Protests and Riots Thread

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 hours ago, Franklin Bluth said:

Weird, all the people I know who are currently on unemployment are white.

I have nothing new to add in response to this.

[Lou]

Does anyone watch the videos that Rico posts?

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

Does anyone watch the videos that Rico posts?

Almost never.

[mmc]

Pretty large protest in Portland that got a bit violent but police have been able to shut it down:

 

[Redondo]

• Tulsa police major warns of coming law enforcement exodus: 'Every officer you talk to is looking to leave'

Very difficult to become a cop right now and gets scrutinized so much in everything you do.

People need to be careful what they wish for.

It may bite them in the ass. You might need them some day and they won't be there. Think about that.

[Redondo]

Dr. Alveda King: Joe Biden 'stirring the race card up' comparing uncle's death to George Floyd's

Joe Biden is "missing the mark" in his speeches by playing the "race card," Evangelist Dr. Alveda King asserted Saturday.

In an interview on "Fox & Friends Weekend" with hosts Griff Jenkins, Pete Hegseth, and Jedidiah Bila,  King -- the niece of Martin Luther King Jr. -- said that the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee was "out of touch with reality" when he suggested that the impact George Floyd's death has made on the world in recent weeks had perhaps been greater than that of the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Lutther King Jr.

“Even Dr. King’s assassination did not have the worldwide impact that George Floyd’s death did,” Biden remarked.

King, however, disagreed.

"President Trump says that we all bleed the same. We are one nation under God. Uncle Joe, as they call him -- many do -- is in his basement missing the mark. And, he is out of touch with reality," she said.

She told the "Friends Weekend" hosts that by comparing her uncle and Floyd's deaths he is "stirring the race card up."

"Both men were raised in godly families. Both men wanted peace," King added. "Martin Luther King Jr.: a righteous preacher. George Floyd, whose family now -- his brother Terrence [says] ‘we want peace.’ His sister Ruby [says] ‘let's bring love back.'"

"So, I look at the message that is right at the heart of it -- which Uncle Joe doesn't want you to see, by stirring up the race card," she explained. "America needs sanity. America needs peace. America needs love."

Instead, King accused Biden of "bowing his knee to tyranny, anarchy, confusion," [and] "fighting over skin color."

"You know, we are one race -- [the] human race -- one blood. We can see you, Uncle Joe. And, we’re listening," she concluded. "But you, have the wrong message, Uncle Joe."

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MLK's NIECE CRITICIZES BIDEN COMMENTS: 'WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO COMPARE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND GEORGE FLOYD?'

 

Edited June 13, 2020 by Redondo

[arch stanton]

12 minutes ago, Redondo said:

• Tulsa police major warns of coming law enforcement exodus: 'Every officer you talk to is looking to leave'

Very difficult to become a cop right now and gets scrutinized so much in everything you do.

People need to be careful what they wish for.

It may bite them in the ass. You might need them some day and they won't be there. Think about that.

Or they might come and kneel on your neck until you die or just go back to basics with a good old fashioned civil forfeiture move. Think about that

[Redondo]

Nearly 3,000 African-Americans were murdered in US in 2018 – without police, more could die

According to FBI crime statistics, in 2018, 2,925 African-Americans were murdered in the U.S., and about 2,600 of the murderers were African-American. Given these figures, it would appear that the problem goes deeper than racism and that dismantling the police – something that is now being considered by Democratic mayors in several other cities – invites more crime.

[Redondo]

3 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Or they might come and kneel on your neck until you die or just go back to basics with a good old fashioned civil forfeiture move. Think about that

I'm not saying there aren't bad cops, but removing them completely?

Have a bunch of Paul Blart mall cops running the place?

Recipe for disaster.

[arch stanton]

5 minutes ago, Redondo said:

I'm not saying there aren't bad cops, but removing them completely?

Have a bunch of Paul Blart mall cops running the place?

Recipe for disaster.

I guess that depends on your point of view. The current system has been pretty frickin disastrous for a whole lot of people. And it’s not just the cops. Solving from the bottom up never works. Just look at illegal immigration. The union leaders and elected officials that don’t prevent this or at least try to nip it in the bud should go first and any cop who wants to threaten to leave should get invited to do it or stfu. 

[tdawg87]

Nobody is trying to remove the police force entirely. Well, maybe some are but those people are idiots.

It's just changing the system itself entirely. 

I hate bringing up MLK but the Cons have been doing it all the time lately so I think it's fair. He was considered an "anarchist", in fact I think he considered himself one to a degree. And during his time he was. He fought to change the system. And the change was very significant.

It's not about "getting rid of" cops. That's absurd. It's about cleaning the slate because clearly there's a systemic problem and it needs to change. Make police accountable for their actions. The funding comes out of taxpayers pockets. How about we change that? You'd think cons would be on board with that....

[Adam]

[Adam]

[Adam]

[Adam]

Sorry guys little Saturday morning coffee and memes

[Taylor]

11 hours ago, Adam said:

Alfonso Ribeiro and Urkel don’t count

Dangit. What about Malcolm Jamal Warner?

[Adam]

[Adam]

13 minutes ago, Franklin Bluth said:

Dangit. What about Malcolm Jamal Warner?

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[Adam]

Finally an actual anti-racist policy change

https://reason.com/2020/06/13/new-york-city-cops-will-finally-stop-targeting-street-food-vendors/

[mmc]

 

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[Amazing Larry]

8 hours ago, mymerlincat said:

Pretty large protest in Portland that got a bit violent but police have been able to shut it down:

 

More of this please. 

[Brandon]

I want to see someone toss a flash bang into a large crowd

[Lou]

4 hours ago, Franklin Bluth said:

Dangit. What about Malcolm Jamal Warner?

 

 

 

 

 

 

not a Bruin 

[Taylor]

5 hours ago, Adam said:

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Racist.