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[Quetzalcoatl]

Another police killing of an unarmed black man in Merica.

 

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[Bjerknes]

Another police killing of an unarmed black man in Merica.

What makes this one worse than any other murder out there?

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/defa.../imageroot/2016/09/20/20160922_charlotte1.jpg

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

What makes this one worse than any other murder out there?

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/defa.../imageroot/2016/09/20/20160922_charlotte1.jpg

Cuz it's the police i suppose

 

[Seven]

What makes this one worse than any other murder out there?

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/defa.../imageroot/2016/09/20/20160922_charlotte1.jpg

The obvious fact that a police officer is empowered by the state to enforce the law and is supposed to be trustworthy. The very least one can expect from such a person is that he does not commit crimes himself.

So is the murder committed by a police officer worse than a murder committed by a drugdealer? Yes, in many cases it is.

That you even ask the question is mindboggling tbh.

 

[Bjerknes]

The obvious fact that a police officer is empowered by the state to enforce the law and is supposed to be trustworthy. The very least one can expect from such a person is that he does not commit crimes himself.

So is the murder committed by a police officer worse than a murder committed by a drugdealer? Yes, in many cases it is.

That you even ask the question is mindboggling tbh.

We don't know of the specifics in this case yet. I'm no fan of police brutality and the police state. But the basis of the BLM movement is inconsequential compared to other issues in the black community. It's intellectually dishonest to claim that all of the problems in the black community are due to policing issues or racism.

 

[Seven]

We don't know of the specifics in this case yet. I'm no fan of police brutality and the police state. But the basis of the BLM movement is inconsequential compared to other issues in the black community. It's intellectually dishonest to claim that all of the problems in the black community are due to policing issues or racism.

Of course it is. But this whole countermovement saying police violence is not a big issue is weird as hell. One of the worst things that can happen to a state is crooked racist cops.

 

[campionesidd]

Another police killing of an unarmed black man in Merica.

More unarmed white men are killed by police every year, yet no one bats an eye.

 

[Seven]

More unarmed white men are killed by police every year, yet no one bats an eye.

Cancer isn't an issue, because baby seals are clubbed to death.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

More unarmed white men are killed by police every year, yet no one bats an eye.

In 2016, around twice as many white men were killed. But blacks are around 13% of the population

 

[campionesidd]

Cancer isn't an issue, because baby seals are clubbed to death.

And yet, if anyone comes up with White lives matter to protest the killing of unarmed white men, it will be labeled racist.

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In 2016, around twice as many white men were killed. But blacks are around 13% of the population

Yeah, but compare it to the crime stats. If you're involved in a crime, having an unfortunate encounter with the police increases tremendously.

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That's not to say that people aren't killed due to racism, just that racism isn't the main factor in these shootings.
Anyhow, the shoot to kill approach of the US police is doomed for failure, but I can't really blame them, given how easy it is for anyone to acquire firearms.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

And yet, if anyone comes up with White lives matter to protest the killing of unarmed white men, it will be labeled racist.

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Yeah, but compare it to the crime stats. If you're involved in a crime, having an unfortunate encounter with the police increases tremendously.

It's a circular debate. Anyway, black or white, it's a problem. A lot of these guys may be involved in crime, but are no immediate threat when they're killed

 

[Maddy]

More unarmed white men are killed by police every year, yet no one bats an eye.

whataboutism

 

[Seven]

And yet, if anyone comes up with White lives matter to protest the killing of unarmed white men, it will be labeled racist.

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Yeah, but compare it to the crime stats. If you're involved in a crime, having an unfortunate encounter with the police increases tremendously.

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That's not to say that people aren't killed due to racism, just that racism isn't the main factor in these shootings.
Anyhow, the shoot to kill approach of the US police is doomed for failure, but I can't really blame them, given how easy it is for anyone to acquire firearms.

If people come up with a white lives matter hashtag it's not to protest the killing of white men, but to mock the blm movement. It's not necessarily racist, but let's not beat around the bush.

 

[X Æ A-12]

In 2016, around twice as many white men were killed. But blacks are around 13% of the population

that 13% of the population also commits more than 60% of the violent crime so i dont think its a stretch to imagine that they are equally disproportionately likely to end up in violent encounters with the police and not just because of profiling

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

that 13% of the population also commits more than 60% of the violent crime so i dont think its a stretch to imagine that they are equally disproportionately likely to end up in violent encounters with the police and not just because of profiling

I'm talking about unarmed killings though, not violent encounters with police

Im

 

[lgorTudor]

Another police killing of an unarmed black man in Merica.

please only spectatular news

like 'Bavaria runs out of beer'

this is boring and doesnt make me say WTF

 

[Hængebøffer]

People are seriously retarded. If police shoots an aggressive dog, you can sure most people will go full retard on the police. But if they shoot an unarmed person, many will still blame the unarmed person.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

please only spectatular news

this is boring and doesnt make me say WTF

We don't have a boring news thread

 

[Ocelot]

Okay, so we accept the notion that there is no racism involved in those disproportionate killings (something I disagree with, but whatever) - it is still a huge problem that deescalation doesn't seem to be a thing valued anything by US-cops.

If cops come into minor cases with the mindset that the guy has a weapon and is trying to kill you that's a huge problem. No matter if the person involved is white, black, latino, whatever.

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please only spectatular news

like 'Bavaria runs out of beer'

this is boring and doesnt make me say WTF

This has been a "General News Thread" for a while now, mostly because we lack a real "General News Thread".

Opening one would be the great idea actually, what do you guys think?

 

[Toro_Merda]

Is there any base-data where we can compare how many cops gets actually attacked during their shifts in such pullovers, compared to these so called incidents?