and the other 1000 good cops don't turn them in then you have 1003 bad cops.

Police should be more outraged than anyone by these bad seeds who make they look horrible. Bringing these individuals to justice and holding them up as examples of what happens if you're a bad cop would go a long way. Unfortunately, with few exceptions, the oposit is true and that is a big part of the problem.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

If you have a police force with 3 racist cops and the other 1000 good cops don't turn them in then you have 1003 bad cops.

Right... Because... people that are racist actively walk down the street and are in the locker room with their buds yelling all the time "Boy howdy, I'd love to place my knee on an n**** throat today"

And then the rest of the cops say YEEEEEEE HAWWW that's right!

You have an incredibly narrow mind to have such a warped sense of reality of our society.

 

[Meghan54]

Right... Because... people that are racist actively walk down the street and are in the locker room with their buds yelling all the time "Boy howdy, I'd love to place my knee on an n**** throat today"

And then the rest of the cops say YEEEEEEE HAWWW that's right!

You have an incredibly narrow mind to have such a warped sense of reality of our society.

And this is why no one takes you seriously...or should.

 

[kage69]

I disagrtee wholly. There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the country, and we have a handful who commit these atrocious acts. Punishing the 99% for the actions of the 1% isnt right at all.

Collective punishment being the result of individuals not adhering to orders/requirements is an established and proven tactic with knuckleheads. Call it incentive to not do what is already illegal.

Seeing as how the collective behavior of a department's 'code of silence' can be so detrimental to justice being carried out I don't think the concept is inappropriate. Cops can find ways to make more money. The people they've killed don't get a second chance at anything.

 

[HomerJS]

Right... Because... people that are racist actively walk down the street and are in the locker room with their buds yelling all the time "Boy howdy, I'd love to place my knee on an n**** throat today"

And then the rest of the cops say YEEEEEEE HAWWW that's right!

You have an incredibly narrow mind to have such a warped sense of reality of our society.

Tell me something Skippy, if I don't have a point why was this guy ever allowed to put on a fucking uniform ever, especially in a minority community? This is EXACTLY what I was talking about. You are an idiot.

I worked with people like the president of my police academy class, who sent out an email after President Obama won the 2008 election that included the statement, "I can't believe I live in a country full of ni**er lovers!!!!!!!!" He patrolled the streets in St. Louis in a number of black communities with the authority to act under the color of law.

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[shortylickens]

I knew it was bad in Mn, I didnt know it was this bad

 

[JEDIYoda]

I disagrtee wholly. There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the country, and we have a handful who commit these atrocious acts. Punishing the 99% for the actions of the 1% isnt right at all.

That saying has been used for years to deflect attention from ALL the bad cops.......
That is such a crock of shit!! Any Policeman who stands by and does nothing or who knows and does not report a bad cop is also complicit!
99% of cops are bad cops! That is a fact!

 

[JEDIYoda]

Police should be more outraged than anyone by these bad seeds who make they look horrible. Bringing these individuals to justice and holding them up as examples of what happens if you're a bad cop would go a long way. Unfortunately, with few exceptions, the oposit is true and that is a big part of the problem.

But for some reason they are not outraged! You know why? Because 99% of all cops are bad cops or afraid of losing their job if they snitch on a bad cop!!

 

[senseamp]

It's time for cities to start naming streets after Kaepernick.

 

[Vic]

Any group that attempts to (and successfully did multiple times) block interstate highway traffic isn't going to get very far with anyone in the sympathy department.

I don't recall you making this complaint about the groups doing this in Michigan a few weeks ago.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Right... Because... people that are racist actively walk down the street and are in the locker room with their buds yelling all the time "Boy howdy, I'd love to place my knee on an n**** throat today"

And then the rest of the cops say YEEEEEEE HAWWW that's right!

You have an incredibly narrow mind to have such a warped sense of reality of our society.

Damn you are so full of it! In fact you need to tell Mortician before you die that they should give you an enema so when you die, you can fit in the casket!!

 

[Vic]

What is the fundamental message of Black Lives Matter?

To demand that the state governments uphold their Constitutional requirement of providing all citizens with equal protection of the laws.

