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 Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 21 Oct 15 9.53pm |
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Parts of the deep south are no more backward than parts of the arab world, a staunch belief in sky fairies of various denominations, to my mind makes you dense.
*WHOOSH* Macho Man... I seem to recall that outsiders with "heathen views" are not tolerated anymore than a shariah law spouting dick head would be at the new Den. Edited by dannyh (21 Oct 2015 2.55pm)
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| Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 21 Oct 15 9.54pm |
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Quote dannyh at 21 Oct 2015 9.45am
Parts of the deep south are no more backward than parts of the arab world, a staunch belief in sky fairies of various denominations, to my mind makes you dense.
I seem to recall that outsiders with "heathen views" are not tolerated anymore than a shariah law spouting dick head would be at the new Den. Edited by dannyh (21 Oct 2015 2.55pm) Sorry Dan *Whoosh*
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OldFella  London 21 Oct 15 11.47pm |
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"The problem with the U.S.A.? It went from independence and freedom to democracy, but forgot to stop at civilisation along the way." Sorry no source - not my words, but this rings true.
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| 7mins In the bush 23 Oct 15 2.55pm |
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man.
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| oldcodger 23 Oct 15 3.21pm |
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man. Police brutality is a real problem in the States so it makes sense that misplaced rage will bubble to the surface on occasion. For all we know this chap was just doing his job and was at the reasonable end of the scale. The spread of body cams for cops will improve things I think, as there will be a tendency for those on both sides of the camera to behave themselves.
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| 7mins In the bush 23 Oct 15 3.30pm |
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man. Police brutality is a real problem in the States so it makes sense that misplaced rage will bubble to the surface on occasion. For all we know this chap was just doing his job and was at the reasonable end of the scale. The spread of body cams for cops will improve things I think, as there will be a tendency for those on both sides of the camera to behave themselves.
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| Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 23 Oct 15 3.35pm |
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Quote oldcodger at 23 Oct 2015 3.21pm
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man. Police brutality is a real problem in the States so it makes sense that misplaced rage will bubble to the surface on occasion. For all we know this chap was just doing his job and was at the reasonable end of the scale. The spread of body cams for cops will improve things I think, as there will be a tendency for those on both sides of the camera to behave themselves. What like people knocking out homeless people and posting it on Facebook type of behaving? 7 Mins is right there are only protests It seems when some scumbag is shot by a police officer & yet the biggest killer amongst black males is black on black gang bangers. I haven't seen any #Blacklivesmatter protesters out on the streets of Harlem in the last day or two for that Policeman (Black incidentally) shot on Wednesday.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 23 Oct 15 3.46pm |
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Would it actually achieve much to be out protesting about the gangbangers, not really sure that they are accountable agents of the state and government. Of course there is a question of just how well that US policing and government law enforcement are doing if gang crime is so frequent an occurrence as to be one of the leading causes of poor youth in the US.
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| oldcodger 23 Oct 15 3.49pm |
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Quote Jimenez at 23 Oct 2015 3.35pm
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man. Police brutality is a real problem in the States so it makes sense that misplaced rage will bubble to the surface on occasion. For all we know this chap was just doing his job and was at the reasonable end of the scale. The spread of body cams for cops will improve things I think, as there will be a tendency for those on both sides of the camera to behave themselves. What like people knocking out homeless people and posting it on Facebook type of behaving? 7 Mins is right there are only protests It seems when some scumbag is shot by a police officer & yet the biggest killer amongst black males is black on black gang bangers. I haven't seen any #Blacklivesmatter protesters out on the streets of Harlem in the last day or two for that Policeman (Black incidentally) shot on Wednesday. In situations where individuals are dealing with the police it's in the interests of both the general public and the police to have the whole thing filmed. It reassures people that justice is being served, removes ambiguity and helps to attract the right kind of people to the police force. That guy did us a favour filming himself knocking out a homeless person. It will help to get him removed from the streets. I'd rather he recorded it than didn't since it's clearly his mentality to behave without care for others. Edited by oldcodger (23 Oct 2015 3.52pm)
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 23 Oct 15 3.55pm |
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man. Police brutality is a real problem in the States so it makes sense that misplaced rage will bubble to the surface on occasion. For all we know this chap was just doing his job and was at the reasonable end of the scale. The spread of body cams for cops will improve things I think, as there will be a tendency for those on both sides of the camera to behave themselves.
I don't think its a question of race to be honest, I just think that the history of racism in the US has left Black and Hispanic communities with a capacity to protest effectively. Police training in the US varies wildly, and screening is fairly poor, and the maintenance of that training can be terrible. A consequence of this is you also end up with people who aren't particually well disciplined, or trained, who may not be psychological or socially suited to police work and carrying lethal weapons in a country with a notorious history for use of guns. The problem isn't really the police, but with funding and recruitment. You see the same problems with corruption of prison guards in the US as well. The pay is poor (for the work), the training patchy to minimal, and the screening virtually non-existant, resulting in a potential 'perfect storm'. The problem of racism in the US police isn't that the police are inherently racist, but that its very easy for people who are racist to get into the police force.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 23 Oct 15 4.06pm |
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Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 21 Oct 2015 5.25pm
to me the situation in ferguson all summer is it in a microcosm , a trigger happy copper shoots some one , the case gets fudged . the local population are bound to get mad , they lost total respect for the local coppers and the authorities . I`m very far from the situation these people are in but I can totally understand their anger . unfortunately protest and in the end violence was their only way , then the authorities over react by putting the army on the streets . the scenes there for me were very reminiscent of military clampdowns in the 60s in the old soviet bloc . America is in a pretty bad way , the gap between the have and have nots is huge and it isn't going to get any better That trigger happy cop had never fired a shot in his 5yr career as a police officer. If I were that copper I would do the same thing... If some massive dude hit me and grabbed my gun, I would do everything in my power to make sure I went home that night to my family. During the Ferguson riots.... a 4yr old girl was killed by a stray bullet in a gang drive by shooting... the very next day, they protested about a police officer shooting dead a criminal that attacked a police man. Police brutality is a real problem in the States so it makes sense that misplaced rage will bubble to the surface on occasion. For all we know this chap was just doing his job and was at the reasonable end of the scale. The spread of body cams for cops will improve things I think, as there will be a tendency for those on both sides of the camera to behave themselves. What like people knocking out homeless people and posting it on Facebook type of behaving? 7 Mins is right there are only protests It seems when some scumbag is shot by a police officer & yet the biggest killer amongst black males is black on black gang bangers. I haven't seen any #Blacklivesmatter protesters out on the streets of Harlem in the last day or two for that Policeman (Black incidentally) shot on Wednesday. Actually its not its heart disease, cancer, accidents, stroke and then homicide. Only around 4.5% of Black Male deaths are caused by homicide. However this is a terrifyingly high figure. Only Hispanics also include homicide as a top 10 cause of death (2.4%). Black males are the only group in the US in which homicide eclipses suicide and diabetes as a cause of death. Curiously, suicide as a cause of death among Black Males is surprisingly low, compared to other groups. Possibly due to the high prevalence of homicide. Between the ages of 15-34 homicide is the leading cause of death among young black males.
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| 7mins In the bush 23 Oct 15 4.22pm |
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13 per cent of Americans are black "According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, black offenders committed 52 per cent of homicides recorded in the data between 1980 and 2008. Only 45 per cent of the offenders were white." 13% of a population commit 52% of the murders.
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