Y U no talk about ferguson?

I don't know much about this nor care, but I suppose this probably sums up the majority of USA cops lol?
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After watching that, I've decided Ferguson is the last place on earth I'd want to be right now, and not because of the danger.
Really not such a dangerous place. The bulk of what's being recorded night after night is world class shit-talking.
 
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are murder victims typically hauled off in the back of an SUV?
 
this eye witness account makes it sound like it was a clean shoot by the officer
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWjinhJ4UTg[/ame]
 
My point was exactly what I said: more whites are killed by police than blacks. That's it, that was my point.

I didn't address the rate because a lot of things can factor into that (poverty, crime, etc). The reason I addressed the raw numbers was because based on what we see in the media, it's only blacks being killed by police. I can't remember the last time I saw an uproar over a white person being killed by a cop, even though it happens far more often.

That's it, that's the point. Doesn't that seem odd to you, that we only make a big deal when we can drum up racial animosity?

It was the same shit with Trayvon. Thousands of young black men are killed in this country every year, but it only becomes a national fucking tragedy on the very rare instance when he is killed by an "almost white" (close enough) person. It's almost as if we're saying Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown are only important because they were killed by white people, and all the other thousands of blacks that are killed every year by other blacks, well their lives only matter to their family.

What the fuck is up with that? Why is there such a priority based on the shooter, and not the victim. Why does it only matter if a white person pulls the trigger? Is it the "man bites dog" aspect of the story, or is it something more nefarious?

So yes, I find it odd. I'm willing to bet you didn't know that more white people are killed by cops than black people until I posted that. And that's not your fault, because that's the narrative being pushed in the media.

So my only question is, why do you think that is?

Couldn't agree more.

I guess I just wasn't that surprised at the findings. There's over 150 million more whites in the country than blacks, so it makes sense that more whites get killed. I was just unclear about what you were implying.

As far as your main point, spot on. It's sad that black-on-black violence is so common place that the community only cares when the one behind the gun is some other race.

(The subtext being, "It's alright to kill blacks unless you're not black.")

With that said, you have to wonder how genuine all this outrage really is..

Consider this theory: By demonizing, marginalizing, and isolating foreign, external threats (especially ones with an oppressive, imperialistic history), the black community is able to divert attention away from the fact that much of the oppression they experience today is self-oppression. After all, if the system isn't traditionally oppressive anymore, that means their greatest threat is themselves. That's a tough pill to swallow.

Why does the media follow the narrative? Fuck if I know.
Cue conspiracy theory.
 
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no justice, no peace...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNmWuqIF7c"]Response to Ferguson police - YouTube[/ame]



and for those "conspiracy theorists" out there.
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Here is the video of the St. Louis killing:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU[/ame]

Looks like he wanted to die.
 
WTF is that? just downloaded, this wont be on YT for very long. Why did they shoot him? Was hard to tell in the video. Looked like a young negro male was just walking around and the cops pulled up and capped his ass.

He had a knife and advanced on them with purpose.

I don't care if you're black, purple or magenta, pulling a knife and advancing on two people who have guns trained on you is dumbfuck to the third power.
 
He had a knife and advanced on them with purpose.

I don't care if you're black, purple or magenta, pulling a knife and advancing on two people who have guns trained on you is dumbfuck to the third power.

he had a knife? was he still holding it when he advanced? If so cant say I blame the popo one bit on that one.
 
WTF is that? just downloaded, this wont be on YT for very long. Why did they shoot him? Was hard to tell in the video. Looked like a young negro male was just walking around and the cops pulled up and capped his ass.

Happened yesterday or the day before, a few miles away from Ferguson.

He stole some drinks from a store, put them on the sidewalk there and just waited for the cops to show up. When they pulled up he took out a knife and told the cops to shoot him.

Notice how he backs up some when the cops first get there. Probably so he has room to slowly get closer to them with a knife out increasing the possibility that they will shoot. But the cops don't seem to shoot at first because there are people behind him? He seems to notice this, because he goes up on the ledge and approaches from a different angle. He gets even closer and then they shoot and kill.
 
He had a knife and advanced on them with purpose.

I don't care if you're black, purple or magenta, pulling a knife and advancing on two people who have guns trained on you is dumbfuck to the third power.

BULLSHIT.

THOSE COPS SHOULD HAVE JUST LET THAT POOR MENTALLY ILL MAN CUT THEIR THROATS.
 
he had a knife? was he still holding it when he advanced? If so cant say I blame the popo one bit on that one.

It was previously reported that he did, and in the audio you can hear the cops say "drop the knife" before they fired.
 
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