Free Agent Portland Mayor Chooses Oakland Officer as Next Police Chief

This shit is everywhere you turn now and it gets really old, why can't we just go back to all being American and on the same side?

 

It's definitely not constructive when nobody is willing to budge.

With that said, would it really be so implausible, or even just downright savvy, on the part of the mayor to hire a black person? Or even more so, a black woman?

This city doesn't have a great reputation on policing the black community. We have seen countless protests over the past year about police violence against black people. If I'm the mayor and I'm wanting to improve relations between my police force and the black community, I'm going to hire a black chief. Seems pretty straight forward, and I don't see anything wrong with it.

 

Notionally, I completely agree with you. However, I think Muhammad Ali had a great response to why he refused to fight for America (with heavy implications, in the question, about why he didn't feel patriotism and a desire to pull together with him fellow Americans in a time of war): "I don't have anything against the Viet Cong--no Viet Cong ever called me a nigger."

In a similar vein, it's hard for everyone to feel on the same side, when various groups feel like they're marginalized or discriminated against. The reality is, our country was never created as a "single side" and that has filtered down through the generations. Even aside from the white/black issue, for as much as we've prided ourselves on being a melting pot, there's been (right from the start) a lot of oil and water factions that simply never mixed well.

 

Mr. Ali was very misinformed then. I get his sentimate. But i have a vietnamese stepmom who lived in Vietnam during the war.

Based on the stories she has told me, the vietnamese hated black people back then. She still has a lot of scaredness and dislike for black people today.

For the record she dislikes most white people too. She thinks all whites want to get her in trouble.

 

I have a small l Mini Cooper sitting on my window sill. One of my grandsons got it for me since he figured out I liked them.

 

You're misunderstanding what he was saying, IMO. Ali wasn't saying that Vietnamese aren't racist--humans are racist, regardless of nationality. His point was, as I read it, the problems he encountered were created by Americans, not Vietnamese. So why would he take up arms for America to kill Vietnamese?

 

black women from Oakland don't take no shit...lol. Okay? I see this as a PC move. The mayor is white as fuck but also a little pussy. It's fucking Portland, one of the most PC progressive cities in the country. Come on

 

That white man gon get ya. The devil himself.


the shit you are taught. Great job Portland!!!

 

And you know what black people teach their children? How? You don't realize how stupid that sounds...

 

I am just saying man nobody said she isn't qualified but if you don't think this is a typical Portland PC ultra left diversity bullshit move then you lost it

 

The fact that you don't think that's saying she's unqualified says a lot about you.

 

I mean think for one second people. What does everybody complain about today? diversity!!!!

also what I was referring to is what people in Portland are taught,brainwashed to believe. This typical PC shit and if anybody calls it out, they are racist! and they voted for trump!

 

it's not saying shes unqualified, Shes obviously qualified. I am just saying this move by Portland is your typical "progressive" move. If he was white I would question it too because Portland tends to put people in charge who are cucks. Look at Wheeler

 

That makes sense. Sometimes its hard to decipher figurative vs literal.

 

Funny you say that though because you said the reason shes probably qualified is because she is a black woman from Oakland and black women from oakland "don't take no shit"

hmmmm

 

You shouldn't assume. I don't know if she's qualified or not. I just like the fact that she's from Oakland. My lady is from there. And no, they don't take no shit....

 

Again, how do you know what people are taught? Were you taught this? Where do these teachings come from? I sure didn't get them...

You speak nothing but conjecture...

 

okay well I have no problem with this police chief being black or a woman, I just hope she does the job right, that's all. Just because I believe it's a typical Portland progressive move, doesn't mean I don't think she is qualified. I will let her work do the talking

 

If you didn't have a problem, why did you bring it up?

What needs to "come on"? That's something you say to something you think is bullshit...