warpus
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So this whole thing is not a race problem, but a police problem?
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So this whole thing is not a race problem, but a police problem?
Timsup2nothin
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BINGO!!!!!
Why does it have to be only one and not the other?
warpus
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It also seems that blacks are singled out and that the cops go after them with a vengenance, even if other races are breaking the law as well. Look at drug offense statistics for instance.
If the LA cops shot an unarmed Lindsay Lohan on a drug charge, I wonder if that cop would get off.
Down in Dallas, a cop was fired for what he did to a black NFL lineman. He was racing to the ER to see his dying mom, and the cop detained him. Causing the NFLer to not make it.
Down in Dallas, a cop was fired for what he did to a black NFL lineman. He was racing to the ER to see his dying mom, and the cop detained him. Causing the NFLer to not make it.
MobBoss
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Let me guess....the Watts riots really worked for that community. Right?
Timsup2nothin
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Can't say, but the cleanup of the LAPD after the Rodney King riots is certainly a boon to all...well, except the cops who got forced out because they couldn't adapt to 'hey, you can't just use the public as pinatas any more'.
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No, it's both. The mentally ill, homeless man beaten to death by cops in California a few years ago was white. Those cops were acquitted last January. The mentally ill, homeless man gunned down by Albuquerque police last Spring was also white. They shot him in the back after throwing a stun grenade at him, then set dogs on him after he was down. That said, I think the majority of police actions are aimed at African-Americans.
That is, of course, only if you take the assumption in this case that the cop really was wrong to do what he did. If you believe "hands up, don't shoot" and "gentle giant" and so forth.
Or maybe the system worked like it should have.
warpus
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Well no, I'm just referring to grand jury indictment statistics, not referring to this case in particular.
Why not? Brown robbed a convenience store and when confronted by a police officer displayed an intent to cause physical harm to that police officer and did not make a single attempt to surrender despite being told to surrender numerous times and being shot 5 times prior to the 6th fatal shot.
So not only were officer Wilson's actions in this incident legal, they are perfectly morally justifiable as well.
The fact remains that this thug is responsible for his own death. He never would have even been in an altercation with the police in the first place if he could have just scraped together a few dollars to buy the cigarillos, like any civilized human being would do. No, instead he decided to live the "gangsta life" and not only steal the cigarillos, but physically assault the store clerk as well. Then instead of just surrendering and paying for his crimes like a man, he decided to attack a police officer like a wild animal and attempt to murder the police officer (why else would he reach for the cop's gun?).
Face it, this kid was a thug and a bully and got everything that a thug and a bully deserves. Michael Brown was no victim and I am sick and tired of his fellow thugs and the media portraying him as such. He was a violent criminal with a history of violent behavior that was rightfully removed from the streets. But I know my words or the real facts of this incident won't change your mind because you obviously are the type of person who believes a cop is automatically in the wrong every time they shoot someone.
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Timsup2nothin
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Very little. It's a bit outside my normal range, and I have no idea at all what it was like before the riots.
Sooo...how much hanging around in Watts have you done?
warpus
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My best friend is from Watts. He reports to me about it every day via carrier pigeon, but unfortunately so far I have not been able to form a big enough picture of what's happening to be of any use in this dispute. I suspect that some of the pigeons might not be receiving adequate training.
James Stuart
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Probably due to Obama's budget cuts in that area.
Berzerker
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Dorian Johnson was Mike Brown's friend and he screwed up in an interview, he finished it by saying his buddy didn't threaten the cop much
and according to the cop they were about 10 ft apart when Brown fell dead.
if Brown's blood was found further away from Wilson then Brown was heading back in Wilson's direction.
and according to the cop they were about 10 ft apart when Brown fell dead.
if Brown's blood was found further away from Wilson then Brown was heading back in Wilson's direction.
JohnRM
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I would hope he'd get a medal.
JohnRM
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I'm sure this is all President Obama's fault, somehow.
