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Post by Deuterium Oxide on Dec 5, 2014 12:38:09 GMT -5
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Post by Pollux on Dec 5, 2014 23:08:48 GMT -5
Race is always going to be an issue in these. If a black cop killed a white guy nobody would react this much. I can't even post this without the people behind the bizarre protests thinking I'm racist. How does it speak out against the Brown killing by protesting at a mall and keeping people from shopping? Al Sharpton isn't showing up to speak for a Caucasian family in a similar situation.
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Post by ScottYoshonis on Dec 8, 2014 10:27:23 GMT -5
Race is always going to be an issue in these. If a black cop killed a white guy nobody would react this much. I can't even post this without the people behind the bizarre protests thinking I'm racist. How does it speak out against the Brown killing by protesting at a mall and keeping people from shopping? Al Sharpton isn't showing up to speak for a Caucasian family in a similar situation. You're kidding, right? If a black cop killed a white kid, Fox News and the rest of the right-wing echo chamber would be all over it, and blaming it on Obama somehow. But the whole point of the protests is that it never happens that way. Ever. And that is a problem, whether you want to acknowledge it or not.
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Post by joeking1978 on Dec 8, 2014 10:34:27 GMT -5
Race is always going to be an issue in these. If a black cop killed a white guy nobody would react this much. I can't even post this without the people behind the bizarre protests thinking I'm racist. How does it speak out against the Brown killing by protesting at a mall and keeping people from shopping? Al Sharpton isn't showing up to speak for a Caucasian family in a similar situation. You're kidding, right? If a black cop killed a white kid, Fox News and the rest of the right-wing echo chamber would be all over it, and blaming it on Obama somehow. But the whole point of the protests is that it never happens that way. Ever. And that is a problem, whether you want to acknowledge it or not. Wow- from the archives. I had to make sure this post wasn't from 2010. You do realize there has been numerous examples now that disputed your theory. Someone with more time can produce links I'm sure...
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Post by ScottYoshonis on Dec 8, 2014 10:37:05 GMT -5
You're kidding, right? If a black cop killed a white kid, Fox News and the rest of the right-wing echo chamber would be all over it, and blaming it on Obama somehow. But the whole point of the protests is that it never happens that way. Ever. And that is a problem, whether you want to acknowledge it or not. Wow- from the archives. I had to make sure this post wasn't from 2010. You do realize there has been numerous examples now that disputed your theory. Someone with more time can produce links I'm sure... Feel free. And even if there are one or two outliers, they are the rule rather than the exception and the point still holds.
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Post by joeking1978 on Dec 8, 2014 10:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by ScottYoshonis on Dec 8, 2014 11:03:03 GMT -5
World Net Daily? Washington Times? Really?
Of course, that pretty much makes my point about the RWNJ echo chamber.
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Post by Pollux on Dec 8, 2014 11:17:43 GMT -5
Race is always going to be an issue in these. If a black cop killed a white guy nobody would react this much. I can't even post this without the people behind the bizarre protests thinking I'm racist. How does it speak out against the Brown killing by protesting at a mall and keeping people from shopping? Al Sharpton isn't showing up to speak for a Caucasian family in a similar situation. You're kidding, right? If a black cop killed a white kid, Fox News and the rest of the right-wing echo chamber would be all over it, and blaming it on Obama somehow. But the whole point of the protests is that it never happens that way. Ever. And that is a problem, whether you want to acknowledge it or not. Is your second point that the point of the protests is to bring attention to the fact that Black cops never kill white kids? I'm kind of confused by the way you presented it.
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Post by joeking1978 on Dec 8, 2014 14:35:17 GMT -5
World Net Daily? Washington Times? Really? Of course, that pretty much makes my point about the RWNJ echo chamber. The story on world net daily has been covered by major outlets as well. I just snagged the first link I saw to keep it simple.
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Post by Deuterium Oxide on Dec 8, 2014 15:36:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deuterium Oxide on Dec 8, 2014 15:47:27 GMT -5
There is this though
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Post by Pollux on Dec 8, 2014 16:40:08 GMT -5
There is this though I'm unfamiliar with the details. Was he mentally I'll and thought the cops were coming and the family snitched or had he really committed crimes to have a reason to worry?
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Post by Deuterium Oxide on Dec 8, 2014 16:41:16 GMT -5
He had a warrant. Not sure what it was for.
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Post by Deuterium Oxide on Dec 8, 2014 16:42:35 GMT -5
Cop's body cam footage in the link I posted. I can see where he thought he was pulling out but these cops seem to have horrible procedures.
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Post by Pollux on Dec 8, 2014 16:46:22 GMT -5
He had a warrant. Not sure what it was for. Then I'm not going to feel bad based on his post where he was feeling sorry for himself. Having made his bed aside those cops need better training and procedures. This shouldn't be happening so often.
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