Pruitt: This is what we have to do, and we have to do it together

[SKBubba]

 

[Vols91]

The good Lord made us all. That is the way I look and believe we all bleed the same color

 

[CladInOrange]

***edited post***

I took out the part of telling your employer if you dislike this post. If you disagree with non violent protests against the racial injustices in this country, just respond to this post so I can block you instead. I would rather not waste my time arguing with racists.

 

[lilesrt]

This is what unity truly looks like. It’s sad that it takes tragedy to draw us together. I am so proud of this football team. United WE Stand.

 

[84Volfan]

If anyone posts anything negative about this, I’ll dox you and tell your employer. This is awesome.

While I 110% agree with the post, we can't react the way you're suggesting. We have to respect the opposite's opinion without fear of repercussion. If not we are merely hypocrites

 

[JohnWardForever]

I reserve my right to Protest at a time I deem Appropriate.

 

[TennesseeStudVOL]

All lives matter....if u don't believe it u must be racist

 

[stevenrich2003]

While I 110% agree with the post, we can't react the way you're suggesting. We have to respect the opposite's opinion without fear of repercussion. If not we are merely hypocrites

Unfortunately, most of America has forgotten what the first amendment of the constitution is.

Social ridicule, blame, or hate is not going to solve anything either. We are all Americans. Lets do what Morgan Freeman suggested and stop referring to each other as " African, Caucasian, Indian, or whatever American"... Lets just be Americans.

I completely disagree with the hate. I want change. But change is often hard fought.

I want to swap hate into love.

Hard times for our country. Hard times. We all need to pray.

May peace, love, and unity join all of our heart as we navigate through this awful time.

I am personally proud to be and American. I love my country, my vols, my flag, and my FREEDOM!!!!

GOD BLESS THE USA!!!

 

[Hacksaw]

If anyone posts anything negative about this, I’ll dox you and tell your employer. This is awesome.

STFU

 

[TNHopeful505]

The Lord never asked me before I was born what color of skin I would like to have. Nor did he ask me where I would like to live, or who I'd like my parents to be. He didn't ask me if I'd like to grow up rich or poor. He didn't ask me if I'd like to be athletic or disabled. He didn't ask me what color hair I wanted. He didn't ask me if I wanted to grow up in America as opposed to Iraq or another country.

He made me, fearfully and wonderfully. And He has done the same for all.

Not too long ago, there were laws passed that made equal the white man, and the man of color. They allowed them to coexist in restaurants, to share the same water fountains, bus seats, and schools.

But, there is absolutely zero legislation that can change the heart of a man. You can legislate someone into doing the right thing. But you cannot legislate someone into wanting to do the right thing because it's the right thing.

We, in America, do not have a race issue. We do not have an economic issue. We don't have a prejudice issue. We don't have a police issue. We don't have a government issue.

Those things are all simply symptoms.

We have a heart issue. We have misplaced our love for fellow man. We have believed that the ideal standard for what a man should have always been is white, and any deviation of that represents a defect.

We can protest. We can fight. We can yell, kneel, destroy things, make public statements.

But the one who will fix this is the one who died on the cross and brought ALL men to himself. Until we start loving our brother like Jesus loved us, we won't fix this.

Absolutely black lives matter. It is sad to see that this is the state that our hatred and prejudice has brought us to.

May God help us love one another as children made in His image, no matter the color of our skin.

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

If anyone posts anything negative about this, I’ll dox you and tell your employer. This is awesome.

BS like this is what makes a lot of us NOT care. We all have different opinions and that is totally fine. We shouldn't be afraid to voice our opinions bc some little c*** gets his/her feelings hurt and tries to get us fired from our job. I tell you what, Dox me and get me fired. I'll Dox you and you won't like what I do. I absolutely HATE people like you.

 

[lacrossepro70]

BS like this is what makes a lot of us NOT care. We all have different opinions and that is totally fine. We shouldn't be afraid to voice our opinions bc some little c*** gets his/her feelings hurt and tries to get us fired from our job. I tell you what, Dox me and get me fired. I'll Dox you and you won't like what I do. I absolutely HATE people like you.

You clearly do care otherwise why would that make you so upset? Do you get this PO'd about non-racial free speech issues as well or should we assume you're pretty much not down for reducing police brutality?

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

You clearly do care otherwise why would that make you so upset? Do you get this PO'd about non-racial free speech issues as well or should we assume you're pretty much not down for reducing police brutality?

I am for all free speech. I'm for reducing ALL police brutality, not just police brutality against black people. More white people are killed by police than black. What I get "PO'd" about, is someone threatening me if I have a different opinion than them. He is trying to silence those with a different opinion than himself.

 

[lacrossepro70]

I am for all free speech. I'm for reducing ALL police brutality, not just police brutality against black people. More white people are killed by police than black. What I get "PO'd" about, is someone threatening me if I have a different opinion than them. He is trying to silence those with a different opinion than himself.

Then why did you say you don't care? I'm confused. I'd share as much research as you like that basically proves otherwise but this ain't the place I guess. Good luck on that side of the fence after this has all played out. For the record I think it's a little over the top to threaten to fire someone as well, but I found you're reaction peculiar.

