OT Black Man In Minnesota Dies After Cop Kneels On His Neck/ Portland Riots

Thats the biggest problem for sure and it needs to stop, but my comment is also true, if you dont agree, thats cool.
Come on people now smile on your brother, everybody get together try to love one another right now, right now.....right now!

 

It's ok to smile on your sister as well.

And I am old enough to remember that song. Was it Youngbloods?

 

It was...great song. I think 67/68

 

https://www.the-sun.com/news/278113...edium=browser_notifications&utm_source=pushly

'OFF BASE'
LeBron James ‘put target on back’ of cop who shot Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, when he said officer was ‘next,’ says LAPD officer

 

Too bad you weren’t there to jump in the middle of the knife fight and dissolve the situation, like we all know you wanted to be. Maybe next time you can show us how it’s done bud.

 

Not arguing with you at all, but it's drifting off topic.

 

You're a bold guy, start a thread on that subject and I'll gladly participate.

 

Lanny what? Crandc and I were having a conversation about Lebron statement. Seems you think I was bing bold trying to argue with ya, I would never attempt that Im not an argumentative person. The statement was to Crandc.

 

No, no, no, I tried to make it clear that I was not arguing with you and my comment about being bold was meant as a complement.
The thread title had to do with the kneeling on the neck of a black man. I just didn't see the connection with the Lebron comment.
Please forgive me for not following along.
Geez, you are one of the last people I would ever even think of giving a hard time to. Never have and never plan to. When? Never, that's when.

 

Alls sweet my pall ! The thread was started along time ago, like me. I often get off track on things now days. Keeping up on this forum is like riding wild horse or women, and making an effort to participate can be reckless at times. I love it when there is more humor inserted!

 

I certainly didn't mean to make a big deal out of it.
Yes, all's quiet on the Sly front. Get it? Western front, Sly front. Hey, I heard that groan from here.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...neel-mario-gonzalez-alameda-george-floyd/amp/

LAST BREATHS
Shocking moment cops kneel on Latino dad Mario Gonzalez for FIVE MINUTES before he dies in chilling echo of George Floyd

 

i think its only fair to keep in mind criminals went from:



To:



Im not trying to condone abusive police at all. But the reasoning for cops to armor up more, started becoming valid when assult rifles found their ways into gangs and criminals hands.

 

Maybe in places like LA or Chicago but how many shootouts were cops involved in here in Portland that involved an AR?

And if memory serves, law enforcement was fighting dudes with Tommy guns back in the 20s.

 

i should clarify it wasn't just about the rifles, it was the body armor and militia style criminal that prompted law enforcement to change their training.
In the old mafia days they were laegely shooting each other with tommy guns. Not so much the cops and innocents.
Im just saying, right or wrong, it was the style and level of crimes emerging that prompted a shift in personal security for the officers to ensure no matter what they encounter they will have a certain level of protection for their life.

They went too far in their training, but i dont disagree with officers wearing body armor and such to protect themselves. So the look has changed no doubt. But i dont really blame them for wanting to protect themselves against any potential threat to thier life.

cops were dressed just like your first picture in the famous 97 bank robbery and they got slaughtered. It set a president for change.
Again. Too much change? Yes. But i dont think it was just because cops want to be bad cops or what not like so many have a narrative of.

 

I like this idea...

https://www.kcra.com/article/san-joaquin-county-town-welcomes-protesters-coffee-with-a-cop/36305811

San Joaquin County town welcomes protesters to 'Coffee with a Cop'

WOODBRIDGE, Calif. —

While many cities across the country have been trying to discourage protesters from demonstrating in the streets, a community in San Joaquin County is welcoming them.

Just outside of Lodi, the annual Coffee with a Cop event in the town of Woodbridge is scheduled for Saturday, and protesters with Progressive Unity plan on demonstrating there.

"Coffee with a Cop is our opportunity for our citizens to come and sit with our local law enforcement officers of multiple departments in a time of non-crisis," said organizer Terry Wells-Brown.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol, sheriff's office, district attorney's office and other agencies all show up for one-on-one conversations with members of the community.

Wells-Brown said the town has been hosting this annual event since 2015 and it's helped strengthen relationships between the community and law enforcement. But word started circulating about protesters picketing Saturday's event.

"Somebody sent me a flyer that Black Lives Matter were going to be protesting our Coffee with a Cop and we all have seen and heard those images of the bad things that can happen," Wells-Brown said.

Organizers with the protesters and Progressive Unity said the group is not affiliated with the Black Lives Matter or Justice for Breonna Taylor organizations, but stands with those ideals.

Instead of canceling the event, she decided to host the demonstrators as well.

"We can be hospitable, or we can be hostile, and I don't want to be hostile. So, I thought, 'I'm going to welcome them. I hope they come. I want them here. Our businesses need them,'" Wells-Brown said. "The fact is that they have something to say. They need a place to say it."

Community leaders are going to give the protesters a front row spot to demonstrate in front of Woodbridge Florist directly across the street and they're going to provide the protesters with water, coffee, donuts and pizza.

The manager of Oddfellows, the restaurant where the event will be held, said there was no way they were going to cancel.

"The reason we decided to do it was because the community here is so strong and we want to support the community, and the cops are so awesome here that it seems like a no-brainer," said Kaitlyn Joachim.

So this year's event will go on as planned, but with a few welcome changes.

"I'm tired of the fighting. Like, we're all tired of the fighting," said Wells-Brown. "Hopefully, we can bridge some gaps."

 

I have a friend who still keeps a loaded Tommy gun (.50 cal.) in his car. He had to use it once to prevent a car jacking. The car-jacker got sent running.