[RD] George Floyd and protesting while black

[Crezth]

Obviously being black doesn't trigger police shootings otherwise you'd see white mass shooters surviving and being, I dunno, brought burgers instead of being shot on the spot.

Well you see this actually happens, and

 

[Senethro]

The cops are racist and the institutions are racist and the society is racist.

And if you disagree, what is your alternative explanation for why America is the way it is?

 

[cardgame]

the drug war itself is inherently racist and has been since drugs were criminalized in the first place.

 

[Berzerker]

Obviously being black doesn't trigger police shootings otherwise you'd see white mass shooters surviving and being, I dunno, brought burgers instead of being shot on the spot.

What does Dylan Roof have to do with the police shooting black people? They caught him and he gave up and prisoners get to eat.

 

[Ajidica]

What does Dylan Roof have to do with the police shooting black people? They caught him and he gave up and prisoners get to eat.

Yet the police didn't crush his neck as he slowly died over nine minutes.

 

[Berzerker]

The cops are racist and the institutions are racist and the society is racist.

And if you disagree, what is your alternative explanation for why America is the way it is?

Can the cops be racist while the drug war explains why America is the way it is? End the drug war and racist cops will have fewer excuses to shoot black people.

 

[Lexicus]

@Lexicus- the post a few back made me think of you scan up a bit and you'll immediately see why

well actually the real racism is that wh*te pr*vil*ge isn't censored by the autocensor!

 

[El_Machinae]

You should test your hypothesis my friend, go to the nearest African American or black and brown person and say it, see what happens and if they react to it in a bad way just say there's nothing wrong with the word

Naw, they're basically equally offensive. It's why both words are used so liberally in Django Unchained.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

For the record the cops didn't get me any Burger King on the way to jail, and I didn't shoot anybody.

 

[Berzerker]

Yet the police didn't crush his neck as he slowly died over nine minutes.

Cops kill people of all races and apparently Hispanics are less likely to be killed than black and white people. Why is that? Maybe Hispanics have fewer violent run ins with the cops. The drug war breeds racism so where the war is waged will impact race relations more. Cops patrolling neighborhoods hit hard by black market violence will see more violent encounters and kill more people. You think the main culprit is racist cops, I think its a racist drug war.

 

[Crezth]

Cops kill people of all races and apparently Hispanics are less likely to be killed than black and white people. Why is that? Maybe Hispanics have fewer violent run ins with the cops. The drug war breeds racism so where the war is waged will impact race relations more. Cops patrolling neighborhoods hit hard by black market violence will see more violent encounters and kill more people. You think the main culprit is racist cops, I think its a racist drug war.

Why is there a drug war and so much unpaid black prison labor, anyway? Real stumper, that one.

 

[Sommerswerd]

Can the cops be racist while the drug war explains why America is the way it is? End the drug war and racist cops will have fewer excuses to shoot black people.

Berz, this argument you are trying to make isn't persuasive. About the women versus men thing... watch this... 3:00 for the main point, which is black women aren't safe, 4:00 for the knee on the neck, which is what killed George Floyd.

Abusive cops are the issue, institutional racism, expressed through the cops is the issue. The drug war... which you keep invoking because you think you can blame it on Democrats... is tertiary. Its a symptom, not the disease.

 

[Berzerker]

For the record the cops didn't get me any Burger King on the way to jail, and I didn't shoot anybody.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2015/06/22/dylann-roof-burger-king/

A criminal suspect is entitled to humane treatment, no matter how heinous the alleged crime. If you were not treated humanely, for instance if you were deprived of food and water or if you were beaten either during police questioning or while in a holding cell, your rights may have been violated.

 

[Sommerswerd]

well actually the real racism is that wh*te pr*vil*ge isn't censored by the autocensor!

You got the right post but not the right comment. Look at the third response of the post... and think back... its a real blast from the past. PM me if you don't remember.

 

[Sommerswerd]

https://www.snopes.com/news/2015/06/22/dylann-roof-burger-king/

From the article

Earlier in the day, Roof had bought water and chips at a south Charlotte gas station. Now he was hungry. Police bought him food from a nearby Burger King, [Shelby Police Chief Jeff] Ledford said.”

So they did in-fact give him Burger King, just as @Timsup2nothin referenced, and you posting a snopes link in response, with no explanation, implying that Tim was wrong and it was an urban legend or similar... is misleading. Roof was indeed given Burger King.

 

[Takhisis]

Is this for real?! Can you provide a link to elaborate about this further?

The famous Argentine and Chilean Death flights.

Did it really happen somewhere? Executions for Pink Floyd.

Pink Floyd was one of the hot items that people tried to get rid of in those times. More often than not the death squads didn't even bother to find an excuse. It was safer to kill witnesses than leave them alive to tell of a mistake. In fact, the Junta government used to run an ad campaign with ‘Silence is health’ as its slogan. *shudders*

 

[Estebonrober]

https://www.snopes.com/news/2015/06/22/dylann-roof-burger-king/

Funny how that works for a mass murderer who kills black church goers but not for the drug addict high guy who is being weird and non compliant but not violent. hmmmm... seriously WTH

 

[Estebonrober]

found it. . . !

Sharing because it illustrates the breadth of time this has been a fudging problem. I was a baby when this came out.

 

[Sommerswerd]

found it. . . !

Sharing because it illustrates the breadth of time this has been a ******* problem. I was a baby when this came out.

"Inner City Blues (Make me Wanna Holler) ' was recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1971 almost 50 years ago... the song sounds like it could have been released yesterday... and frankly this applies to the whole "What's going on" album.

 

[Berzerker]

Berz, this argument you are trying to make isn't persuasive. About the women versus men thing... watch this... 3:00 for the main point, which is black women aren't safe, 4:00 for the knee on the neck, which is what killed George Floyd.

Abusive cops are the issue, institutional racism, expressed through the cops is the issue. The drug war... which you keep invoking because you think you can blame it on Democrats... is tertiary. Its a symptom, not the disease.

Democrats are not culpable? The drug war is immoral, I dont care who is responsible for it. The drug war is institutional racism. If we remove racist cops but keep the drug war will black on black crime sink to levels comparable to other races? The disease is the black market in drugs, that drives up crime rates and calls for more police.

What would happen if the drug war was reduced in black neighborhoods and increased in white and Hispanic neighborhoods? Fewer dead black people and more dead white and brown people, not just from cops but the general population. If you're right why do the cops kill fewer Hispanics than black and white?

From the article So they did in-fact give him Burger King, just as @Timsup2nothin referenced, and you posting a snopes link in response, with no explanation, implying that Tim was wrong and it was an urban legend or similar... is misleading. Roof was indeed given Burger King.

The explanation is in the article. They didn't stop by Burger King on the way to jail, he was in jail after a manhunt and hadn't eaten for a while so they sent out for food because if they didn't feed him he could claim his rights were violated jeopardizing any confession.

Funny how that works for a mass murderer who kills black church goers but not for the drug addict high guy who is being weird and non compliant but not violent. hmmmm... seriously WTH

The cops cant hold people indefinitely without feeding them, people have rights.