Post by: Steingar on July 14, 2016, 01:46:33 PM
No such thing as racism in America. Nope. Of course, its from NPR and brought to you by a useless academic, so it must not mean a damn thing.
Post by: Bob Noel on July 14, 2016, 02:13:15 PM
Post by: bflynn on July 14, 2016, 03:52:46 PM
who knew that people were saying that there is no racism in America?
Well, other than Professor Fryer from Harvard who was shocked to find out that police are not racist in who they shoot.
Post by: nddons on July 14, 2016, 06:49:34 PM
Oh, wait, they now have "demands":
After blocking Interstate 35W in Minneapolis in the middle of the early morning commute, Black Lives Matter protesters are now demanding the city abolish the local police department.
Read more: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/07/13/black-lives-matter-has-list-of-demands-including-one-big-one-as-they-block-minneapolis-freeway-364575#ixzz4ERCnAxxf
Black Lives Matter protesters are demanding the “disarming, defunding, demilitarizing, and disbanding” the Minneapolis Police Department.
Read more: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/07/13/black-lives-matter-has-list-of-demands-including-one-big-one-as-they-block-minneapolis-freeway-364575#ixzz4ERDOxRSF
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on July 14, 2016, 07:08:47 PM
Post by: asechrest on July 14, 2016, 08:23:59 PM
Y'all understand that Obama has set in motion exactly what he has wanted all along. We are quite likely now in the early stages of a civil war in our own country.
Not at all.
Post by: MarkZ on July 14, 2016, 08:49:54 PM
Y'all understand that Obama has set in motion exactly what he has wanted all along. We are quite likely now in the early stages of a civil war in our own country.Uh...nope
Post by: Kristin on July 14, 2016, 09:00:00 PM
I like Tim Scott. The article says that he will be offering solutions. That's a hell of a lot more than the Black Lies Matters terrorist group is offering.
Oh, wait, they now have "demands":
After blocking Interstate 35W in Minneapolis in the middle of the early morning commute, Black Lives Matter protesters are now demanding the city abolish the local police department.
Read more: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/07/13/black-lives-matter-has-list-of-demands-including-one-big-one-as-they-block-minneapolis-freeway-364575#ixzz4ERCnAxxf
Black Lives Matter protesters are demanding the “disarming, defunding, demilitarizing, and disbanding” the Minneapolis Police Department.
Read more: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/07/13/black-lives-matter-has-list-of-demands-including-one-big-one-as-they-block-minneapolis-freeway-364575#ixzz4ERDOxRSF
If true, it is rather strange as the MSP police department didn't have anything to do with the Castile shooting. That didn't even happen in the same county.
The demonstrations will simmer down when the snow flies, if not earlier.
Post by: Kristin on July 14, 2016, 09:01:22 PM
Y'all understand that Obama has set in motion exactly what he has wanted all along. We are quite likely now in the early stages of a civil war in our own country.
That is delusional on both assertions.
Post by: nddons on July 15, 2016, 04:58:33 AM
If true, it is rather strange as the MSP police department didn't have anything to do with the Castile shooting. That didn't even happen in the same county.(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/7ba9170fdd3da81251e4b25a10f71c43.jpg)
The demonstrations will simmer down when the snow flies, if not earlier.
#CowLivesMatter
Post by: Bob Noel on July 15, 2016, 05:53:01 AM
#CowLivesMatter
well, at least as a source of food...
Post by: Bob Noel on July 15, 2016, 06:08:32 AM
Well, other than Professor Fryer from Harvard who was shocked to find out that police are not racist in who they shoot.
I don't believe that Professor Fryer was claiming that there is no racism in America.
I'm not sure what point Professor Steingar was trying to make when he made the BS strawman of "No such thing as racism in America."
Post by: JeffDG on July 15, 2016, 07:34:45 AM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/7ba9170fdd3da81251e4b25a10f71c43.jpg)Mmmmmm...Black Angus, although that one in the middle with the white face has some Hereford in her.
