re: Another teen shot by cops in Missouri - close to Ferguson

What are you talking about? Poor behavior speaks like nothing else about a person's character. You must have mistyped that first line.

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What are you talking about? Poor behavior speaks like nothing else about a person's character. You must have mistyped that first line.

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It really has gotten comical.

When I was 18, if I'd been arrested for doing what Brown did, my dad would've probably let my arse sit in jail for a couple of days before bailing me out. And, when I got out of jail, I would be regaled with how disappointed he was and how he didn't raise me to be a thug(and yes, he'd have used the word thug). Bottom line, HE would've been humiliated by my behavior and you can bet your rat's arse that the words "good boy" wouldn't pass his lips for some time. I'd have a LOT of work to do to overcome that failing even if it was a one time deal. Moreover, not one of my uncles would've passed the opportunity to bitch me out for being an asswipe. Finally, you can bet your arse they would've been so embarrassed by it as to not talk to even their neighbors about their criminal son/nephew's behavior. And, I wasn' raised in some odd home. This describes pretty much every person I knew.

Now, let's be blunt. Brown didn't wake up that day and for the first time decide that type of behavior was OK. People don't tend to START with strong armed robbery.

Brown MAY have matured over time into a good person, but at the time he was killed, Brown didn't meet any rational person's definition of "good boy".

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Probably went to a Catholic school

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That would explain him saying that he was around some bad white boys that got away with everything

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Frankly, I think the cops should all just say "fine" and vacate black neighborhoods altogether. Basically go on strike in those neighborhoods.

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This is what I wish could happen. When an entire community is willing to make up shite and outright lie to get you in trouble - and the powers that be would rather continue a 'conversation' with them than to call them out on their lies, then I would not be driven to risk my life for one second to 'protect and serve' such a dysfunctional bunch of shite-heads.

The areas in which the police don't patrol can be called "Hamsterdam".

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if you handle any of those situations with less than absolute perfection

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And the determination of absolute perfection cannot be achieved in this climate. Regardless of what the criminal does, the cop must be able to predict all possible outcomes of all possible interactions. And the result can be second-guessed by anyone who refuses to believe the facts of the case at any point in time.

Cops have to make split second decisions which are sometimes imperfect in the opinion of someone who hates the cop to begin with.

Cops should let those communities rot until the population themselves start policing the criminal element - or at least standing whole-heartedly with those who are willing to go in and do the dirty work.

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And the StrongSafety rhetoric about knowing so many white kids who've "done worse". Blah blah blah. He must run in some bad circles because among the people I grew up with, you might've chosen to act an arse but what Brown did was DAMNED uncommon to the point of non-existent.

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You'd be surprised about how far that statement of yours is from the truth.

I've definitely seen kids do worse than take some items from
A gas station and escape with their lives and move on to be successful and productive adults.

All the kids at my university that used to steal and loot from our cafeteria would get punished with community service or with forced cleaning service of the university ground. College really just told me that the only difference between the privileged and the non privileged is resources to get out of trouble: mental health, education, health, etc.

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I've definitely seen kids do worse than take some items from A gas station and escape with their lives and move on to be successful and productive adults.

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I have arrested tons of the same kids that have gone on to productive lives. Guess what? They didn't resist arrest nor did they pull a gun on me.

Bitter? How ? Far from it ?

I just think its asisine to ignore the root of some of the worlds problems. That doesn't mean the the sole reason of existing and current problems, but it gives it a back drop. Doesn't always excuse people from progress.

You guys just read what you want to rea