Baltimore Protests

Midnightrider

Midnightrider

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vraiblonde said:
Because we, as a non-black faction, would have more sympathy and outrage if the dead kid hadn't been a predator. Why do these people always get jacked up about some ####bag? Don't they have any nice law abiding folks with real jobs to champion?

Oh. Wait. Law abiding folks don't usually get killed by cops.
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where do you get that he was a predator? His rapsheet doens not indicate that. It shows a drug dealer.
In any case, his record shows that he didn't usually resist arrest.
You are right about one thing, law abiding people dont usually get killed by the police. But neither should law breakers, unless they are posing a substantial risk to the public or police. This guy did not appear to be.

Larry Gude said:
See, this is where cops are as bad as the airlines; they don't tell you #### so people think the worst in the vacuum of silence. Some reports suggest the kid was already hurt before the cops got there. In a vid of his arrest, someone shouts he has a broken leg. This doesn't excuse the officers for not following procedures, if that is the case, and sure as hell doesn't help that they got him no med attention but, if the cops did nothing wrong, didn't hurt him or cause him to be hurt SAY SO. LONG AND LOUD. And if they ####ed up, do what SC did and throw them stupid bastards over board, right here, right now, BEFORE the riots. You're gonna have to sooner or later anyway if they did wrong. You CAN NOT serve the public and have it trust you by not keeping us informed. The cops KNOW what happened. If they don't care enough to say they didn't hurt him, or they did, then they are culpable. Especially nowadays.
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couldn't agree any more. This could have and should have been handled by now. There should be a determination of what happened and it shouldn't take the Justice Department getting involved to make it happen. either a cop ####ed up or they perp did. lets here it and then deal with it. I can assure you that 'bad news' wont be taken well now that the rioting has begun.....
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
Midnightrider said:
couldn't agree any more. This could have and should have been handled by now. There should be a determination of what happened and it shouldn't take the Justice Department getting involved to make it happen. either a cop ####ed up or they perp did. lets here it and then deal with it. I can assure you that 'bad news' wont be taken well now that the rioting has begun.....
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You just can't sit there in silence AND expect to be trusted. Charleston may well have had no choice given how graphic the evidence was but they, regardless, did do the right thing. Not suspended with pay, arrested and charged with murder. No riots there. Not another cover up.

We put this enormous pressure on cops, expecting way too much of them but then when something goes wrong, pretend it is all them. They work for departments. They work for us.
The good cops are the ones that need protecting.
 
kwillia

kwillia

n/a
Bay_Kat said:
For all the good it will do. Don't think it helped last night.
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I saw him letting local leadership take the lead last night... and then I saw him step in and begin to take a lead when it was obvious they failed. I don't think he's done yet and he can't just stand around and do or say nothing.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
kwillia said:
I saw him letting local leadership take the lead last night... and then I saw him step in and begin to take a lead when it was obvious they failed. I don't think he's done yet and he can't just stand around and do or say nothing.
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Hogan was prepared ahead of time and took the proper steps. A governor can't stand by and hope a riot doesn't grow.
 
HeavyChevy75

HeavyChevy75

Podunk FL
Larry Gude said:
You just can't sit there in silence AND expect to be trusted. Charleston may well have had no choice given how graphic the evidence was but they, regardless, did do the right thing. Not suspended with pay, arrested and charged with murder. No riots there. Not another cover up.

We put this enormous pressure on cops, expecting way too much of them but then when something goes wrong, pretend it is all them. They work for departments. They work for us.
The good cops are the ones that need protecting.
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They had a town hall meeting yesterday with people given ideas. The North Charleston PD would welcome more black police officers the problem is that the pay sucks. The requirements they have is: HS graduate; pass background check; regular drug tests and go through 2 months of the police academy. Yet none of the residents want to join....because it is easier to complain.
 
migtig

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
I want to give a shout out to our Governor. He was out on the streets of Baltimore this morning, shaking hands with all the police and national guard members. He spoke to the locals, he walked around, visited with people, made plans and decided to move his office to Baltimore. :shrug: He seems to be intent on making a difference and I honestly didn't think he would be up to this task. He got elected to handle the budget mess we have in Maryland and he received a riot to go with it.

I hope he and his team can make a difference.
 
Bay_Kat

Bay_Kat

Tropical
Dakota said:
That was watered down also like mine.

But not only did the punk get his butt beat on CNN Live, in front of all of his friends, but today, it is on every single major news outlet.


Warning - this one lets you hear momma cussing.


http://wtop.com/baltimore/2015/04/mother-catches-son-riots-takes-force-video/
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The only thing missing was she didn't take of her shoe and use it like a boomerang. Seriously though, I've seen many a mom take off a shoe and let their kid have it, my mom got me once with a rubber flip flop, I learned my lesson real quick.
 
H

Hijinx

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SamSpade said:
This is so utterly lacking in fact, I don't know where to begin. (I'm going to assume for some reason you've chosen to ignore all of Egyptian culture, but rest assured, you don't have an advanced civilization dating back to 4000 BC, and the surrounding kingdoms weren't paying attention).

Maybe at the beginning, since Africa itself is the cradle of mankind. Archaeological digs have found bones for calendars; bones used as mathematical instruments dating back 20 millenia. Primitive man here invented fire and basic tools. Since primitive man arose here - *language* was invented here.

Great kingdoms existed prior to and subsequent to the Egyptian kingdoms to the north, such as the Axumite kingdom (modern day Ethiopia) and the empire of Mali - perhaps you've heard of Timbuktu? - centers of worldwide trade. Some of the world's oldest schools still exist here.

Africans invented mining, metallurgy and the creation of the first metals and metal tools. Where do you think all that gold came from?

Early African civilizations invented what we call the rule of law. Early African sailors explored extensively, including the coast of South America. The people of Mali knew astronomy, the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter and even the orbit of Sirius.

The world's oldest art dates to Africa.

I don't know how to address the last two sentences - they appear to be lifted straight out of some BS from the 18th century. You've never seen the great palaces, steles and obelisks of the ancient empires of Africa. It is as though you visited Cairo and only saw the hovels in the slums while ignoring the clearly visible Pyramids.
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I have no problem agreeing with all that. But WTF happened?
 
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