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originally posted by: grey580
a reply to: LSU2018
Are you saying that innocent people of color that are killed by the police are insignificant?
Since it's only a few killed we should not do anything about it?
but the general message that most protesters are protesting about are civil rights
So by saying all lives matter, you're taking the focus away from the racial aspect of these issues.
BLM has been a worldwide success. I think even kenyans were using blm to protest the police brutality there
BLM should of been more organized and focused. They weren't and let antifa and rioters run free without strong condemnation.
However, that doesn't change the fact that many peaceful protesters with legitimate issues are using the BLM moment worldwide to change their communities..
originally posted by: blueman12
a reply to: LSU2018
That's because there are far more whites than blacks. There hasn't been an issue since the 60s?....
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CREATE YOUR RIGHTS; YOUR RIGHTS CAN ONLY BE RESTRICTED.
originally posted by: grey580
a reply to: LSU2018
Right, go after the cop that did it.
THAT DOESN'T WORK.
People do try go after the cops that do bad things. The other cops cover for each other, they make up lies to protect the guilty cop. Then the court system gives them qualified immunity or just doesn't convict them. Oh and let's not forget the how the police unions rally around scumbag cops.
There is a problem with the police that needs to be addressed because the system we currently have has issues. The police are there to enforce the law. When they take someone into custody and murder them we have a problem. And then we have an even larger problem when they kill someone and the courts say that they are immune from prosecution.
People are mad at the police because there's very valid reasons to be mad.
originally posted by: bigsnowman
The sad part is, with situations like this, there's never a shortage of people who will dig & dig until they find some unrelated negative incident or criminal charge in the victim's past and use that to 'justify' why he deserved it.
Whenever a controversial police killing comes around, people are all over the victims past but never even think of looking into the responsible officer's past. Many Americans have an almost instinctive tendency to side with the police by default, it's sad.
YOu hide behind the 5th to help murder victims , rapists , pedophiles and other crimes to getaway with it because of "snitches get stitches " ...
Vast majority of black deaths is from other black people not cops.