Boston crime thread - all posts go here. (Boston: moving to, rich)

[masssachoicetts]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Did you report any of this stuff?

This was like late 90s/00s when I was a kid.

Actually one of the police officers who said this.. is dead.

[bigfatdude]

So what? There's also a guy who happens to be best buddies with fine folks such as Cornel West saying he hates all those crackas and h*nkeys and calling for murder of white babies, right on video. Sh*t comes in all color and you're covered in it head to toe from grabbing all the lighter turds and putting them on display while frantically tossing all the darker ones under the rug.

Originally Posted by GeePee

I heard a State trooper friend of a friend say that when he was doing a protective service in France for some US diplomat (or something)
Fahkin Europe is a bunch of F@gits that deserve to be shot.
Classy, well versed in poetry, and current events was my assumption of this buzzcut hero.

[GeePee]

Its little different when you are paid to protect the public with that attitude

[bigfatdude]

How is that different from a racist employer, or a racist DA, or a racist leading anti-racism expert, or a racist passer-by with a short fuse and fists the size of a large cantaloupe? Racists who hate others solely for skin color are sh*t regardless of their own color or occupation, simple as that. Start calling out all of them equally, not just the ones of your less preferred shade, and a whole lot more people will start agreeing with you.

Originally Posted by GeePee

Its little different when you are paid to protect the public with that attitude

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by bigfatdude

How is that different from a racist employer, or a racist DA, or a racist leading anti-racism expert, or a racist passer-by with a short fuse and fists the size of a large cantaloupe? Racists who hate others solely for skin color are sh*t regardless of their own color or occupation, simple as that. Start calling out all of them equally, not just the ones of your less preferred shade, and a whole lot more people will start agreeing with you.

Of course hate, racism, and bigotry are all bad no matter who is slinging it. But it's not equal, and that's the point that seems to be lost on so many. Black people make up some 13% of the population in the U.S. What's more is that they make up a disproportionately smaller segment of the people in positions that have an impact on our daily lives.

As a white guy, it doesn't matter nearly as much if a large contingent of the black population is "racist" towards white people. It's highly unlikely that that sentiment towards whites will impact my ability to get a job, a good education, get a mortgage, find a home, get top notch healthcare access, or have an influence on my interactions with the criminal justice system, etc. Because the vast majority of those institutions that provide those opportunities are run by people who look, sound, and think like me.

Again, being bigoted is bad. That's stating the obvious. But let's not pretend it black on white bigotry has an equal impact to white on black bigotry.

[GeePee]

My post had said not one thing about race though

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by GeePee

My post had said not one thing about race though

Fair point. bigfatdude is... err... passionate about the topic.

[bigfatdude]

And that, my friend, is why there's always going to be mistrust and division. You yourself admitted there's a farrakhan out there for every duke but you're kicking and screaming about the dukes while refusing to hold any of the farrakhans accountable, and until that changes you'll have nearly half of the country voting for a nutjob who belongs in a padded room.

Also you might want to re-think that whole "black racists don't affect me because I'm white" silliness - take a look at our DA, our city council, and based on the recent rhetoric our unelected heronner. Think they can't affect you?

Originally Posted by lrfox

Of course hate, racism, and bigotry are all bad no matter who is slinging it. But it's not equal, and that's the point that seems to be lost on so many. Black people make up some 13% of the population in the U.S. What's more is that they make up a disproportionately smaller segment of the people in positions that have an impact on our daily lives.

As a white guy, it doesn't matter nearly as much if a large contingent of the black population is "racist" towards white people. It's highly unlikely that that sentiment towards whites will impact my ability to get a job, a good education, get a mortgage, find a home, get top notch healthcare access, or have an influence on my interactions with the criminal justice system, etc. Because the vast majority of those institutions that provide those opportunities are run by people who look, sound, and think like me.

Again, being bigoted is bad. That's stating the obvious. But let's not pretend it black on white bigotry has an equal impact to white on black bigotry.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

This was like late 90s/00s when I was a kid.

Actually one of the police officers who said this.. is dead.

If he is dead, then why does it even matter?

[BostonBornMassMade]

BFD is scared of black people.