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originally posted by: introvert
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Mod Note: ALL MEMBERS: We expect civility and decorum within all topics.edit on 12/24/2015 by eriktheawful because: removed for manners.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: ketsuko
So basically, they are predating on people who have nothing to do with it?
Predating? You mean like going a practice date before the real thing. Or do you mean by stamping an earlier date on them. Or maybe you meant "preying upon."
‘Predate’ is the verb meaning “to happen before”. Hence, if one is writing about prey and predators, one needs to be clear about what is meant in English, by using a term such as “were preying on” as Dr Orstan suggests.
‘Predator’ and ‘predation’ are nouns that do not have a verb form in common English usage. A literal reading of the passage identified by Dr Orstan is that the snails lived before the bivalves.
blogs.nature.com...
verb OxFord English Dictionary
[with object]
(Of an animal) act as a predator of; catch and eat (prey).
Example sentences
‘A further 13 % were predated or scavenged during the shooting season (some of which may have been shot but not picked up).’
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: Marine1989
Your people? My people? Last I checked police have been abusing power against all people.
originally posted by: Marine1989
a reply to: ghostrager
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originally posted by: Phage
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: Marine1989
Your people? My people? Last I checked police have been abusing power against all people.
Equally?
originally posted by: Phage
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: Marine1989
Your people? My people? Last I checked police have been abusing power against all people.
Equally?
Why make the split,are white people who are killed unarmed, or abused in a some manner by police less important?
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: TechniXcality
Why make the split,are white people who are killed unarmed, or abused in a some manner by police less important?
No.
Is it unimportant that more blacks are abused than whites?
FPD reported 11,610 vehicle stops between October 2012 and October 2014. African Americans accounted for 85%, or 9,875, of those stops, despite making up only 67% of the population. White individuals made up 15%, or 1,735, of stops during that period, despite representing 29% of the population.
We thank the City officials and the rank-and-file officers who have cooperated with this
investigation and provided us with insights into the operation of the police department, including
the municipal court. Notwithstanding our findings about Ferguson’s approach to law
enforcement and the policing culture it creates, we found many Ferguson police officers and
other City employees to be dedicated public servants striving each day to perform their duties
lawfully and with respect for all members of the Ferguson community. The importance of their
often-selfless work cannot be overstated.
The causes of this distrust and division, however, have been
the subject of debate. Police and other City officials, as well as some Ferguson residents, have
insisted to us that the public outcry is attributable to “outside agitators” who do not reflect the
opinions of “real Ferguson residents.”
Ferguson’s approach to law enforcement both reflects and reinforces racial bias,
including stereotyping. The harms of Ferguson’s police and court practices are borne
disproportionately by African Americans, and there is evidence that this is due in part to
intentional discrimination on the basis of race.