 

[brycejones]

I don't recall you making this complaint about the groups doing this in Michigan a few weeks ago.

Its a prime example of a form of protest that is acceptable for whites of the "right" political beliefs but unacceptable for people of color.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Never forget some people on these forums sleep with their white hoods on.....

 

[zinfamous]

It's time for cities to start naming streets after Kaepernick.

hah! I was thinking this same thing yesterday. I think every southern capital needs a bronze statue of kneeling Kaepernick, as well.

 

[zinfamous]

But for some reason they are not outraged! You know why? Because 99% of all cops are bad cops or afraid of losing their job if they snitch on a bad cop!!

It's funny. They'll endlessly blame the black community for "not snitching," so the enemies of themselves; but when it's "innocent cops," it's all good.

One thing I know is that none of these chuds would have lasted a week in bootcamp if they actually believe that the group shouldn't be punished for the acts of the individual.

 

[SMOGZINN]

I disagrtee wholly. There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the country, and we have a handful who commit these atrocious acts. Punishing the 99% for the actions of the 1% isnt right at all.

There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the country and every single one of them have actively assisted in obstructing justice of the 1% that do this sort of thing.
As long as they cover for the atrocious acts of the 1% they are part of the problem. The thin blue line is another way of saying snitches get stitches.

 

[Vic]

I disagrtee wholly. There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the country, and we have a handful who commit these atrocious acts. Punishing the 99% for the actions of the 1% isnt right at all.

But isn't that how it works in business? Where just a few bad actors can tank an entire company? And which is why businesses take strong precautions against those potential bad actors.

 

[Maxima1]

To demand that the state governments uphold their Constitutional requirement of providing all citizens with equal protection of the laws.

If their goal is to be treated the same as white people, they would be sorely disappointed. It would have to go further than that. Police brutality doesn't just happen to black people.

But isn't that how it works in business? Where just a few bad actors can tank an entire company? And which is why businesses take strong precautions against those potential bad actors.

A small ass number plus a small ass number is still a small ass number. The amount of black people killed unarmed and without a mile long rap sheet (and not resisting/fighting/etc) is a small proportion of all police-civilian killings.

 

[Brainonska511]

If their goal is to be treated the same as white people, they would be sorely disappointed. It would have to go further than that. Police brutality doesn't just happen to black people.



A small ass number plus a small ass number is still a small ass number. The amount of black people killed unarmed and without a mile long rap sheet (and not resisting/fighting/etc) is a small proportion of all police-civilian killings.

Racists say what?

1) Doesn't matter how long someone's criminal history is. Doesn't justify extrajudicial killings by state actors
2) So much malfeasance has occurred that we can no longer give police the benefit of the doubt. The idea that people are "resisting", especially with all the videos that have come to light over the last 20 years suggests that there are many liars on the force
3) Police unions and departments continue to fight real accountability changes and they proven time and time again that they cannot police themselves. The barrel is rotting
4) Police violence disproportionately falls on people of color, on top of all the other systemic issues that fall on their communities

 

[Captante]

The smoking of cannabis has absolutely no political attachments anymore that I can tell. Can't stand half the long haired dope smoking rednecks that are out there in droves anymore.

However its not easy to get worked up to the point shouting weed-shirt guy appears to be while stoned out!

 

[Captante]

A small ass number plus a small ass number is still a small ass number. The amount of black people killed unarmed and without a mile long rap sheet (and not resisting/fighting/etc) is a small proportion of all police-civilian killings.

I've had significant legal trouble in my life (many years ago) along with a big wise-acre mouth yet I've never once been treated with anything but respect from LEO's even when it was not deserved.

However I have black friends (including my buddy's son who is an MD) who have never been in a bit of trouble but have had the opposite experience.

Obviously straight-up racism. Anyone who denies it is part of the problem.

 

[SMOGZINN]

The amount of black people killed unarmed and without a mile long rap sheet (and not resisting/fighting/etc) is a small proportion of all police-civilian killings.

Okay, granted the number of black people that the police murder in cold blood is relatively small compared to all the people the police kill overall. What is your point again? Are you suggesting that because the police kill way more people then they murder we should not be concerned? What percentage of murders to non-murder killings should concern us then?