BLM/Police Reform protests

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  1. Kazuma

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    A few years ago, a friend of mine was arrested covering the Eric Garner protests. Journalism is not easy. Going out into situations like that, takes a shit ton of courage, so you'll excuse me when I see something like this and am not going to be polite about it.

    SO I don't blame "that reporter" for being terrified. This shit is not easy to cover.
     
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  2. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
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    They hate most of the same people Trump and Rs do. So I am not really surprised by anything I'm seeing.

    Cell phones and SM have made cops way more accountable than they were 20 years ago. Not perfect but it gets the citizens' story out there. Cops hate to be filmed and the Louisville cops didnt even turn on their own cameras. Imagine how it was for 100-200 years before the cell phone era. Same with all the Karens we see wigging out on POC.
     
  3. KensingtonSC

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    Fair enough. I only got my information from a friend who is a former Navy sailor. He suggested that it was against it despite it not being used during a conflict. This is really first time that I can think of that we're seeing a MEDEVAC used as a weapon as opposed to saving someone's life.
     
  4. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
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    The Trump Era...just wait a bit.
     
  5. charlie15

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    Just saw this guy on TV...********ing legend. What he did was simply amazing.



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  6. onefineesq

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    BFD. Sounds much like Susan Collins concern-trolling us. Until these folk take a stand, you (the amorphous use of the word you) can miss me with the BS.

    Edit: I see JohnR beat me to the point.
     
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  7. celito

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    Ok ... so the guy trying to school me on issues in my own country passing them as facts is telling me now to not have an opinion ? :rolleyes:
     
  8. celito

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    Seen plenty of reporters in worst situations do a better job. Nothing against her. Was just an observation. It's her choice to be out there.
     
  9. So what happens likely if a US military kills a (black) protester in Washington?
    Isnot that going to be throwing a burning match into the black powder room?
     
  10. JohnR

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    That is, of course, what the right historically has said about black males.
     
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  11. Boandlkramer

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    Samma Weltmeister!
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    At some point....there’s going to be problems in the ranks, assuming there aren’t already

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  12. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
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    "He had a machine gun & was resisting!"

    Don't you know how it works here?
     
  13. Moishe

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    A blue check mark guarantees nothing. I’ve seen plenty of bullshit posted by that lot too.

    Regarding your comment about mass resignations, that could be completely counterproductive. If they resign then Trump can replace them with whomever he chooses without little recourse. If he’s forced to fire them then that becomes a lot more complex.
     
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  14. Yoshou

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  15. Yoshou

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    Related, does the protests require its own thread? Obviously tied to racism, but it seems to be eating up a lot of bandwidth in this thread.
     
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  16. I'm the naive, innocent, guiltless one here from the happy country.
    Didnot you notice that?
     
  17. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

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    Yes.
     
  18. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
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    You don't live in Denmark
     
  19. Don't tell that to them.
    They might come and fetch me.
     
  20. superdave

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    I knew it too, but I blame my older sister for that. And by older, I mean she was 9 when that was a hit.
     
  21. superdave

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    Why it gotta be black powder? Why can't it be white powder, huh?

    just kidding
    I agree.
     
  22. superdave

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    This deserves its own thread.
     
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  23. xtomx

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  24. Kazuma

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    All the cops doing this shit and they wonder why songs like Cop Killer and Fvck the Police get written.
     
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  25. Boandlkramer

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    Biden attending George Floyd’s memorial service.

    There are things (actually many things) that Trump won’t be able to overcome.

    This is certainly one of them
     
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