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If the video did not exist, and the official report was claiming that Walter Scott was attacking the cop, irrespective of eye witnesses who gave a different account, then they may have needed Rev Al to start the wheels of justice moving, and not let their loved one be killed and then maligned in death.
Au contraire......
IF the video did not exist, and later forensic analysis not withstanding, there would be no reason to suspect that the officers version of events was a lie, and thus, no reason for Sharpton to get involved other than to do what he does best; Cook a racist pot of noodles and throw them against the wall hoping something sticks.
Sure, it's easy to disagree with me now that the video has come out and we know there was indeed wrongdoing on the officers part, but in the absence of that video, things would not be nearly as clear.
I would imagine that magicians do not like hecklers. Can you imagine every time you tried to do a show, as a magician, someone in the audience standing up and saying “It’s up your sleeve” or “It’s in your pocket” or “I see the string”. I would imagine that the magician would get quite perturbed, as well as many others in the audience who simply wanted to be entertained and comforted by the illusion of “magic”. They would want to ban such people from the “show”.
Think about it. Are not people like Al Sharpton really hecklers who spoil the illusion of a post racial society? This is a nation that has decided that it wants to feel comfortable and be entertained by creating the magic trick of making racism disappear. Unfortunately, here comes a spoiler like Al Sharpton saying “I see the string”, “It’s in your pocket”, “it’s up your sleeve” and this ticks off the magicians who perform this trick and the audience who like to be comforted and entertained by it.
I am not a big fan of Al Sharpton myself, but for different reasons. I am not a fan of his because he is too political. He sides with a political party and both parties are complicit in our dilemma as black people, even if one is less so than the other, at this given window of time. However, race is still a problem in America and Al Sharpton is a voice against the illusion that it is not. As a result, people HATE him for ruining their "Show".
Al Sharpton is not even comparable to someone smart enough to figure out magic tricks. He is nothing but a self serving trouble maker using the guise of "protecting against racism". That twit causes more racial problems than anyone I can think of.
IF the video did not exist, and later forensic analysis not withstanding, there would be no reason to suspect that the officers version of events was a lie, and thus, no reason for Sharpton to get involved other than to do what he does best; Cook a racist pot of noodles and throw them against the wall hoping something sticks. .
You forget one thing. There were other cops there both White & Black. Are you saying they all would have lied or remained silent too?
You forget one thing. There were other cops there both White & Black. Are you saying they all would have lied or remained silent too?
No, I'm not saying that at all. All I'm saying is that without the video, there wouldn't be reason to suspect the officers story. As far as I know, none of the other cops that were there spoke up and rebutted Slagers version of events, neither before the video came out or after, that I've heard. I didn't think there were other officers present when the shooting took place.
You forget one thing. There were other cops there both White & Black. Are you saying they all would have lied or remained silent too?
Kapish!! you finally got it...Blue wall of silence...the other cop turned a blind eye to the taser being dropped by the body. The system is designed to believe the "cops" word. The problem is that even when the murder is recorded on video, it's still might not be enough...
I would imagine that magicians do not like hecklers. Can you imagine every time you tried to do a show, as a magician, someone in the audience standing up and saying “It’s up your sleeve” or “It’s in your pocket” or “I see the string”. I would imagine that the magician would get quite perturbed, as well as many others in the audience who simply wanted to be entertained and comforted by the illusion of “magic”. They would want to ban such people from the “show”.
Think about it. Are not people like Al Sharpton really hecklers who spoil the illusion of a post racial society? This is a nation that has decided that it wants to feel comfortable and be entertained by creating the magic trick of making racism disappear. Unfortunately, here comes a spoiler like Al Sharpton saying “I see the string”, “It’s in your pocket”, “it’s up your sleeve” and this ticks off the magicians who perform this trick and the audience who like to be comforted and entertained by it.
I am not a big fan of Al Sharpton myself, but for different reasons. I am not a fan of his because he is too political. He sides with a political party and both parties are complicit in our dilemma as black people, even if one is less so than the other, at this given window of time. However, race is still a problem in America and Al Sharpton is a voice against the illusion that it is not. As a result, people HATE him for ruining their "Show".
Your talking about magicians and hecklers and you fancied Sharpton as the heckler? Now that is funny.
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