The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
No, we already worked out that when Fear takes over middle lane hoggers are the first to go.
The list is fairly long to be fair...!
No, we already worked out that when Fear takes over middle lane hoggers are the first to go.
Absolutely, I'm not saying that the officer made the best choice under the circumstances but he had to make a choice in a fraction of a second and he had a gun.
Even the choice to shoot 4 times rather than once or twice seems excessive.
I'm shocked that the police showing up didn't seem to bother that group of kids at all. They just continued on fighting.
And then you have 15 year old girls having a knife fight outside somebody's house?
Couldnt give a shit what colour someone is or what their background is.
But if i had a daughter and some piece of shit held a gun to her pregnant stomach while his goons stole belongings i would want that twat removed from this planet.
People talking about depopulation. Great idea. Lets start with these kind of people.
Why is this guy lying about what happened? He has over 700k followers and is a lawyer and civil rights advocate. I don't know what is happening anymore.
For you to incorporate numbers you would have to have a stat with how many white criminals vs black criminals there are to be truely accurate.The problem is, Col, there are 4 times as many whites as there are blacks. That means you are twice as likely to get shot by a cop if you are black.
For you to incorporate numbers you would have to have a stat with how many white criminals vs black criminals there are to be truely accurate.
Police arnt going to be shooting innocent people are they so non criminals are safe.... mmmm might be a message there!
Well Chauvin was judged guilty on all 3 counts. No need for whataboutery mike.Ask Brianna Taylor and many many others at overzealous cops Col.
The point is, why do black people get shot disproportionally irrespective of their actions when white people don't disproportionally irrespective of their actions.
The answer to that question speaks to exactly why it's such a big issue in the US and painting the likes of Floyd as a criminal (when it was a sentence served years ago) is part of the institutionalised racism people in the US argue about.
His past was aired to whip up a defence, create hate and totally take people's attentions off Chauvin's actions. Anyone else spot the 'angry, strong, immune to pain' stereotype used in the defence?
The US is the only country that convicts on a crime committed by a child 40 years ago regardless of what they are now actually charged with....the UK doesn't allow prior conduct in as a matter of course, as prior conduct is irrelevant to the simple question of whether or not there is evidence of the current charge.
Hence Floyd's past had to be addressed by the prosecution, yet nobody talked about the specifics of the dozen plus complaints Chauvin had been reprimanded for.
AgreeCrime has strong links to poverty. Blacks are more likely to live in poverty, because in America they weren't allowed to participate in things like property until recently.
Sort the poverty and education you for everyone, and you cut crime.
Confrontational crime is the norm in America, and that creates more poverty as people are targeted and fined.
It's time to stop the vicious cycle.
Crime has strong links to poverty. Blacks are more likely to live in poverty, because in America they weren't allowed to participate in things like property until recently.
Sort the poverty and education you for everyone, and you cut crime.
Confrontational crime is the norm in America, and that creates more poverty as people are targeted and fined.
It's time to stop the vicious cycle.
Yep, once in that cycle, it's hard to get out.
America has an incarceration rate far higher than any of their peers. And as you say, it's largely about money and control of minorities.
That's one reason defunding the Police makes sense.
In Blue states you might be right, but never underestimate the racism in Red states. Just pop onto the comments section of any US right wing site, and they don't even try and hide it.
One poster called for the extermination of all blacks a few days ago, and he wasn't joking.
And yes, defund the Police is essentially stop spending half your budget on militarising the Police, and try and deal with non serious crimes in a different way. They actually have a terrible record at solving murders and rapes, for example, because they are distracted by putting some addict behind bars instead, or dealing with mental health issues.
When NY cops protested a few years back by refusing to deal with low level crimes, crime rates actually dropped. They were hoping they would rise, to leverage the city government.