Kay Serrar wrote:
You honestly think the cop intended to kill Garner?
holy cow. no, the cop didn't intend to kill garner. NO ONE IS SAYING THAT. f'in christ. do you have any intelligence in you? people are stating he used excessive force which RESULTED in garners death.
spankings are not allowed in schools anymore. your child goes to school, does something wrong and the teacher spanks him (which is against the rules). do you then go tell your child they wouldn't have gotten spanked if they didn't break the rules? NO (well, unless you were my father. fyi, i was in catholic school and spanked by the nuns fml), you tell the school that the teacher used forced that was not allowed, resulting in your childs bruising (then you discipline your child for breaking the rules).
but nope, in garners case, it's all good, cus he's a black man. the reality is that IF he was not black, it would have played out differently. that's what racists like you don't understand. take that black man and make his skin white, the result IS different.
Jason80134 wrote:
FindinFreestyle wrote:
Jason80134 wrote:
Racism is not the problem. People behaving like animals is the problem. Behaving like an animal will usually result in a violent confrontation with law enforcement. I fully support law enforcement.
The pain and rage caused by centuries of systematic oppresion may not fit into your idea of what it should look like.
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We're not living in the past; we're living in the now. Act like a responsible human being and you'll be fine 99% of the time, regardless of your skin color. If you don't, then consequences will naturally follow. If you don't believe that then you're just looking for excuses and are part of the problem, not the solution. That's my opinion. Take it or leave it.
if you act like a responsible human being you should be fine 100% of the time, not 99%. if you're white, you only have to act responsible 50% of the time and you'll still be fine. if you're black you can act responsible 100% of the time and 50% of the time you won't be fine. THAT is the reason for BLM, THAT is the reason for outrage. how can you not see that, what world do you live in? sit back, take a breath and think about your upbringing. how much experience do you have with the ghetto? what do you know about growing up in an urban setting, what do you know about systemic oppression and institutionalized racism. these are not made up words, these are real life things that are going on everyday. you DON'T see it because you're white (presumably, since you didn't state anywhere on this thread). it's like saying people who have depression should stop crying and whining. just because you don't see it and you don't experience it doesn't mean they don't live with it everyday. white privilege, so awesome to have, yet so dangerous.
Kay Serrar wrote:
Power13 wrote:
... but there was no justifiable defense in the killings of Eric Garner
You keep doing this, and you keep ignoring me when I point it out. Eric Garner was not "killed" by a cop, and certainly not intentionally. He was resisting arrest and died after the scuffle that ensued BECAUSE he was resisting arrest. His ill-health was likely a significant contributing factor also. And regardless of his alleged crime, no matter how petty you think it was, had he not resisted arrest, he would still be alive today.
And if you go about in public brandishing a gun, even a fake one that looks 100% real, then you have to expect some potentially serious consequences. Don't go about pointing guns in public, don't resist arrest.
As you can see from my earlier posts I'm not suggesting some changes in policing techniques would be unwarranted. But the examples being used to criticize the police are often bad ones. Now if Michael Slager is acquitted, then that would be a good example to use, but for now he's been charged with murder. And by the way, while I do not condone Slager's actions, if Walter Scott had not fled, he too would still be alive. Unfortunately part of the gun culture in the States makes it easier for police to justify shooting suspects sooner rather than later. Note police in the UK are not even armed. Cue gun control debate...
again, what you don't understand is that this has nothing to do about breaking the law. it has to do with the improper use of force against black men. in all those scenarios, if they were white, they would not be dead. how can you not see that? oh wait, you're a racist and haven't spent one day in non white america.