hi-five. all of our valuable resources can be put into stopping people from crossing roads, I can finally stop doing my 'merican duty of tackling jaywalkers while screaming "Citizen's arrest, motherfucker". It's so fucking important, it make me feel extra American. FUCK THOSE JAYWALKERS. FUCK THEM FUCK THEM FUCK THEM, WORSE THAN COMMIES/OBAMA. All cops should be arresting jaywalkers ALL DAY LONG. Fact.
Why should my car insurance rates, and health insurance rates go up because someone is too lazy to go to the crosswalk? They give people tickets for running a red light, but if there is no one else around, who are they really hurting? If I am going 100 mph on an open freeway, should I not get a ticket?
They actually built an overpass so people wouldn't run across the intersection. Its like running across a freeway. You're not supposed to and they fine you. Just like other stupid laws. My last ticket (like 9 years ago) was for going through a wrong way sign in a residential neighborhood to park. It sucked because there was no one in the neighborhood but the cop....I'm not going to attack a fucking cop because of it.
That police officers using excessive force against People of Color because as a society White People tend to see People of Color as less than human is nothing new. Just as this previous sentence of mine will be blasted for categorizing the actions of police officers, namely White police officers, and White People as group actions instead of individual actions. But People of Color and their actions are often viewed by White People, as experienced on this very board, as a reflection on their race (aka group) as a whole.. instead of the actions of individuals. The officer in the punching video showed no restraint in punching that young girl in the face. None at all. He turned around, saw her, and punched her. If she had been White, it is certainly possible he still would have punched her, but it is also more likely it would have been used as a last resort - or at the very least, he would have shown initial restraint. It is a tendency for White People to see Black Women in particular as less feminine/womanly, especially in comparison to White Women. But the cause for that is another thread, but it is there and her being Black did play a part in her getting punched without any hesitancy. Even if some people don't want to see it, and instead regard racial issues as sarcasm and just a figment of People of Color's imagination.
doesn't matter what color you are. You don't hit cops. And as far as "last resort", did you watch the video to see how long he'd been putting up with screaming, hysterical woman pushing him around and not acting the way they were supposed to before he was assaulted? Boats and stars wins this round. for a couple of posts I thought he was serious.
what, that you change the facts of what happened to attempt to justify this girl attacking a cop? The bitch was out of control. Its either punch or stungun.
That's right, you've been oppressed for all these years. LOL does anyone have a mirror? Do you want to be the pot, or the kettle? It's also certainly just as possible, for all you know, that he would have punched a white girl harder. I can't wait to see the study you are quoting here that said that. I agree that racism exists. All someone has to do is read your post to know that it does.
But it does matter what color you are. A White Woman would not have been punched that fast, if at all. If the Officer turned around and saw a White Woman, I guarantee he would have shown restraint and conflict in his decision before punching her. There was none of that in this situation with the Black Girl. Just like there was no hesitation in kicking the Latino man in the head for absolutely no reason, and then being kicked in the legs, and no hesitation in the absolute brutal take down, and then punching in the back of the head while immobile, of the young Black Girl for kicking a shoe out into the hallway at an officer. A SHOE.
I'm White, sweetheart. But please cry reverse racism more. I know I used to, before I got punched in the gut by reality. I hope one day you see that things are not at all equal and this is not a post-racial America like us Whiteys want to believe.
I didn't justify the young girl attacking the cop at all. I just said that a White Girl or White Woman would not have been punched in the face nearly as fast, if at all and certainly without such a lack of hesitancy, as the young Black Girl was. Not once did I justify her pushing the cop.
White Women don't tend to be racially profiled by the Police or fellow White People. White Women are often not seen as being less feminine and less than their female counterparts simply for being White.
Maybe there's a reason for that. To me, at least, black women are generally louder and confrontational than other races. They think their shit don't stink and can do whatever they want without repercussion. Do you think the cop can "reason" with someone like that?
I guess they worked something out. Yesterday they reported he was stepping down. Reassignment is good compromise.
I don't quite get where you're getting the basis for your stereotype from, but in this case it doesn't matter. A policeman was assaulted by a citizen. Doesn't matter if it was a black girl, white man, hispanic grandmother, sikh college student, whatever. A policeman was assaulted and responded in accordance with his training. If you don't want to be hit/tased/gassed, then don't attack a cop. Perhaps it's that this particular girl wasn't punched b/c she's black, she's punched b/c her criminal nature led her to attack a cop.
When I am able to go into a job oportunity against an equaly qualified black man, and have an equal chance at getting that job, I will stop. Or my children having an equally fair chance at getting into a school vs the same qualitfied black or hispanic child. As for you being white, that doesn't stop your entire post of being extremely racist. She was punched because she assaulted a police officer.