#CowLivesMatter
Post by: nddons on July 15, 2016, 07:59:38 AM
Mmmmmm...Black Angus, although that one in the middle with the white face has some Hereford in her.I accompanied my daughter to a continuing education seminar in bovine ultrasound last week in far western Nebraska, at a feedlot that holds 22,500 head of good eatin'.
Day 1 was classroom, but I was invited to attend day 2 at the feedlot. 6 veterinarian attendees and 2 vet instructors and 3 rancher attendees had to palpate 300 black Angus cows. It was pretty interesting. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/bbc593415b34b2736754254f747ba2b6.jpg)
Post by: nddons on July 15, 2016, 08:07:02 AM
I accompanied my daughter to a continuing education seminar in bovine ultrasound last week in far western Nebraska, at a feedlot that holds 22,500 head of good eatin'.Goin' in.
Day 1 was classroom, but I was invited to attend day 2 at the feedlot. 6 veterinarian attendees and 2 vet instructors and 3 rancher attendees had to palpate 300 black Angus cows. It was pretty interesting. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/bbc593415b34b2736754254f747ba2b6.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/cfb898f0d9cd611d90b7b34ecaac0068.jpg)
Post by: pilot_dude on July 15, 2016, 08:09:21 AM
Mmmmmm...Black Angus, although that one in the middle with the white face has some Hereford in her.Racist!
Post by: Mase on July 15, 2016, 08:26:18 AM
Post by: Dav8or on July 15, 2016, 08:48:20 AM
I lived for over 20 years in Oakland and always admired Alameda and wanted to live there, but the housing costs were too high for me to afford a house there. During the 1990s, Oakland was suffering about 250-300 homicides a year, a great many of them in East Oakland that is just across the water from Alameda. During this time Alameda was averaging about 0-1 homicide per year.
Alameda was like Mayberry, an idilic American town with an old fashion down town, clean safe streets, little to no crime and kids could ride their bikes anywhere, even at night. Not much happened in Alameda, just people lived their lives while across the water, Oakland was on fire with gunfire every night.
How did they manage this little oasis in the Bay?
To get to Alameda, you have to either cross one of four bridges, or go through one tunnel that goes under the water. The bridge that goes to Bayfair Island (island only in name) is so remote that most people don't even know where it is or how to get there, so that just leaves three bridges and a tunnel that directly link Alameda to one of the worst parts of Oakland.
Well, the Alameda police force, that was tasked with keeping the town safe and secure and keep property values up, used profiling to do so. They used to patrol all around those bridges and that tunnel and if they somebody drive though their that they didn't know, or looked suspicious, they found a reason to pull them over. That means a lot of black people got pulled over.
There were and are black people living on the island, so it was a tricky balance Im sure. I knew a guy who was black that rented an apartment over there in these times and he told me that he had been pulled over many times. It was a hassle, but they were always polite and eventually recognized him. My friend understood why they did it and was OK with it because he enjoyed the oasis as well. It was a pain he said though when his black friends and family came to visit and I think he eventually moved off the island.
Eventually the Naval Air Station there closed and business on the island plummeted. Much of the Navy housing turned to rent controlled apartments. The demographics changed and with it the policing policies. Much of Alameda is still a nice place to live, but Mayberry is gone now. The crime is up, but nowhere near Oakland. The police still have a reputation even if is not the case anymore, so it helps keep the crime out I guess.
Bottom line is, profiling works to keep crime down and the police use it. The profiles they use are born from experience on the street, not some inbred racism. Proof is, cops of all colors use the same profiles. Just the way it is. This does not excuse the cops from shooting, or killing people that aren't threat, or even in custody.
Post by: JeffDG on July 15, 2016, 09:31:38 AM
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/116057-republican-candidate-cited-for-numerous-traffic-violations
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Post by: Steingar on July 15, 2016, 11:25:18 AM
Post by: JeffDG on July 15, 2016, 06:31:45 PM
I guess the difference is the GOP guy was never charged with anything.Yeah, cuz cops would never pull someone over for speeding and then say "Oh, Senator, sorry, just try and slow down"
Like when Inhoffe landed on a closed runway. You think anyone else would have gotten off with not even a 709 ride for that?