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That isn't true. Many cops have been sent to prison for committing crimes. The blanket statement you made has no link to the reality.
no, actually what im saying is true. how many indictments have there been for police shootings? its a tiny % when regular folk are almost always indicted. im not saying they all are guilty, but the victims dont even get the opportunity to have a trial for the cop. im pretty sure the more statistics you will find, the more you will see that police arent accountable for their crimes.
im not sure where you live, but in my commute to work i see cops breaking traffic laws all the time and they arent heading to emergencies. they need to get tickets also.
im waiting to see what happens to the cop that killed akai gurley in brooklyn. im guessing if that cop isnt indicted there will be a more significant reaction than eric garner.
I hope they will get prosecuted to the full extent of the law and fined to pay for the emergency responders time to clear them out.
Hmmm, I think that would happen to a bunch of white people blocking traffic, but it doesn't happen to black folks doing the same thing due to "black privilege".
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I say that tongue in cheek. However just as life might not be perceived as fair from a minorities perspective, so too can people in the majority feel the same way. Minorities get special perks (i.e. privileges) because they are considered a protected class. So you cannot have your cake and eat it to.
All lives should matter, and blacks demonstrating would be standing of a firmer foundation if the incidents they reference were not based on a false narrative.
If black lives matter, would the protestors stand up in a similar manner for someone who appears white but is actually black? The black lives that matter are the ones identified by the Sharptons and Jacksons.
Well, I ran across this article this morning, seems the movement as a function meant to spur on civil unrest is funded from some deep pockets, and those with ulterior motives. And who, at least in my humble opinion, looks at those protestors as useful idiots.
If black lives matter, would the protestors stand up in a similar manner for someone who appears white but is actually black? The black lives that matter are the ones identified by the Sharptons and Jacksons.
Just an observation. I think people who self identify as black are certainly free to do so, but if someone "looks white" and doesn't self identify as black, I don't consider them to "be black." Maybe we should all start wearing buttons that disclose our racial percentages or something so that no one sneaks under the white fence.
I'd have a bit more respect for the "movement" if these folks were out there holding signs that read, "ALL Lives Matter!" Seems to be the logical default for preaching equal valuation of human life, and certainly rings with the greatest degree of truth. I have no doubt that you'd see much greater diversity in both support and participation under the previously suggested change in wording.
I come from an enormous blended family that includes more than a handful of racial backgrounds. The beauty for me is that growing up, I only had to evaluate whether I thought folks were 'good' or 'bad' based exclusively upon the sum of their actions. It's disheartening to see how many people appear to stop at the cover when reading a book... they're often missing out on very rich stories.
i think they should focus around the concept that everyone deserves a fair trial. most police actions arent technically illegal but sometimes they are and victims deserve trials and the opportunity for justice.
ALL lives matter equally regardless of whether they are White, Black, "Hispanic"/Latino, Asian, American Indian/Pacific Islander/Alaskan Native, or Martian.
This whole "Black Lives Matter" is an offshoot of the socialist Occupy movement designed to rile up discontent and cause violence. Discontent and violence causes polarization which is good for the socialists since their anti-capitalist agenda is reliant on large masses of poor and supposedly oppressed people that they can easily whip into the frenzy.
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