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originally posted by: christophoros
This thread turned into racebashing crap and politics it'sad I expected more from my conspiracy brothers trying to place blame on whatever side you don't favor smh
originally posted by: MagnaCarta2015
These kind of posts tend to be more about the poster indulging their charlie bronson fantasies than sharing any real empathy with the victim.
I worked the doors at clubs for many years and have seen more violent incidents than I care to count. If you think in this scenario you would've had the time, space, clearheadedness and motor skills while dealing with an andrenalin surge and the physiological effects of it to reach for your weapon and cock it without the attackers noticing and wrestling you for it you're deluded. Even if you did, congratulations you've just escalated a survivable encounter into a life or death struggle and lowered the odds of yourself going home to your family.
I am VERY surprised this is on the MSM, as the victim was not black.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: thesmokingman
I am VERY surprised this is on the MSM, as the victim was not black.
Get real. With the exception of Trayvon Martin back in 2013 and Renisha McBride (both shot to death, not slapped around), the MSM coverage of incidents with black victims is basically only unarmed people dying at the hands of law enforcement.
How are those incidents comparable to this one? They're not and you're only acting as though they are because of a need to support your race baiting agenda. These threads are all the same crap "OMG NOBODY CARES ABOUT THIS ONSLAUGHT OF BLACK ON WHITE CRIME."
From the FBI's Uniform Crimes Report (2013):
- 90% of black homicide victims killed by black offenders.
- 83% of white homicide victims killed by white offenders.
- 14% of white homicide victims killed by black offenders.
- 7.5% of black homicide victims killed by white offenders.
The fact is that all violent crime is down, WAY down from the peak. The percentages of white-on-white homicide aren't far behind black-on-black (7 percentage points), the percentages of violent crimes that are black on white or white on black haven't changed by more than a point or two since 1980.
Meanwhile, estimates are that police involved killings are at a 20 year high but nobody can say for certain because the reporting of homicides involving the police is so awful. I wonder why we allow that to continue? Could it be because people like you and Al are promoting the same division?
originally posted by: 2Spooky4Me
a reply to: thesmokingman
I came across something quite frightening, it's a twitter hashtag called "fightawhite" which is evidently growing quite popular. Here's a Google search for more information.
So even this wasn't the case above, I just wanted to highlight what some people are up to as someone mentioned why they conceal carry. I couldn't agree more. The world is becoming more and more, what's the word... insane as each day passes. Scary stuff, and it's quite sickening that the people didn't stand up and help the guy out.
originally posted by: thesmokingman
This story literally makes me sick to my stomach! Also the exact reason I carry a gun EVERYWHERE I go. The victim, a middle aged white male, was asked by these thugs a question about Michael Brown, which he refused to answer, and this ignorant thug begins to punch this man like he is a punching bag. The worst part is, Not a single soul on this full train helped at all. I am VERY surprised this is on the MSM, as the victim was not black. Looks like these idiots were trying to goad this man into a fight or altercation, or just bully him. I swear I would have shot all three of these idiots in the face. How much you want to bet that I would be the one charged if I did though, even with the video evidence?
www.cnn.com...
originally posted by: theyknowwhoyouare
Nobody got up to help bc it was entertaining. Mass transit is boring and they got some live entertainment. Also, that guy looked like a punching bag so it was an honest mistake on their part.
Jokes aside I don't believe it to be a race issue due to the fact these little punks were just looking for an excuse to beat the guy up. I doubt they were doing it out of a deep spiritual hatred for his milky complexion.