George Floyd Protest/Riots

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Ten_Titans said:
The lack of a solution is built into the problem statement. "No more police racism."
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WTF? The complaint is about police using lethal force far too often that leads to civilians dying. Are you seriously that dense? All of these riots are sparked by cops killing or beating civilians.

You are the very person that needs to probably sit on the sideline because you are smart enough to understand the problem or you want to deflect away from the problem.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
WTF? The complaint is about police using lethal force far too often that leads to civilians dying. Are you seriously that dense? All of these riots are sparked by cops killing or beating civilians.

You are the very person that needs to probably sit on the sideline because you are smart enough to understand the problem or you want to deflect away from the problem.
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Don't you think the fact that we know the names of all the victims that sparked these protests/riots is probably evidence that police brutality is not nearly as prominent in this country as you would like to believe?

I think you need to sit on the sidelines. You and many others are far too prepared to generalize the actions of one bad person to the entire country. I think if you are going to drag everyone through that, you need to do better in the evidence department. Much better.
 
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allvol123 said:
Every profession has bad apples. Throw in collective bargaining and it is that much more to rid yourself of them. There isnt some systemic attempt to get black people. If there is, it is failing miserably.
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I'm not making that argument, although I'm sure the majority of black people would. I've seen these cops shooting the s#!t out of plenty of white and Hispanic folks. And I've seen nonwhite cops doing outrageous nonsense. This isn't about black or white. It s about corrupt cops and a corrupt judicial system.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
WTF? The complaint is about police using lethal force far too often that leads to civilians dying. Are you seriously that dense? All of these riots are sparked by cops killing or beating civilians.

You are the very person that needs to probably sit on the sideline because you are smart enough to understand the problem or you want to deflect away from the problem.
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And not for nothing, that is your complaint, not the complaint at large. The narrative is that black people are being disproportionately attacked by police BECAUSE THEY ARE RACIST. And you know that's the narrative. If George Floyd was white we are not here.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
I'm not making that argument, although I'm sure the majority of black people would. I've seen these cops shooting the s#!t out of plenty of white and Hispanic folks. And I've seen nonwhite cops doing outrageous nonsense. This isn't about black or white. It s about corrupt cops and a corrupt judicial system.
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There are corrupt cops. I dont believe the system is.
 
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615vols said:
Wrong. I disliked his protest for a few reasons. First, kap was the face of the protest. The guy trying to preach about human rights but sporting Che Guevara shirts and pig cop socks. What a hypocrite, zero credibility.
Second, I believe the anthem should be respected as many others do. Kneeling during it inevitably divided people. He could have kneeled pregame or any other time and then people could’ve actually gotten behind it, and the point of the kneeling wouldn’t have shifted the focus from police brutality to disrespect of the nation. He made it about him. You say the people who didn’t like his protest had no issues with police conduct, wrong there too. I think police behavior definitely needs work. Clear issues there. So idk, you might feel like you’ve got it all figured out but you’re just lumping people into some mindset that you created yourself.
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So his socks and T-shirt caused you to tune him out? Are you that easily triggered?

Yeah, sounds to me like you were just fishing for an excuse or reason to discredit and ignore him or anyone else with that message. You just wanted to ad hominem him too death and silence his message, not really address it.
 
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evillawyer said:
St. John's Church in Lafayette Square in DC is on fire. Last church Lincoln attended before being assassinated.

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Seeing how this church has been attended by so many Presidents, it is very interesting and possibly disturbing that you mention Lincoln and his assassination.
 
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evillawyer said:
St. John's Church in Lafayette Square in DC is on fire. Last church Lincoln attended before being assassinated.

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As a left leaning poster, are you concerned this type of rioting action is actually hurting the Dem's chances?

Seems to me this is the stuff that has turned the tide of public opinion.
 
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Bigun said:
As a left leaning poster, are you concerned this type of rioting action is actually hurting the Dem's chances?

Seems to me this is the stuff that has turned the tide of public opinion.
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This will do the Dems no favors. Expect a quick backlash if this church is damaged, a la Ghostbusters

 
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