Notice NBPA explores next step toward potentially boycotting games

[BigGameDamian]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/clutch...step-toward-potentially-boycotting-games/amp/

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Mediocre Man]

What exactly does the horrendous shooting of Jacob Blake have to do with NBA games?

 

[kjironman1]

What exactly does the horrendous shooting of Jacob Blake have to do with NBA games?

You still don’t seem to get it do you?

 

[Reep]

You still don’t seem to get it do you?

The solutions is obvious. Bypass due process and fact gathering, fire all officers on the location immediately and try them all for attempted murder. Right? I think all NBA players should sit out until that happens. Nothing less than that will suffice.

 

[Natebishop3]

You still don’t seem to get it do you?

Honest question - do you think players sitting out games will actually affect change?

How much change have we actually seen after all of the George Floyd protests?

 

[kjironman1]

Honest question - do you think players sitting out games will actually affect change?

How much change have we actually seen after all of the George Floyd protests?

How about we answer a question with a question. How much change has been affected by doing nothing?

 

[Minstrel]

The solutions is obvious. Bypass due process and fact gathering, fire all officers on the location immediately and try them all for attempted murder.

Putting them on trial is bypassing due process?

 

[Natebishop3]

How about we answer a question with a question. How much change has been affected by doing nothing?

Doing something pointless is the same as doing nothing in some cases.

If I cut the back of my hand and I put a bandaid on the front of my hand, does it stop the bleeding? I put a bandaid on my hand. I'm doing something.

There are things we can do to reduce police violence, and most of it has to do with money. Everything in our country revolves around money. So if you want to enact change, put people in power who will get it done. That involves money.

 

[Minstrel]

How much change have we actually seen after all of the George Floyd protests?

There have been some law changes, but the main change has been the Overton window--how public perception has moved on issues of policing. Society is now more willing to see police tried for murder, turning against choke holds, against no-knock break-ins and is more open to the idea that police forces are affected by systemic racism and that changes to how policing is done need to be made. Moving that window, what is considered mainstream, is probably the best thing you can do to cause change, because politicians will only consider things that are safely in the mainstream.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Moving this thread to OT. I really want to keep politics out of the main forum.

 

[THE HCP]

Moving this thread to OT. I really want to keep politics out of the main forum.

THANKYOU

 

[Reep]

Putting them on trial is bypassing due process?

Would you like to be put on trial for a crime someone accused you of without any interviewing of witnesses or time taken to investigate? How about losing your job under the same circumstances?

Putting them on trial without full fact finding based on what a bunch of overpaid prima donna basketball players want is bypassing due process. Yes. Due process is underway. If a grand jury finds that excessive force was used on a man under a felony arrest warrant, who was not effected by a taser, tossed police around and was reaching for some unknown object in his car, then yes, they should then go to trial.

I would hope that NBA players would respect that process.

 

[THE HCP]

Could you imagine losing your job over something that has NOTHING to do with your job?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Could you imagine losing your job over something that has NOTHING to do with your job?

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Putting them on trial is bypassing due process?

?Unless Im mistaken I think you missed the green font.

Could you imagine losing your job over something that has NOTHING to do with your job?

Happens alot in today's instant and global social media world. Most of it justifiable though.

 

[Minstrel]

Would you like to be put on trial for a crime someone accused you of without any interviewing of witnesses or time taken to investigate? How about losing your job under the same circumstances?

Putting them on trial without full fact finding based on what a bunch of overpaid prima donna basketball players want is bypassing due process. Yes. Due process is underway. If a grand jury finds that excessive force was used on a man under a felony arrest warrant, who was not effected by a taser, tossed police around and was reaching for some unknown object in his car, then yes, they should then go to trial.

I would hope that NBA players would respect that process.

I doubt you'd find putting on trial a black person who gunned down a white person on video a "violation of due process." Police have generally been immune from "due process" in our nation's history, right up to present day. Until recently, putting a cop on trial has been generally unthinkable. That's why the nationwide protests and why NBA players are considering boycotts. It's finally becoming thinkable.

 

[Natebishop3]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

This is my least favorite meme of all the memes that meme'd.

 

[Natebishop3]

Until recently, putting a cop on trial has been generally unthinkable.

Oh come on Minstrel.... we put them on trial.... they just always get off

 

[Minstrel]

Oh come on Minstrel.... we put them on trial.... they just always get off

Ha. They actually very rarely go on trial...the police unions fight tooth and nail to prevent it and generally get their way.

But you're right, they do sometimes go on trial!

 

[kjironman1]

Everything in our country revolves around money

There might be hope for you yet.
Yep! And guess what? doing something that costs rich people money has a tendency to make a difference. Think about that for a minute will ya?

 

[kjironman1]

Moving this thread to OT. I really want to keep politics out of the main forum.

WooHoo!
Now we can really get nasty in our responses!

There is a reason i stay out of the OT for the most part. I do like a few of the threads but i'm pretty hit and miss on that side of the forum.

 

[Mediocre Man]

You still don’t seem to get it do you?

Because of a few things, I get it more than most.

NBA players sitting out games won’t affect police brutality and voting

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Boycott until Lillard is healthy or LeBrons steroids run out.

 

[illmatic99]

Moving this thread to OT. I really want to keep politics out of the main forum.

fucking hell, this is NOT off topic. The NBA bubble is about to end because of a protest.

WTF are we going to talk about on the main forum? The empty floors and how shiny they are?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

fucking hell, this is NOT off topic. The NBA bubble is about to end because of a protest.

WTF are we going to talk about on the main forum? The empty floors and how shiny they are?

Have you seen those floors? Very shiny!

 

[Chris Craig]

Bucks and Magic boycott game 5

 

[illmatic99]

Have you seen those floors? Very shiny!

I realize this is a joke to you, but you're missing the point. This isn't about Trump v Biden. This is a massive moment in NBA history that you decided is conveniently off topic.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Bucks and Magic boycott game 5

All of today's games are postponed.

 

[Orion Bailey]

fucking hell, this is NOT off topic. The NBA bubble is about to end because of a protest.

WTF are we going to talk about on the main forum? The empty floors and how shiny they are?

Drafts and trades! Come on!