#BLACKLIVESMATTER

[Whistlin' Dixie]

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Interesting.. why's that?

Why's what? That he became a dave angel type?

No idea mate. Probly to either have them over or try to get his end away...or both.

He was always bumming a pint here & there off his mates. One snide tit he is. He asked a lad I used to bevvy with now & again (Not very bright lad, but dead sound all the same) to borrow £50 from his arl fella so he (the 'protestor' - I dunno if I'm allowed to name him personally @mods?) could join the lad & his mates on a night out, telling him he'd pay his arl fella back.

Never did. Then tried to 'enforce' the debt one night in the rubber-dub...Until I told him that I now owned the debt - and gave him a 'reminder' to pay me.

Lad didn't get his money back, or his money's worth, come to think of it.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

When America sneezes...

 

[The Cowboy]

My 2 cents.

The black lives matter is a genuine cause originated in America where black lives are treated differently. There is so many examples of black people being killed unnecessarily by police force when a similar white situation would end up without a casualty. But there is plenty more beyond that. I remember davenport chappelle or Chris rock telling a story where the media reported a white girl being kidnapped and at the same time a black girl had been kidnapped and the media ignored thst story. More so that the black girl actually fought back and escaped but no one media wise focused on it. They had preferential treatment to the skin colour.

Now this campaign has spread over here it is a bit of a joke. I fully back the cause in America but attitudes are different here. Skin colour isn't a major issue apart from areas sadly like sport. Away from that right now Muslims are the ones persecuted by ignorant people and yet people turn blind eye.

All lives matter. I just don't agree that a genuine cause should be piggy backed and therefore lost its direction over here.

Davenport Chapelle lol

 

[Seathestars]

Some of these protesters just like the attention I'm sure.

It's almost like they covet apartheid.

When you're feeling sorry for yourself let the whole world know, bad attention is better than none.

 

[longers]

I remember dave chappelle or Chris rock telling a story

Why can't you remember which one ? Is it because they all look the same to you ?

You bad racist

 

[royalblue66]

Davenport Chapelle lol

Sounds like a criminal lawyer, could go on forever haha.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

My 2 cents.

The black lives matter is a genuine cause originated in America where black lives are treated differently. There is so many examples of black people being killed unnecessarily by police force when a similar white situation would end up without a casualty. But there is plenty more beyond that. I remember davenport chappelle or Chris rock telling a story where the media reported a white girl being kidnapped and at the same time a black girl had been kidnapped and the media ignored thst story. More so that the black girl actually fought back and escaped but no one media wise focused on it. They had preferential treatment to the skin colour.

Now this campaign has spread over here it is a bit of a joke. I fully back the cause in America but attitudes are different here. Skin colour isn't a major issue apart from areas sadly like sport. Away from that right now Muslims are the ones persecuted by ignorant people and yet people turn blind eye.

All lives matter. I just don't agree that a genuine cause should be piggy backed and therefore lost its direction over here.

Need to be mindful that it's easy to take and highlight specific examples to push whatever agenda. The kidnap example you gave there, you can wonder why Madeleine McCann receives so much attention when other children of all race and age, don't. It happens, some media stories catch fire, others... don't. Browse http://www.missingpeople.org.uk and it's staggering how many children go missing and you don't hear a peep.

 

[bol-uk]

So rather than answer my question you simply ask me one in return, either because you couldn't be bothered to watch the video or because you couldn't find anything to take issue with.

Black people's lives matter a whole bunch, just the same as any other colour person's life. The actions of the group called 'Black Lives Matter' though are highly questionable at times, as the video shows, and you're demonstrating rather well that there's plenty of people who quickly jump on you if you dare to question them.

AAAArgh save me from this

 

[monty]

To be fair, it was police unjustly shooting black men and children that gave rise to BLM.

You're right of course but with him in charge minorities, irrespective of their size, will be further subjected to harshness in an unjust system. Incidentally no one will win favour by insulting the flag, its the USA not the UK but I understand why its done.

 

[sageyefc]

LivesMatter

 

[witchdoc187]

Rubbish protest. Absolutely redundant and pointless in the UK.

agree with first part. Disagree with second. I work with youth groups in London and the racial abuse/harassment they have to deal with daily is shocking. I feel however they should focus their protests on the Met. police.

 

[Sapie88]

LivesMatter

Apart from moths. Pointless animals.

 

[Seathestars]

agree with first part. Disagree with second. I work with youth groups in London and the racial abuse/harassment they have to deal with daily is shocking. I feel however they should focus their protests on the Met. police.

That's it mate, blame the police for the ills of the world.

There's some bad ones, most do a fantastic job. Try that argument with the wife and kids of PC David Philips, run over and killed in Birkenhead not long ago, while trying to stop thieves.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

AAAArgh save me from this

What exactly are you taking issue with...someone saying that everyone's lives are of equal importance?

 

[bol-uk]

What exactly are you taking issue with...someone saying that everyone's lives are of equal importance?

Nope, Americanisms, like "a whole bunch of stuff" or whatever you said.