Just watched that. Disgusting
Current Affairs George Floyd and Minneapolis Unrest
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dead_soft
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Are you suggesting that there hasn't been conversation around this already?
Again I agree with you there should not be sides and I have no interest what colour you are, because for me that does not matter and shouldn't to anyone else. And surely please don't kill any person should be what you preach. Point scoring is what some people do when they become deliberately antagonistic towards another person for their gains or to help their argument.
Are you trying to put words in my mouth son. Where have I even implied that ? Not my intention at all so behave yourself.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"
I don't feel one bit bad about the situation unfolding(except sadness at the loss of life obviously). It's been overdue for a long long time and, with this lockdown, unemployment etc this is just the match. There has been a serious issue with poilicing in this country for far too long. They've become a quasi militarized version of a protectorate. They have fn wartime machines at their disposal. Again and again courts have said that as long as "police feel threatened" they are free to use lethal force. They've justified way too man killings as a "I felt threatened". I understand that it is not every single police officer that is doing these things but "one bad apple spoils the bunch". That stupid blue wall of silence and a sort of heroism from the same idiots that love Trump for the police have caused the resentment here. Theres been too many instances, not just against black people but they are overwhelmingly the victims, of police brutality completely swept under the rug by the department ad the DA's office as well unwilling to prosecute them.
The whole thing is destined to explode sooner or later. This virus makes it seem like it's going to be sooner..
I don't feel one bit bad about the situation unfolding(except sadness at the loss of life obviously). It's been overdue for a long long time and, with this lockdown, unemployment etc this is just the match. There has been a serious issue with poilicing in this country for far too long. They've become a quasi militarized version of a protectorate. They have fn wartime machines at their disposal. Again and again courts have said that as long as "police feel threatened" they are free to use lethal force. They've justified way too man killings as a "I felt threatened". I understand that it is not every single police officer that is doing these things but "one bad apple spoils the bunch". That stupid blue wall of silence and a sort of heroism from the same idiots that love Trump for the police have caused the resentment here. Theres been too many instances, not just against black people but they are overwhelmingly the victims, of police brutality completely swept under the rug by the department ad the DA's office as well unwilling to prosecute them.
The whole thing is destined to explode sooner or later. This virus makes it seem like it's going to be sooner..
dead_soft
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Well if you agree that it has been - how is just carrying on the conversation change anything? Those in charge have no desire to change it
Papa Shango
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I...know what point scoring is! Just wasn't sure why it was relevant to what we were saying? There was zero antagonism there!
Saying don't kill any person is pointless too, that's kind of the point. Talking over stuff that is so obvious and that should never be happening is not going to solve a thing. It brings no new light to the issues, everybody knows what is wrong and what is right yet it still happens.
Rioting is born out of frustration, a place to go to when there feels like there is no other option.
Yes disgusting, where do you go from here.
Well they bloody well should, it tells me they are the wrong people in charge, it's a terrifying chain of events.
A CNN reporter arrested before the fella who actually committed the murder? Wild.
Kenshin
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It seems that people , especially government officials are missing the point as to why there is unrest in regards to this.
I get why people are rioting and generally kicking off. Whether you agree or not with what they are doing , Americans are right to kick off now.
I get why people are rioting and generally kicking off. Whether you agree or not with what they are doing , Americans are right to kick off now.
dead_soft
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In which case it seems like there is a big justification for rioting
Been released thankfully
I've seen the video, it's incredible. Why on Earth would you arrest a guy for doing that when he was credentialled and was happy to be cooperate?!
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