Current Affairs George Floyd and Minneapolis Unrest

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one thing the right and left can agree on, influencers are the absolute worst

 

[verreauxi]

What happened to George floyd was absolutely terrible, and I can understand and fully back the anger of people who want to protest peacefully, but what they are doing now is absolutely scum.

Another think I cant really seem to fully grasp is the black lives matter movement, stats confirm that at least 2 x more caucasians have been murdered by police officers in the US, so why isit it All lives matter. A march on all fronts against police brutality, why does it have to be about race.

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[Disgruntledgoat]

What happened to George floyd was absolutely terrible, and I can understand and fully back the anger of people who want to protest peacefully, but what they are doing now is absolutely scum.

Another think I cant really seem to fully grasp is the black lives matter movement, stats confirm that at least 2 x more caucasians have been murdered by police officers in the US, so why isit it All lives matter. A march on all fronts against police brutality, why does it have to be about race.

Can you back up that claim with statistics?

 

[verreauxi]

one thing the right and left can agree on, influencers are the absolute worst

Holy holy!!!

 

[SerenityNigh]

It's interesting when you really dive into the numbers and compare across the globe. It's a rare subject I actually have some understanding of - imagine that lol Here's a short paper I produced in another lifetime around another key factor IMO, BME representation.

I'd share wider and more relevant papers but probably not the time.

Nice

 

[TheBigEasy]

Can you back up that claim with statistics?

People shot to death by U.S. police, by race 2024| Statista

The trend of fatal police shootings in the U.S. seems to only be increasing each year, with Black civilians having the highest rates of being killed by police.

www.statista.com

 

[coollino]

*shows ignored content*

Realises that that racist incel gobshite has been banned

This is with him, is he genuinely a racist etc or is he doing it to fit in with a community?

Everything he said was just a sound bite and often made little sense. Im not sure he fully understood what he was on about.

 

[coollino]

The big easy coming in with all lives matter lol

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

What happened to George floyd was absolutely terrible, and I can understand and fully back the anger of people who want to protest peacefully, but what they are doing now is absolutely scum.

Another think I cant really seem to fully grasp is the black lives matter movement, stats confirm that at least 2 x more caucasians have been murdered by police officers in the US, so why isit it All lives matter. A march on all fronts against police brutality, why does it have to be about race.

Everything died down, now this WUM

 

[Blues Harp]

What happened to George floyd was absolutely terrible, and I can understand and fully back the anger of people who want to protest peacefully, but what they are doing now is absolutely scum.

Another think I cant really seem to fully grasp is the black lives matter movement, stats confirm that at least 2 x more caucasians have been murdered by police officers in the US, so why isit it All lives matter. A march on all fronts against police brutality, why does it have to be about race.

Oh dear....another one

 

[SerenityNigh]

Another think I cant really seem to fully grasp is the black lives matter movement, stats confirm that at least 2 x more caucasians have been murdered by police officers in the US, so why isit it All lives matter. A march on all fronts against police brutality, why does it have to be about race.

I also would like to see receipts, but I want to make sure you don't miss again the most obvious point--this data you reference confirms what you are attempting to deny, that police violence against black persons occurs at a disproportionately high rate.

Just in case the math/s is hard:

US white population ~ 72 %
US black population ~ 12 %

Ratio of white : black people in US
6 : 1

If police violence occurs at the same rate, white persons killed by police would be 6x that of black persons. If the ratio is significantly higher than 6:1 then there is a bias towards killing more white persons (a police bias against white persons); if the ratio is significantly lower than 6:1 then there is a bias towards killing more black persons (a police bias against black persons).

So the evidence that you provided confirms a police bias against black persons that is 3x higher than the bias against white persons.

 

[TheBigEasy]

The big easy coming in with all lives matter lol

What's wrong with that seriously, do they not?

 

[TheBigEasy]

Oh dear....another one

What's wrong with what I have said seriously?

Is it in anyway racist?

 

[Ruairi77]

What happened to George floyd was absolutely terrible, and I can understand and fully back the anger of people who want to protest peacefully, but what they are doing now is absolutely scum.

Another think I cant really seem to fully grasp is the black lives matter movement, stats confirm that at least 2 x more caucasians have been murdered by police officers in the US, so why isit it All lives matter. A march on all fronts against police brutality, why does it have to be about race.

ooof, could take ages to answer this question.
Basically Black people have always been treated as 'lesser' in this country. They still are. It doesn't take long to figure that out when you move here.
They are at a disadvantage in every aspect of life. The system is intentionally rigged against them.
The officer leaning on Floyd's neck was very symbolic of how the whole country has it's boot on the neck of African Americans.
To say 'all lives matters' is very disrespectful and dismissive of their cause.
It's compounded by the fact that it's only ever used by whites i.e. the ones who cause the problem.
The march against the police has been made up of all races but the message is very specific and very important.
If we can right our wrongs and some how ensure equal treatment among races, any number of other problems will be solved so in a sense, they are marches on all fronts against police brutality, being met with police brutality.

 

[coollino]

What's wrong with that seriously, do they not?

Of course they do, but in this context it's more about the systematic racism within the police force etc. Something which white people suffer very, very little of.

Fair enough if you didn't mean it with any intent but a lot of the alt right have taken on that phrase.