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#626
#626
1972 Grad said:
I liked Speedy Gonzalez.
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Me too .... I’m pissed.
when my oldest was playing soccer in HS and we’d play Smyrna or Antioch they always had a lot of Spanish speaking players.... I couldn’t help but laugh when I’d hear the parents yelling Ándale, ándale!..... I had to let out an Epa! ¡Epa! A time or two
 
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#627
Carl Pickens said:
Me too .... I’m pissed.
when my oldest was playing soccer in HS and we’d play Smyrna or Antioch they always had a lot of Spanish speaking players.... I couldn’t help but laugh when I’d hear the parents yelling Ándale, ándale!..... I had to let out an Epa! ¡Epa! A time or two
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Arriba, arriba!
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
The US had a perfect opportunity during Reconstruction to make things right while they were giving homesteads out west to European immigrants...
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Yep! They promised the 40 acres and a mule thing but the dude after Lincoln said "whoa now, that was just a fib".
 
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#630
Carl Pickens said:
Me too .... I’m pissed.
when my oldest was playing soccer in HS and we’d play Smyrna or Antioch they always had a lot of Spanish speaking players.... I couldn’t help but laugh when I’d hear the parents yelling Ándale, ándale!..... I had to let out an Epa! ¡Epa! A time or two
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When I played soccer in the 90's in east Tennessee we had 1 kid from Mexico on the team for a few weeks, and one black kid who played at Catholic. That was all the diversity I saw. Fulton might have had some diversity but the only thing I remember about them is making sure I got a hat trick before half time.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
When I played soccer in the 90's in east Tennessee we had 1 kid from Mexico on the team for a few weeks, and one black kid who played at Catholic. That was all the diversity I saw. Fulton might have had some diversity but the only thing I remember about them is making sure I got a hat trick before half time.
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West had a lot of diversity, it was the school in Knoxville with the most foreign exchange students
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
When I played soccer in the 90's in east Tennessee we had 1 kid from Mexico on the team for a few weeks, and one black kid who played at Catholic. That was all the diversity I saw. Fulton might have had some diversity but the only thing I remember about them is making sure I got a hat trick before half time.
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We had a Chilean, 2 from Bosnia, German exchange student and 2 black guys (one was all region and played semipro) on our hs soccer team my senior year. I know Webb had a couple and so did Farragut. That was early to mid 90s Knoxville.

Played one summer with a team from el Salvador who needed a keeper and only learned to cuss in Spanish
 
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utvolpj said:
We had a Chilean, 2 from Bosnia, German exchange student and 2 black guys (one was all region and played semipro) on our hs soccer team my senior year. I know Webb had a couple and so did Farragut. That was early to mid 90s Knoxville.

Played one summer with a team from el Salvador who needed a keeper and only learned to cuss in Spanish
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I played in the early to late 90's, travel team and high school. I only played Webb and Farragut once that I can remember and really just saw people who were on my travel team or the Smoky Mountain team. Oak Ridge, they had some hispanics now that I think of it.
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
West had a lot of diversity, it was the school in Knoxville with the most foreign exchange students
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West. I remember playing them. I was playing forward when I was a senior and while not the fastest dude on the field by any stretch I was one of the biggest. 6ft 185..ahh those where the days when I was called "a big guy" lol. Now let me get back to my 12 pack of beer.
 
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#636
FLVOL_79 said:
West. I remember playing them. I was playing forward when I was a senior and while not the fastest dude on the field by any stretch I was one of the biggest. 6ft 185..ahh those where the days when I was called "a big guy" lol. Now let me get back to my 12 pack of beer.
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Enjoy the beer, big guy.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
The US had a perfect opportunity during Reconstruction to make things right while they were giving homesteads out west to European immigrants...
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Have never understood this...so stupid. They were calling everything west of the Mississippi "Oregon country"...millions and millions of acres, much of which is STILL WIDE OPEN LAND... but didnt grant the freedmen the land that they deserved. Shoot, Montana and Wyoming are some of the most beautiful places in the US and to this day have millions of acres of unused land. We could have EASILY given these folks " 40 acres and a mule.." and it would have been of no consequence in the long term, other than righting a terrible injustice. So stupid...now, Where those freed folks WILLING to pack a shoddy wagon and head out into "injun territory " with only God and their own skills to survive on?? I am not sure. I know that some DID just that..but would a lifetime slave have the necessary skills on average to hunt and gather what was needed to survive? That would make a good topic to discuss...I know that many free folks who prepared for months or years died while heading out west to stake a claim.



