Ya-but - according to every jurisdiction in the nation - each citizen, in each encounter is to be treated exactly the same. Historical statistics be damned. Frankly, I have to buy-in to this philosophy, or each time a cop talks to a minority - there is a presumption of guilt by skin color. This cannot be sanctioned. If an LEO can't or won't subscribe to this, they need to turn in their badge, and go back to flipping burgers. This is the danger and the concern of all one group of minorities, and why they are pushing back.

No matter the encounter type, and no matter the skin color, each stop/encounter with LEO should be the same. That guy that got tumbled in the back of the police van until he was dead is a perfect example. All the talk about that was AFTER the guy was in cuffs, but I go back to why the cop decided to grab him up in the first place. Of course, the cop used his skin color to profile. This is wrong, no matter how many stats are used to justify LEO misbehavior.

I'm NOT saying LEOs should be denying anyone's Constitutional rights, or go full Boss Hog.  I'm saying that they ought to have their spidy senses turned on if the situation dictates.

Listen, I'm not an LEO. But I know a number of them, none of which I would EVER consider to have a racist bone in their body. Still, in the right environment, they are fully aware of a heightened level of risk.

I was mugged by a black guy with a gun in the stairwell of a parking garage in the River North neighborhood of Chicago in 1987 or so, heading to my car after work.  I'm 6'3" and 250, played college football and was scared shitless. Afterwards I was so pissed I couldn't drive until I calmed down. CPD was worthless. It changed my life. I'll never be a victim again.

I'm not saying profiling never happens, I'm saying actual racial prejudice in individual cops is not the root cause of the problem. Aside from a few actual racists, and they do exist and I deplore them, I believe most people are not, however because history, socioecominc status, etc., have forced blacks into a situation where they have a higher rate of crime, I think it does often happen that cops either consciously or unconsciously profile based on a misguided sense of statistical likelihood. Even black cops do this. Everyone also profiles white males when it's a lone serial killer or sniper, because statistically that's who it's usually been. Doesn't make it right to persecute innocent people because of it. I can't speak to that incident with the family because I don't know anything about the situation.

I don't think that there's any misguided sense of statistical likelihood at all.  When your life is on the line, as every LEO's life is when he goes to work, I'm sorry, but you have to go with the statistics. It's too bad, but the reality is that the majority of urban crime is committed by minorities. I don't care about socioeconomic bullshit; a large segment of our community has lost any care for what is right and what is wrong. That's on them. 

I don't think Tucker gets shaken very easily.

And they are usually the only US "news" available in foreign cable networks and airports, spreading anti-Trump propaganda worldwide.

My wife and daughter just came back from Paris and said that CNN was the only English-language TV that they saw.

Facial hair? You guys wanna talk facial hair? Well, ok. I think it goes back to one of the Stanley cup playoffs maybe 20 years ago. Maybe the Red Wings? entered the playoffs, and most of the team didn't shave. They took it as an omen, and no one shaved all the way to the end. Then, it seemed to spread to the major leagues, and it became a 'thing' not to shave during the playoffs. Of course, some of the guys seem to take it to a whole new level.

Dan Fouts wore a beard for his whole career. He was told when drafted that he had to shave. He didn't. Since he was a player, and his own agent and a QB, they wrote it into his contract. I guess we can blame Dan for the whole beard thing.

As for the Series, I've been pulling for LA to get in, and also for Houston to get in. Now they are both in, I don't know who to pull for. Since Houston would be the underdogs, I guess I'd like to see them win one. They were tight through the first 4 innings, and then they just sort of let it all hang out. Back and forth all night. They need to stay loose, and pick up a game in LA now, which they know is possible.

I get hockey. They stop shaving when the playoffs start.

I just don't understand the Taliban look in anything - MLB, NFL, or even Duck Dynasty.

What’s with all the stupid beards?  Some sort of demonstration or statement.

I know. I call Justin Taylor "Taliban Red."  WTF?