4 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

 

So if he had been in jail a day or two sooner it would have mattered? 

Yes, in that case the first day of protests, asking for his arrest, wouldn't have happened. If would have defused.

3 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

And black people kill more white people every year both in sheer numbers AND percentage of population, but that doesn't fit the narrative either. 

I read that black people are three times more likely to be killed by police than white people. Is that true? Seem human rights abuse to me. No. 

Just now, stevenl said:

Yes, in that case the first day of protests, asking for his arrest, wouldn't have happened. If would have defused.

 

They are the worst they have been and th guy is in a bare room stripped naked except for a suicide frock with velcro. Every few minutes they shine a light on the guy and make him move to verify he is alive. The ACLU would consider this torture. 

 

Can they stop now?

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

I read that black people are three times more likely to be killed by police than white people. Is that true? Seem human rights abuse to me. No. 

Perhaps they are three times more dodgy....????

3 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

I am having trouble with the logic in play at these riots. Black people want to be respected more by others, so to achieve that they burn down city centers, violently attack and threaten people, and run amok in scenes resembling war zones for many days on the flimsiest of excuses. I will admit my attitude has changed from complete indifference to a persons skin color to now where I would be considerably more wary around a group of black people. Well done guys!

I equally have trouble with the words of a President that fans the flames of hatred and division at every opportunity.

As an outsider, in my visits to America I've witnessed how lower-class white Americans treat blacks. I'm only surprised they are burning and not killing.

The flimsiest of excuses? You have a police officer on video openly murdering a black person, while three of his colleagues stand by with depraved indifference. Third degree murder only, and the others are not even charged.

IMO there is something seriously askew with your moral compass, something I have observed previously.

Americans elected a high-functioning sociopath as their President, and the chickens are coming home to roost. How great do you think America looks to the rest of the world right now?

21 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

the guy was a suspect of using FAKE MONEY

 

so he was arrested for a reason

 

people go protest & burn down things for this, but not against the stupidity of lockdown for a virus that kills as much as the flu ?

Allegedly using FAKE MONEY.

 

Has the note yet been confirmed as having been fake.

 

There are rumours that that Chauvin and Floyd had bad blood from when they worked as doormen at the nightclub. Chauvin is reputed to be on suicide watch probably for a number of reasons not just for the obvious one.

5 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I read that black people are three times more likely to be killed by police than white people. Is that true? Seem human rights abuse to me. No. 

 

They are 100 times more likely to be murdered by a black person.

18 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

It happens this way (Black on white) more than it does the other way around. Its a statistical fact. 

Perhaps an authoritative source for your assertion would be useful to readers, and I don't mean Breitbart News.

3 minutes ago, transam said:

Perhaps they are three times more dodgy....????

That's what I think too that US police kill black for the flimsiest of excuse like being dodginess.  

Some pretty wild scenes coming from the Whitehouse now.

Internal turmoil and civil unrest benefits the enemies of the USA. I would not be surprised if China, Russia, and Iran have been stirring the pot with their  social media campaigns spreading false information and encouraging violence.

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

That nonsense again, spread via Breitbart et al.

 

The involvement of extreme right wing thugs is much more believable.

To you maybe. To the rest of us it's obvious Antifa fascists and anarchists are stirring up a lot of the trouble.

10 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

 

They are the worst they have been and th guy is in a bare room stripped naked except for a suicide frock with velcro. Every few minutes they shine a light on the guy and make him move to verify he is alive. The ACLU would consider this torture. 

 

Can they stop now?

Nothing to do with my post.

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

Nothing to do with my post.

 

Justice has begun yet the riots won't stop. Tis is what happens when you do lockdowns and make people cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. I have been saying Americans won't shelter in place forever for awhile. 

 

This is the catalyst, I predicted rioting for the last several months.

Edited June 1, 20206 yr by Cryingdick

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

So, it's all Trump's fault!

Nothing to do with all the other politicians and community leaders at all. Just Trump, alone and with no help from anyone else.

I never realised he had so much power.

true, but trump is President. Has he ever led in time of crisis? His favourite meme is threats, blame and clearly stating he takes no responsibility at all. the man is a waste of space as representing the Office of the President of the USA. Remember trump's recent awe inspiring Presidential statement from the WH - vicious dogs and ominous weapons- LOL

Edited June 1, 20206 yr by simple1

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31 minutes ago, faraday said:

And if a black person had done the same to a white police person......?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8373657/Shocking-moment-Dallas-rioters-hurl-ROCKS-store-owner-tried-defend-shop-sword.html

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

So, where is the leader who is supposedly Making America Great Again. Remember that? MAGA?

Where are the democrat leaders? The mayors and governors of the cities burning and being looted are democrats! Why is it always up to the President to bale these incompetent democrats out?

