Current Affairs George Floyd and Minneapolis Unrest
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dead_soft
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'backed up by the threat of the Army... before it really gets out of hand'
Might be one of the most unintentionally hilarious things written on this board.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Strangely enough I find find most of your posts quite funny.....
dead_soft
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Oh come on Peter, take a joke, you said a silly thing again ya daft sod
How racist is Britain today? What the evidence tells us
Survey data shows British people continue to hold racist views and that minorities continue to face discrimination when applying for jobs.
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How racist is Britain today? What the evidence tells us
Survey data shows British people continue to hold racist views and that minorities continue to face discrimination when applying for jobs.
‘We also asked whether “some races or ethnic groups are born harder working than others”, to which a substantially larger percentage – 44% – said yes.’
Forty. Four. Percent.
Get a room guys
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
Considering 52% voted for Brexit, I'm surprised it's so low. What?
Far less than 52% of adults voted for brexit.
That's true, and I was, of course, being somewhat glib.
peteblue
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And far less than 48% of adults voted to remain in the EU........
peteblue
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Probably. BLM seem to think they have the monopoly over racial injustice, while pushing whatever political message they wish to pursue.....
wtf
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in response to civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets. Defense documents obtained by the AP show some were not trained in riot response. Members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, which is based in D.C. and typically guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, were mobilized last month to respond to massive protests over the treatment of Black Americans and systemic issues of police brutality. But they were never actually sent to the protests after they arrived.
The soldiers were issued bayonets for their June 2 deployment — but told they were to remain in their scabbards and not attached to their service rifles, Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark A. Milley wrote to two U.S. representatives in a letter that was obtained by the AP. The soldiers were also told no weapons were to enter the capital without clear orders and only after nonlethal options were first reviewed, he said.
An unclassified military document obtained by the AP also shows that some of the soldiers were not prepared to deal with the protesters. Instead commanders planned to give paratroopers the proper training within 96 hours of their arrival in Washington, the document shows.
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An unclassified military document obtained by the AP also shows that some of the soldiers were not prepared to deal with the protesters. Instead commanders planned to give paratroopers the proper training within 96 hours of their arrival in Washington, the document shows.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Confirms Soldiers Were Issued Bayonets For DC Protests
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
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The soldiers were issued bayonets for their June 2 deployment — but told they were to remain in their scabbards and not attached to their service rifles, Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark A. Milley wrote to two U.S. representatives in a letter that was obtained by the AP. The soldiers were also told no weapons were to enter the capital without clear orders and only after nonlethal options were first reviewed, he said.
An unclassified military document obtained by the AP also shows that some of the soldiers were not prepared to deal with the protesters. Instead commanders planned to give paratroopers the proper training within 96 hours of their arrival in Washington, the document shows.
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An unclassified military document obtained by the AP also shows that some of the soldiers were not prepared to deal with the protesters. Instead commanders planned to give paratroopers the proper training within 96 hours of their arrival in Washington, the document shows.
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