Orange_Crush said:
Arriba, arriba!
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YEEHAH!!!!

Guess we dont have many Speedy Gonzalez fans here...sadly.
 
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#644
Wafflestomper said:
How does this pertain to what I was talking about?
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You referenced “keeping them out of jail.” I said the system often goes out of its way to keep offenders out of jail. You’re smarter than that. Come on.

This idea that the black community is suffering mainly because the system is putting good people in jail is wrong. The average person has no idea the mentality of lawlessness affecting our lower income areas, both urban and rural.
 
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Roustabout said:
You referenced “keeping them out of jail.” I said the system often goes out of its way to keep offenders out of jail. You’re smarter than that. Come on.

This idea that the black community is suffering mainly because the system is putting good people in jail is wrong. The average person has no idea the mentality of lawlessness affecting our lower income areas, both urban and rural.
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I was specifically talking about those charged with non-violent drug-related crimes, not violent sex offenders. This article doesn't even mention drugs. I don't know why you'd interpret what I said to mean that we shouldn't be putting anyone in prison.
 
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#646
Wafflestomper said:
I was specifically talking about those charged with non-violent drug-related crimes, not violent sex offenders. This article doesn't even mention drugs. I don't know why you'd interpret what I said to mean that we shouldn't be putting anyone in prison.
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My point is people charged with non violent drug crimes are given diversion and every chance to get their offense expunged. The other reality is that those with non violent cases often have other crimes as well.
 
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#647
Roustabout said:
My point is people charged with non violent drug crimes are given diversion and every chance to get their offense expunged. The other reality is that those with non violent cases often have other crimes as well.
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This article doesn't mention non-violent drug crimes at all--quite the opposite actually. So again, it has nothing to do with what I was talking about and you're clearly just looking for reasons to disagree with me at this point. Someone guilty of “assault, harassment, resisting arrest and persistent sexual abuse" should be in prison, regardless of whether they also have non-violent drug crimes on their record.
 
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#648
Wafflestomper said:
This article doesn't mention non-violent drug crimes at all--quite the opposite actually. So again, it has nothing to do with what I was talking about and you're clearly just looking for reasons to disagree with me at this point. Someone guilty of “assault, harassment, resisting arrest and persistent sexual abuse" should be in prison, regardless of whether they also have non-violent drug crimes on their record.
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I was pointing to the fact that this person had been arrested over 60 times yet was walking the streets free. The implication is that black families are split up because systemic policies (specifically minor drug offenses) are breaking them apart. The reality is the opposite. The system bends over backwards to keep people out of prison.
 
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#649
Wafflestomper said:
I was specifically talking about those charged with non-violent drug-related crimes, not violent sex offenders. This article doesn't even mention drugs. I don't know why you'd interpret what I said to mean that we shouldn't be putting anyone in prison.
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The problem with your thinking is you believe that there are tons of criminals in prison for minor drug crimes which is not true. These people already have multiple other charges over their lives and continue to commit crimes, some drugs, some violence, some thefts, whatever. NO ONE is serving time in prison JUST for a joint or a syringe of heroin.
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
The problem with your thinking is you believe that there are tons of criminals in prison for minor drug crimes which is not true. These people already have multiple other charges over their lives and continue to commit crimes, some drugs, some violence, some thefts, whatever. NO ONE is serving time in prison JUST for a joint or a syringe of heroin.
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It looks as if 15% of state prisoners add up to about 200,000 people. The Bureau of Prisons website states that nearly half of federal inmates are there for drug crimes. I don't know what statistics you're basing your claims on, but as I've said, I don't really care if they have a single syringe or a truckload of them. And it isn't justice to put someone in jail for what they might do as a result of being a drug addict.
 
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