BLM/Police Reform protests

Discussion in 'Politics & Current Events' started by Boloni86, Jun 2, 2020.

  1. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    This is the first time that NFL players have sounded like the NBA guys.
     
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  2. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    We elected a guy who had that statement on his record. Yeah, we did.
     
  3. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
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    Arsenal FC
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    United States
  4. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    It's as if these dickwads dont realize (or more likely, don't care) they're being filmed almost all the time when out in public being SOBs
     
  5. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Bat-happy granny in East Grand Rapids protecting her 'hood from protesters

     
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  6. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
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    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    YES. I've had this thought any number of times lately -- that "we were only following orders" is not remotely a Get Out of Jail Free card.
     
  7. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    If we do that, why don't we just move this back to the racism thread as that is what BLM has been about since...always.

    And this is not the first BLM protest, either.
     
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  8. luftmensch

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    May 4, 2006
    Petaluma
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    Said she was convinced it was Antifa there to riot, you know what cable news channel she watches....
     
  9. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
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    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is an incorrect depiction. They don't rank only slightly above mall cop. If you're comparing them to random state/local park police, don't. They're another thing entirely and have a tremendous amount of power in the DC area.

    They do, however, drive MPDC crazy in the ways they assert that power.
     
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  10. SetPeace

    SetPeace Member+

    Jun 22, 2004
    SC Illinois
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    Torquay United
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    Both my sisters and their husbands believe Antifa is hiding around every single corner in every single protest each and every day to instigate and cause trouble. Most of my other immediate relatives believe such nonsense too. It's tough to be a liberal in a small town with a high percentage of scared, ignorant, and hateful people (or at the very least, mistrustful of things deemed 'different').
     
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  11. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Do they ride Segways?
     
  12. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
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    The Lincoln project. latest ad.....They dont miss a beat.

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  13. soccernutter

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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
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    United States
    Let me just put this out there - be for gun regulation on a national scale.
     
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  14. soccernutter

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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
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  15. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    This one uses St. Ronnie's "tear down this wall" speech

     
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  16. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
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    Seattle Sounders
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    United States
    Philly Police Inspector has been placed on desk duty and is being investigated for aggravated assault after video surfaces showing him going ham on a protestor. The protestor was arrested for allegedly tripping a bike cop resulting in the officer breaking his hand. The video showed that the protestor never actually touched the bike cop and may have gotten his beating for having the gall to walk past the Inspector and telling the Inspector to go "F**k himself" after the Inspector grabbed him for no apparent reason.

    https://www.inquirer.com/news/phila...-student-joseph-bologna-protest-20200605.html
     
  17. SetPeace

    SetPeace Member+

    Jun 22, 2004
    SC Illinois
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    Torquay United
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    United States
    I know this will probably never get any serious consideration by any local council (especially in smaller towns) or state government, but I'd like to see all law enforcement people be unarmed or as armed as their counterparts in the United Kingdom. Abolish conceal-carry laws for citizens too.

    Illinois was the last state in the country to have a conceal-carry law, and the Illinois Sheriff's Association was one of the biggest cheerleaders for such a law to come to pass. The Illinois General Assembly would never pass legislation to grant conceal-carry, but the courts sort of made that decision for the legislature. I had a discussion with a local police officer about it. He didn't necessarily disagree with me, but he was still OK with the provision to allow it. I told him all the cops in Illinois that responded to a call or stopped somebody to give them a ticket or a warning were at greater risk with a conceal-carry law. They will have gone from assuming no one had a gun on them (and if they did and it wasn't properly cased or stored, they could be charged with a misdemeanor) to assuming everyone had a gun on them.

    It just seems like more tension and drama could unfold because of conceal-carry than if it weren't allowed. However, I'm not a gun owner, so what do I know? :confused:
     
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  18. charlie15

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  19. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
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    Again, the pathological lies. Let's step back and think of the number of innocents that have been framed and gone to jail based on these guys lies.
     
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  20. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
  21. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
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    He'll find a team with "Dynamo" in its name to play for once the Eastern European leagues start up.
     
  22. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
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    DC United
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    United States
    I've never seen 'em on one. I have seen MPDC and Capitol Police (which I think are the two largest police forces inside DC) on Segways from time to time.
     
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  23. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
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    Seattle Sounders
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    United States
    Seattle mayor announced a 30-day moratorium on using CS gas to disperse crowds and Seattle City Council is working on legislation to ban police from hiding/disguising their badge numbers. The badge number legislation is sure to get a 1st Amendment lawsuit filed against it.

    My personal fav is the Mayor saying the moratorium is to get the various police accountability groups to come up with recommendations.... All/most of the groups have already recommended that the police ban the use of CS gas and some have recommended against the use of pepper balls as well:

     
  24. luftmensch

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    Got it, you’re correct that I was thinking of other types of park police.

    That and exaggerating for effect because mall cops are funny....
     
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  25. NORML

    NORML Member+

    Aug 9, 2002
    Lake Wobegon, MN
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    NSC Minnesota Stars
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    Here is a guy with a chainsaw

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