tailgater
6 years ago
You sure do like your circles.


I watch the news on TV.
I listen to the news on the radio.
I get news feeds in my email.

The same news people who chastised the anti-shut down crowd for not social distancing were in awe at the "peaceful protesters". Some even mentioned the abundance of masks, and dismissed the distancing as unavoidable (of course).
If I led you to believe I was talking about only those who marched, then I apologize. Except not really, because it's pretty obvious in my post.



Speyside
6 years ago
Circles are more than just for circle jerks, don't let your experience cloud your vision. Some dumb Fcks are calling them hero's, just like a different group of dumb Fcks called open the country folks hero's. I have more respect for the open the country folks, still stupid Fcks, but they protested, they did not riot or loot.
tailgater
6 years ago
TW thanks you for coming to his rescue.


(if you can call recycling my joke as a legitimate retort. But we consider the source, and we can't be too choosy. )

teedubbya
6 years ago
DrafterX
6 years ago
smell-mop.... 😟
tailgater
6 years ago

Some dumb Fcks are calling them hero's, just like a different group of dumb Fcks called open the country folks hero's. I have more respect for the open the country folks, still stupid Fcks, but they protested, they did not riot or loot.

Speyside wrote:





From my perspective, I agreed with the premise of both protests.
1. Open the damn country.
2. Seek justice for what the George Floyd tragedy represents.

(Only one group got called out for the lack of social distancing, but we don't want to confuse TW by mentioning it.)


The open-up crowd were stupid for bringing firearms. Look at the riots from last night. Protests can very quickly become riots through no fault of anyone involved in the original protest. Emotions are high. mob mentality is a real thing.

But who actually started these riots?
delta1
6 years ago
hierarchy of social grievances takes place when circumstances evolve...

if some people seem hypocritical, it's because they have judged that one problem is a bigger threat to them/society than the other...some are trying to balance the two threats by wearing masks, when distancing isn't possible, while expressing anger at oppressive and violent law enforcement ...

it is actually a welcome respite from the constant drumbeat of the coronavirus pandemic threat...mayhem in the streets always draw viewers like a deadly trainwreck...(TIC)

judging from the widespread protests throughout this country, seems a lot of people have put their fears of the virus aside to take to the streets to assemble and express grievances against their government...a tradition that the nation's fathers began when they took to the streets in protest and subsequently armed themselves and fought against British rule...in close proximity to Boston...

surprised that it took several days for the descendants in the area to exercise their outrage over government forces that kill its citizens without justification
delta1
6 years ago

From my perspective, I agreed with the premise of both protests.
1. Open the damn country.
2. Seek justice for what the George Floyd tragedy represents.

...

But who actually started these riots?

tailgater wrote:



the history of unjustified killings of citizens by some forces of our government that we have entrusted to provide for our general safety and have empowered them with authority to use deadly force in furtherance of that goal, but who have misused that awesome power of life and death
DrafterX
6 years ago
cause cops kill black peoples a couple dozen times a week right..??? 😟
delta1
6 years ago
once a year would be too many, especially if you were that guy...and it's not just black people, though that seems to be the perception...

unjustified killings of white, any and all, people are also a betrayal by our protectors...and happens so frequently that many Americans have been motivated to say publicly that enough is enough...
DrafterX
6 years ago
if there has a been a 'wave' of anything it's cops being killed by ambush... but nobody wants to talk about that... 😟
rfenst
6 years ago

if there has a been a 'wave' of anything it's cops being killed by ambush... but nobody wants to talk about that... 😟

DrafterX wrote:


Huh?
delta1
6 years ago
there have been a few...and the media does publicize them...luckily cops don't demonstrate and incite rioting in the aftermath...

cop killings are great tragedies....and should never happen


but there is no comparison to the numbers of people killed by cops...here are some numbers:


https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/ 

tonygraz
6 years ago
Didn't a wave of Police brutality precede that ?
delta1
6 years ago
here're the numbers of cops killed feloniously in the line of duty...an average of 85 per year...compared to an average of more than 900 people in US killed by cops


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_officers_killed_in_the_line_of_duty_in_the_United_States 
DrafterX
6 years ago
16 Officers Feloniously Killed so far in 2020... According to the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program...

😟
RobertHively
6 years ago

hierarchy of social grievances takes place when circumstances evolve...

if some people seem hypocritical, it's because they have judged that one problem is a bigger threat to them/society than the other...some are trying to balance the two threats by wearing masks, when distancing isn't possible, while expressing anger at oppressive and violent law enforcement ...

it is actually a welcome respite from the constant drumbeat of the coronavirus pandemic threat...mayhem in the streets always draw viewers like a deadly trainwreck...(TIC)

judging from the widespread protests throughout this country, seems a lot of people have put their fears of the virus aside to take to the streets to assemble and express grievances against their government...a tradition that the nation's fathers began when they took to the streets in protest and subsequently armed themselves and fought against British rule...in close proximity to Boston...

surprised that it took several days for the descendants in the area to exercise their outrage over government forces that kill its citizens without justification

delta1 wrote:



One if by mob, two if by COVID?

Asking for Frank.

delta1
6 years ago

16 Officers Feloniously Killed so far in 2020... According to the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program...

😟

DrafterX wrote:



average number of cops killed feloniously in the US is 85/year, so that number is a big drop...about half of the typical annual total...

compared to nearly 1,000 people killed by cops, it is less than a tenth...

neither number is a positive reflection for the US
DrafterX
6 years ago
we don't have riots unless a black man is killed and the community feels slow justice or no justice has been done. in this case the cop has been charged with murder but the protests continue... the reason for my post was Juan Williams antagonizing and flaming the fire by saying there has been a wave of police killing black men lately... making it sound like the people are fed up because this happens everyday. 😟
victor809
6 years ago
They are pretty fed up, and it happens more than it should.
Hell, just watch some of the protest videos and you can see the police specifically treat black protesters significantly differently than the white protesters doing exactly the same thing.

It's actually pretty clear to watch. And it's amazingly strange to me that in the middle of a riot about poor treatment of people of color by police, that some police officers would literally treat the people of color differently. It's almost like they can't help themselves. You'd think if they were smart they would have a meeting at the beginning and be like "ok guys, we know there's a lot of people videoing this... at least today let's be egalitarian."
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