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re: 2 Officers shot in Ferguson...Video in OP

Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:39 pm to
Posted by texashorn
Member since May 2008
13122 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:39 pm to
Two questions:

Are you black?

Do you adhere to the sociological viewpoint that racism can only come from those in power, hence, only white people can be racist?
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:40 pm to
quote:

Of course not, because it doesn't fit your agenda. Just like how these protestors don't care to "read up up on" the AG report. Nobody wants to face the facts.


What is my agenda? I didn't know I had one.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67601 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:40 pm to
I wish BRPD would target the hood instead of the good areas of town for inspection sticker tickets.
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:42 pm to
quote:

Comment?


You're asking me to comment on some very bare bones. But if 80% of arrests were white despite the population being only 47% white, it would make me want to look at what is making those numbers so skewed. So yeah, likewise, I'd want to know what's causing those numbers to be so skewed with it being blacks.
Posted by texashorn
Member since May 2008
13122 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:43 pm to
Mr. Holder better get cracking, it's happening in his back yard. Why is he ignoring it?
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14146 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:44 pm to
quote:

I wish BRPD would target the hood instead of the good areas of town for inspection sticker tickets.


if the money is there, they will

one could guess, that the peeps in ghetto wont pay it where as joe in middle class suburbia, will. just a guess, i could be wrong.

Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67601 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:44 pm to
Do you think they are arresting innocent people or ignoring crimes committed by whites?
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:44 pm to
quote:

African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population


Thats a huge number when you are 13% of the US population and 43% of the incarcerated population. You don't get there by obeying the law and being a good boy.
Posted by Thib-a-doe Tiger
Member since Nov 2012
35558 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:45 pm to
Who says it would be skewed? What if whites committed 80% of the crime?

I'm not saying that is or isn't the case, but that doesn't mean it is skewed
Posted by Bushmaster
19th Hole
Member since Oct 2008
39653 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:46 pm to
You know why. Mr. Holder is a piece of shite race baiting unqualified lawyer who should have been hung for treason by now.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92877 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:46 pm to
quote:

But what leads to those numbers?

Could it be that a black kid walking back from school in the street gets stopped and arrested for "manner of walking" but my son who is white walks by a cop every single day of the week while he's walking in the middle of the street to school and the most the cop would do is wave?


In 2008 there were over 19,000 reported black on white rapes/sexual assaults nationwide but not even ONE white on black report of rape/sexual assault. These are from the governments own statistics, here is the LINK so nobody can call BS. Does that happen because a white cop stops a random black kid walking? Does that explain 19,000 to 0? PLEASE try to explain that statistic for me if both races are just as criminal, and please keep in mind there are over 100 million more whites in the US and we still were at ZERO. Ill be waiting.....
This post was edited on 3/12/15 at 9:47 pm
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

Are you black?


I can't possibly figure out how that is even remotely relevant but does speak volumes that it was even asked. To answer the question, nope.

quote:

Do you adhere to the sociological viewpoint that racism can only come from those in power, hence, only white people can be racist?


I think it's a stupid argument that's a waste of time. Whether or not a black person calling me a cracker is him being a racist or not is meaningless to me because regardless of whether they can be labelled a racist what I do know is they are a shitty human being.

I think we've bantered before. I will typically use the phrase race issues to completely bypass that argument. To me, whether they're a racist or not, what is clear is they have issues evolving around race. And yes, there is a lot of that prevalent in Ferguson.
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

Do you think they are arresting innocent people or ignoring crimes committed by whites?


I think they issue a bunch of bullshite tickets to black people in Ferguson that they would never issue to me or my kid in white upper middle class STL.
Posted by Thib-a-doe Tiger
Member since Nov 2012
35558 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:50 pm to
That doesn't deal with incarceration.
Posted by texashorn
Member since May 2008
13122 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:50 pm to
You seem offended that I ask your race, yet on the other hand, you seem obsessed with race? What gives?
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67601 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

one could guess, that the peeps in ghetto wont pay it where as joe in middle class suburbia, will. just a guess, i could be wrong.


I doubt BR is alone in this line of thinking...sounds racist to me but it will never change. Meanwhile La has an extremely high uninsured motorist rate...could crack down on that by targeting the poor areas but no that would look bad.
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

Who says it would be skewed? What if whites committed 80% of the crime?


80% of the crime being committed by a race that makes up only 47% of the population? Personally, I'd have a hard time believing that only whites were committing crimes and blacks weren't to make such a huge difference between the numbers.
Posted by Bushmaster
19th Hole
Member since Oct 2008
39653 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:55 pm to
These people just need to recognize that America is so peaceful.because of the black race coming here and we are better for it.
Posted by sec13rowBBseat28
St George, LA
Member since Aug 2006
15416 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

I think they issue a bunch of bullshite tickets to black people in Ferguson that they would never issue to me or my kid in white upper middle class STL.




I was issued a ticket about 3 weeks ago for going 5 mph over the speed limit at 5:45am on my way to work. I thought it was complete BS. I guess I feel your pain!!!!
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92877 posts
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:56 pm to
There is zero chance he replies to my last post
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