Why It’s Time Black People Simply Disengage With White People In Discussing Race

I agree with all of those... but I'm not sure if it will reduce the number of killings - at least not by much. It would, however, hopefully reduce the blatant racism by some cops. That would be a step in the right direction.

My opinion has always been that if you reduce the number of veterans in law enforcement, and replace them with non-military with no background in firearms, you will see a decrease in shootings.

 

That's exactly the question I was trying to get at. According to the stats I posted last night, more than 3/4 of the police shootings involved cases where the person killed was armed, meaning that the police had a legitimate concern for their own and the public's safety.

I find this quote from a Washington Post column somewhat illuminating:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-by-police-yes-but-no/?utm_term=.cdcde9f4bb9c

175 black men killed compared to 172 whites is disproportionate based upon relative numbers of each race in the general population, but still it's a relatively small number for the population at large. Can it be reduced? I would hope so, if everyone is willing to work on this issue. Can it be reduced to zero? Not likely.

By way of comparison of the relative prevalence of police shootings of blacks as compared to general murders by others, according to this Chicago Tribune column, in 9 months of 2015, 245 blacks were murdered in shootings in the city.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-ch...shootings-infographic-20150904-htmlstory.html

 

Part of the problem is we have moved into an environment where the media reports on any shooting of a black man, and it doesn't matter if he was armed/shooting at police or not. Everyone is so whipped up into a rage over police violence that they don't care if the shooting was valid. The only time we haven't seen a protest over a shooting was when the cops killed the guy in Dallas, and there was STILL people grumbling over how the cops handled that one.

Take the shooting in Milwaukee for example. There's actual footage of him holding a loaded gun. He was told to put it down, he didn't, and he was shot by a black police officer. Why are people rioting over this guy? They had a candlelight vigil for him!

The media is using this to get ratings. They are actively contributing to this problem. It's the same crap with gun violence in general. They're going to report on any and all shootings because they know it will give them views/clicks. Couple of white meth dealers shoot each other? That's a mass shooting ya'll! Gotta report that shit!

Black guy breaks into the house and threatens the family of an off duty police officer that he had an argument with on facebook? Headline: "Cop shoots black man over dispute about BLM on facebook!"

The national media is destroying this country.

 

I agree with the overall points - but I concur that some of the sub-points are probably wrong.

 

What a fucking lunatic. She is a reason why this world sucks today.

 

The guy that uploaded the video has a last name rios. Are they latino? Why was she telling her son thats how white people act and to call their people here, their cousins.

Total bitch. I feel bad for her kids. The little boy seemed confused as hell.

 

It's the same reason we got saddled with George Zimmerman.

 

Jesus fucking christ... so many things to say where to begin?

I'd have fucked decked that bitch straight out after she hit my hands and forced the phone to fall out.

Kid even admits to hitting the car; she acts like the car has its own personality talking about it like she did... Fucking trash of a mother and person, sets a supreme example of why some people shouldn't have kids. CPS should actually take them away from her and do them a favor. Using words like "faggot" and dropping f bombs in front of your kids? Just insane, I'd bet she'd be the first one to jump on the oppression band wagon, but it's okay for her to be a bigot though right, subsequently continuing that teaching in her kids. Excellent lady, well done, continue the cycle.

I hope that bitch went to jail for assault. Clear as day on there.


She (and people like her) are a direct reason why race relations will never resolve in the world, not just America.


Edit: JFizz, the boy was totally confused and I feel for those kids. They do not deserve that.

 

poor kid tries to tell the truth and mom cusses him out. i fear he has 0 chance at life but i hope he pulls through despite his mom.

 

What's this supposed to mean? That it's indicative of how we all act? She's fucking despicable. I teach my son to tell the truth even if it hurts me. And car damage is best handled by insurance companies. Not sure why this was added to the thread.

Because they all act this way? What an idiotic post. THIS woman is acting in a deplorable manner. Her ignorance is coming out of her pores. She's not leading by example and her children will be worse because of it. But if you think (and it sounds like you do based upon your thoughts that human relations won't improve because of this one person) this is indicative of how we all act then I would call you stereotypical at best.

 

this post makes me think your son dented my car

 

LOL.... what?

The reason why I posted this video is because racism is alive and well in this country, and it's not just white people. So when you "disengage" from white people, you are only helping promote this kind of ignorance. She clearly thinks it's totally fine to start hurling racist and bigoted insults at these people. How is this type of behavior ever going to stop if you don't discuss it?

 

Harsh but....

 

atleast he didnt call the cops. they would have shot that kid with the suspicious looking IED backpack

 

Cool. Quote me some more fortune cookie wisdom and ignore the point of my post.

 

why should i shut up when all i got was a warning and not a ticket?