 

[Boca Vol]

"Dox"....I haven't seen that word since someone tried to post the identity of MIT Beaver during Grudemonium 2017....LOL

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Then why did you say you don't care? I'm confused. I'd share as much research as you like that basically proves otherwise but this ain't the place I guess. Good luck on that side of the fence after this has all played out. For the record I think it's a little over the top to threaten to fire someone as well, but I found you're reaction peculiar.

That person and people like him are trying to suppress free speech. They believe their feelings trump free speech. They don't. Their feelings, your feelings, my feelings don't matter when it comes to free speech.

That is why I got pissed off.

 

[guido4198]

I find myself wondering how all these fine, highly motivated individuals screaming "No justice No peace" will provide JUSTICE to the innocent homeowners and business owners who have had their lives DEVASTATED by criminal rioters..??
How will those individuals acquire "Social Justice"..?? Who is marching on THEIR behalf..??

 

[TAF]

[This is me remaining silent about this entire issue, yet having MUCH to say about it]

Meanwhile, there are many that say “my silence = compliance”

Now...WHO is prejudging?

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

The good Lord made us all. That is the way I look and believe we all bleed the same color

Orange!

 

[VFL-82-JP]

---First point---

Some say: No justice, no peace. Black Lives Matter. I can't breathe.

Some say: Destructive rioting is always wrong. All Lives Matter. Don't destroy your own community.

But which comes first? It's a chicken-and-egg problem. How do we move forward when each side demands change of the other?

Someone has to go first. Someone has to show that the other side's grievances are being heard and things are being done to make our future better. In other words, someone has to lead.

I personally think the leadership has to come from those with the greatest power (in this case, defined as access to the most lethal force). That's the law enforcement community.

We as a society have to show--no, have to prove--to our fellow citizens of ALL stripes that we care about them and want injustice to stop. We all need to do this. Black and white, brown and yellow, catholic and muslim, protestant and jew and athiest, rural and urban, old and young.

It's on all of us to show that. To show we care for each other.

I think this is more or less what CJP and the lads who spoke were saying. At least, the more insightful of them, those who can see and understand both sides of the issue.

So yes, I absolutely support their message. It's part of the way forward.

---Second point---

Ideally, all people in a position of power, particularly the police and other law enforcement agents who have the extraordinary authority to wield deadly force, immediately begin to treat all their fellow citizens with the same care and respect they would give to their own children. No one dies of a knee on the neck then. No one gets shot out of fear then.

Ideally, all those who protest injustice do so without violence, and without destruction, and without a desire to bring about anarchy. No innocent shop owner's livelihood is destroyed then. No one's home is gutted then.

But we don't live in an ideal world. There will always be "that one." The policeman with hate eating at his guts, who might be racist, who might be misogynist, who violates the values his uniform stands for. And on the other side, the anarchist who brings a baseball bat, a knife, a shotgun, or a gas can to a protest, just looking for a chance to use it.

So we, as a society, have to recognize that evil exists in the occasional twisted individual--on both sides. We can't condemn every police agency everywhere because of one sick individual. We can't condemn every young black man everywhere because of one violent criminal. We can't condemn every protester everywhere because of one crazed anarchist in their midst.

Instead, the police forces of our nation police themselves better. Find and remove the sicko before he can hurt anyone. The communities of our country stand up more strongly against their own bad apples; restore community values. And when we do gather to protest or otherwise express ourselves, we collectively refuse to shield the one among us carrying the weapon.

It will take everyone, on every side, helping to police themselves, so that things don't go off the rails.

We're never gonna live in an ideal world. But it can be a heck of a lot better than it is now, if we all _first_ put our own houses in order.

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Sorry, I rambled on. Been thinking about these two points, particularly the latter, for several days now, and this is the best i've been able to come up with so far. It's a tough issue.

Go Vols!

 

[McDad]

This thread will make a nice addition to our collection in the political forum.

 

[CladInOrange]

While I 110% agree with the post, we can't react the way you're suggesting. We have to respect the opposite's opinion without fear of repercussion. If not we are merely hypocrites

I respectfully disagree. There is no worthwhile opposite opinion of standing against racism.

 

[beachmaster]

People are 'demanding respect'. That won't happen if a person doesn't 'act respectfully'. You can be treated respectfully but not be respected. Change must happen. But, change goes both ways. This message is being lost in all the protests. Police brutality must absolutely stop, with everyone.

There was another 'mob' that stormed Omaha beach 76 years ago today, that guaranteed the right to protest in peace, not riot and loot. Their lives mattered too. Seems like no one remembers where we came from and what our goals are in America.

 

[CladInOrange]

"Dox"....I haven't seen that word since someone tried to post the identity of MIT Beaver during Grudemonium 2017....LOL

Lol that’s where I learned the meaning.

 

[CladInOrange]

That person and people like him are trying to suppress free speech. They believe their feelings trump free speech. They don't. Their feelings, your feelings, my feelings don't matter when it comes to free speech.

That is why I got pissed off.

I believe that anyone that is against the protest of racism is wrong and their opinion doesn’t matter.