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Post by darave on Nov 20, 2014 14:27:02 GMT -5
Same with the people over in the middle east out protesting burning American flags, where do these people work. If the temperature gets down in the 30's might lighten the crowd.
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Post by highmc2 on Nov 20, 2014 15:11:33 GMT -5
Many folks are treating this as a singular, isolated incident. This was simply the tipping point. There seems to be a long history of police indiscretions and racial profiling in Ferguson. www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-much-racial-profiling-happens-in-ferguson/378606/Rioting and property destruction is absolutely counterproductive and ineffective. However, I believe that one needs to be black and reside in Ferguson to fully understand the residents level of frustration with law enforcement.
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 20, 2014 15:17:51 GMT -5
whatever happen to "if you break the law" you're going down, no matter the race. can't be any more simple than that.
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Post by rocketwolf on Nov 20, 2014 15:41:38 GMT -5
Many folks are treating this as a singular, isolated incident. This was simply the tipping point. There seems to be a long history of police indiscretions and racial profiling in Ferguson. www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-much-racial-profiling-happens-in-ferguson/378606/Rioting and property destruction is absolutely counterproductive and ineffective. However, I believe that one needs to be black and reside in Ferguson to fully understand the residents level of frustration with law enforcement. Blacks are over whelmingly the majority in Ferguson and yet the mayor is white and the city council has 1 black on it. Jeeze if they spent some time in the voting booth, maybe things would be better. Far better than time spent in the streets. A black mayor whose job depended on a police force that DIDNT use racial profiling and unnessesary violence wouldnt make things worse. Fergusonites have themselves as part of the problemm. The status quo in this case sucks.
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Post by highmc2 on Nov 20, 2014 16:02:51 GMT -5
Many folks are treating this as a singular, isolated incident. This was simply the tipping point. There seems to be a long history of police indiscretions and racial profiling in Ferguson. www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-much-racial-profiling-happens-in-ferguson/378606/Rioting and property destruction is absolutely counterproductive and ineffective. However, I believe that one needs to be black and reside in Ferguson to fully understand the residents level of frustration with law enforcement. Blacks are over whelmingly the majority in Ferguson and yet the mayor is white and the city council has 1 black on it. Jeeze if they spent some time in the voting booth, maybe things would be better. Far better than time spent in the streets. A black mayor whose job depended on a police force that DIDNT use racial profiling and unnessesary violence wouldnt make things worse. Fergusonites have themselves as part of the problemm. The status quo in this case sucks. Voting twice every 2 years would keep 'em off the streets for maybe an hour. I have no idea what voter turnout looks like in that area. You do make a good point, in that part of the problem is most likely self-imposed by electing non-representative leadership. Then again, B-more has a black mayor and black police commish and there is very little love or trust of the police department in the city.
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Post by stevez51 on Nov 20, 2014 17:18:07 GMT -5
So are you saying it doesn't matter, it's the police ( or authority ) all along .. ?
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Post by stevez51 on Nov 20, 2014 17:24:34 GMT -5
A lot of people need new plasma TV's? Thanksgiving's next Thursday. Wait til the day after and the day will fit the name ....
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 9:00:05 GMT -5
You're evidence is me asking you for a link? Wow, that's some kinda weaksauce, even for you Not the brightest bulb I see. I don't need to show you any evidence of why something sounds a certain way to me. So asking for a link sounds racist to you? Got it chief That explains a few things about you.
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 9:10:41 GMT -5
Not the brightest bulb I see. I don't need to show you any evidence of why something sounds a certain way to me. So asking for a link sounds racist to you? Got it chief That explains a few things about you. LMAO You still don't get it. Now run on back and follow shad around.
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 9:16:08 GMT -5
So asking for a link sounds racist to you? Got it chief That explains a few things about you. LMAO You still don't get it. Now run on back and follow shad around. How about I make it real clear for you pal - you made some accusations about posters on this board - back it up with links to the posts that make you think that. Otherwise, you're firing blanks, as usual.
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 9:24:37 GMT -5
LMAO You still don't get it. Now run on back and follow shad around. How about I make it real clear for you pal - you made some accusations about posters on this board - back it up with links to the posts that make you think that. Otherwise, you're firing blanks, as usual. How about I make it real clear for you (again) little buddy - I don't need to provide you any links for my opinion.
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 9:29:40 GMT -5
How about I make it real clear for you pal - you made some accusations about posters on this board - back it up with links to the posts that make you think that. Otherwise, you're firing blanks, as usual. How about I make it real clear for you (again) little buddy - I don't need to provide you any links for my opinion. So in other words, it's based on pure BS Nobody here wants to see violence in Ferguson.