7 minutes ago, H1w4yR1da said:

To you maybe. To the rest of us it's obvious Antifa fascists and anarchists are stirring up a lot of the trouble.

The claim was 'soros', which is nonsense except to extreme right wingers.

Who is 'the rest of us'?

Edited June 1, 20206 yr by stevenl

50 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

 

This is how I avoided being on food stamps and burning my own neighborhoods down. Do you really worry about Trump playing golf? For me I think can you make something out of that and I can't so I simply don't give a flying duck if Trump cheats at golf.

Ok. I take that as a yes.

Amusing to see the twitter feed of the sports writer.

First off it's "burn the s... down" with a nice photo of a burning building.

Later it's "they are now attacking my area/building. Stop these animals".

Naturally he is copping heaps from everyone because he cheered them on when it was in the poor area but started crying when they moved upmarket to his place.

Sweet.

Cannot link - see Timcast.

Gonna be alota flat screen tv boxes on the curb for trash pickup this Tuesday. 

3 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

They were all doing a tough job managing the riots while POTUS sent out mixed messages some of which were incendiary. Meanwhile POTUS had a pleasant day at Kennedy Space Center twice. 

Sure. Mayor Frey (?) was doing it tough by telling the protesters/rioters to make sure they were wearing masks and to keep social distancing. 

27 minutes ago, Curt1591 said:

Many of them become "nasty pieces of work" from working as police. I thought about joining law enforcement at one time. Then I started meeting cops. 

I had a friend that was one of the nicest guys I had ever known. He was a volunteer fireman, a paramedic and would always join in whenever anyone needed help. 

After working for some time as a volunteer deputy, he finally got on permanently. After about a year and a half, his mood had changed. He now trusted no one, saw everyone as a suspect, and had nothing nice to say about people. I stopped hanging around him. 

Unfortunately, when all you do is deal with people in violation of law, you soon become paranoid and callous. And, among the group, their are those that go over the top. They usually won't stand out from the others that have grown tired of public in general.

In the Floyd case, the cop had raise a number of red flags. His instability was apparent. There should others held accountable.
 

But, in the end, Floyd, although the spark, is not what is fueling the continued rioting. 



 

I met a British police officer holidaying in Pattaya a few years back and would sometimes chew the fat with him. He told me much the same thing.

 

He said words to the effect that "We know the public hate us and we in turn hate the public. You can't speak your mind at work for fear of colleagues grassing you up. I hate the job and can't wait till I can retire".

 

He also expressed a hatred for a certain ethnic minority and came across as a very bitter and f......ed up man when he spoke of his true feelings. But I could see it from his point of view and it did not surprise me.

 

It made me see why so many coppers we encounter are often nasty ba...ards and rarely have civilian friends. I did not envy his choice of profession.

 

But none of this excuses the actions of those four cops in Minneapolis.

2 minutes ago, yogi100 said:

I met a British police officer holidaying in Pattaya a few years back and would sometimes chew the fat with him. He told me much the same thing.

 

He said words to the effect that "We know the public hate us and we in turn hate the public. You can't speak your mind at work for fear of colleagues grassing you up. I hate the job and can't wait till I can retire".

 

He also expressed a hatred for a certain ethnic minority and came across as a very bitter and f......ed up man when he spoke of his true feelings. But I could see it from his point of view and it did not surprise me.

 

It made me see why so many coppers we encounter are often nasty ba...ards and rarely have civilian friends. I did not envy his choice of profession.

 

But none of this excuses the actions of those four cops in Minneapolis.

 

They become more like the people they encounter and work with. Prison guards also get this. It becomes easy to tase the guy who just threw semen in your face.

Edited June 1, 20206 yr by Cryingdick

3 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

Gonna be alota flat screen tv boxes on the curb for trash pickup this Tuesday. 

They seem to be burning them in the middle of the streets so that will help. ????

5 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

They seem to be burning them in the middle of the streets so that will help. ????

 

The cameras aren't on the alleys. To be fair NYC doesn't have alleys that's why it is full of trash everyday. Didn't your mama ever tell you how to loot?

Edited June 1, 20206 yr by Cryingdick

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Worth a look if you think looting is a problem

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=looting+target+floyd+protest&docid=13983255402951&mid=06F3D2BB8FBBACC32F8D06F3D2BB8FBBACC32F8D&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Edited June 1, 20206 yr by EVENKEEL

35 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

Internal turmoil and civil unrest benefits the enemies of the USA. I would not be surprised if China, Russia, and Iran have been stirring the pot with their  social media campaigns spreading false information and encouraging violence.

You've got a point there. 

 

Russians, Iranians and Chinese are probably phoning up black Americans right now and telling them to go out and riot and maybe get a new TV set!

 

Just like back in June 2016 a Russian sounding gentleman phoned me up and urged me to vote against Brexit.