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Post by redleg on Nov 21, 2014 9:30:07 GMT -5
Many folks are treating this as a singular, isolated incident. This was simply the tipping point. There seems to be a long history of police indiscretions and racial profiling in Ferguson. www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-much-racial-profiling-happens-in-ferguson/378606/Rioting and property destruction is absolutely counterproductive and ineffective. However, I believe that one needs to be black and reside in Ferguson to fully understand the residents level of frustration with law enforcement. First, your link is to the Atlantic, a member in good standing of the LR media. Second, they equate evidence with causation. Just because most of the interactions with the police are from blacks doesn't mean racism. It may be that the blacks are breaking the law more than whites. Should black criminals be ignored just because the police have reached their quota of black stops?
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 9:31:14 GMT -5
How about I make it real clear for you (again) little buddy - I don't need to provide you any links for my opinion. So in other words, it's based on pure BS Nobody here wants to see violence in Ferguson. In your opinion.
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 9:49:29 GMT -5
So in other words, it's based on pure BS Nobody here wants to see violence in Ferguson. In your opinion. Which is based on the fact that nobody has posted such. And your opinion is based on....finding racist bogeymen under every rock. Now be a good little monkey and get that last word!
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 21, 2014 10:18:29 GMT -5
no one wants violence, race riots only show the hand of low class trash of people.
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 10:26:31 GMT -5
Which is based on the fact that nobody has posted such. And your opinion is based on....finding racist bogeymen under every rock. Now be a good little monkey and get that last word! LMAO. That's how you quit every time you have a hissy fit with me here. You call me a name and blather on about the last word. So predictable. If you don't like my opinion, I suggest not reading it rather than getting all snarky as usual and dragging down the discussion. Add some value to the board for once, start a thread or something besides fighting for once.
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 10:31:01 GMT -5
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 10:40:44 GMT -5
I understand you're probably still embarrassed that you demanded proof of somebody's opinion, but you really need to calm down little buddy. You're ruining yet another thread.
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 10:49:57 GMT -5
I understand you're probably still embarrassed that you demanded proof of somebody's opinion Embarrassed - uh...no I didn't ask for proof. I asked you to back it up. Which you cannot. Cheeri-o!
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 11:07:16 GMT -5
I understand you're probably still embarrassed that you demanded proof of somebody's opinion Embarrassed - uh...no I didn't ask for proof. I asked you to back it up. Which you cannot. Cheeri-o! You asked for a link to my opinion. Now go run on back to your fight with the dudes on the other board like a " good little monkey". Seriously dude, is that all you do on these boards, chase people around to have little arguments?
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Post by alienrace on Nov 21, 2014 11:54:05 GMT -5
Seriously dude, is that all you do on these boards, chase people around to have little arguments? Anyone can see my posting history by clicking on my profile to see that's not the case, "dude".
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Post by davinci on Nov 21, 2014 12:23:31 GMT -5
Seriously dude, is that all you do on these boards, chase people around to have little arguments? Anyone can see my posting history by clicking on my profile to see that's not the case, "dude". Right! Now run along little monkey!
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Post by highmc2 on Nov 21, 2014 13:38:48 GMT -5
Many folks are treating this as a singular, isolated incident. This was simply the tipping point. There seems to be a long history of police indiscretions and racial profiling in Ferguson. www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-much-racial-profiling-happens-in-ferguson/378606/Rioting and property destruction is absolutely counterproductive and ineffective. However, I believe that one needs to be black and reside in Ferguson to fully understand the residents level of frustration with law enforcement. First, your link is to the Atlantic, a member in good standing of the LR media. Second, they equate evidence with causation. Just because most of the interactions with the police are from blacks doesn't mean racism. It may be that the blacks are breaking the law more than whites. Should black criminals be ignored just because the police have reached their quota of black stops? The thing is that Officer Darren Wilson did not know that Michael Brown was a robbery suspect when he was stopped. The link to the Atlantic article was used because it included a simple, easy to read chart (a must here) on Ferguson police activity. Since, Brown was not a known suspect to Wilson at the time of the stop it backs up the profiling shown in the charts. This is not to say there was not an altercation which caused Wilson to fire his weapon. It does, however, illustrate the history of issues between the black population and the police.
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Post by stevez51 on Nov 21, 2014 14:17:18 GMT -5
Well if you were walking down the middle of the street and a police car came by, wouldn't you expect to be told get out of the middle of the street..
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