Bangarang

You’re being extremely naive if you think this is just about police brutality and not about race.

Here’s my beef, people seem to care much more about black lives when they are taken by white cops. Everyone knows who George Floyd is, do these same people know who someone like David Dorn is? People get outraged when a white cop kills a black man but stay silent and don’t shed a tear at all the black on black death and violence happening around them on a daily basis. Does anyone want to be outraged at the 90 shootings and 30 deaths that occurred in Chicago last weekend? Do those black lives not matter as much? You want people to believe your message and invoke real change? Be consistent about it and don’t cherry pick who matters.

The bail reform took effect the beginning of this year and it’s somewhat false to say that people don’t need to post bail after being arrested. It’s entirely dependent on the crime in which a person is charged with. So you think there should have been more of a uniformed police presence similar to what we’ve seen during the protests that included riots and looting? Do I have that right?

Where did I make this assumption? How is it a privilege to suggest having police ready and equipped to deal with rioters and looters?

No, you didn’t. Still tip toeing. I’d like you to specifically explain what you mean by “my privilege has privilege”.

Except that’s not what I said. My justification for police use of force was clearly in reference to the rioters and looters and not the peaceful protesters. I see you’re going to continue to try and tip toe around your assertion that “my privilege has privilege”.

I agree with this. Clearly I did need to ask and I’ll do it again in the hopes that you can clarify it for me. What privilege are you referring to?

So it would seem

And the police didn’t have a problem with the peaceful protest. Their objective was to enforce the curfew.

That’s how you interpreted what I said? Yikes And what privilege are you referring to exactly?

I don’t know I wasn’t there.

Only if you reasonably believe these people are going to loot the local Target or try and set fire to city hall.

I don’t know that. Maybe you’re right.

How many times does someone who clearly has an agenda against the police need to be told to get back? I have no problem with police accountability. Suspend the cops pending a review/investigation. But to charge them with Assault is a joke and was only done to cater to the mob of people outraged.

Let’s all point the finger and vilify the police because it’s the easy thing to do right now. You’re right, we can discuss it and part of discussing it is acknowledging the current sentiment towards police and how there is an obvious hypocrisy in that mindset. Is this that whataboutism thing you were talking about?

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The 4 Minneapolis cops have been arrested and charged. Why are there still protests and riots? Is this about race or police? When is justice served and when will it be okay to stop the protests? And what does it mean to be exempt from bail reform? That doesn’t make any sense. Fair enough.

Lorenzo is clearly racist. That’s how it works right?

I don’t see anyone protesting or outraged over the 3 black people who ran over 2 troopers and a BPD Officer the other day. No big deal since they were white cops who were attacked. We also don’t care that the scumbags had a stolen gun in their possession. Where is all the celebrity outrage over that?

I agree, the outcome was horrible. I also agree that they could have just arrested him and likely avoided all this. I don’t think there was intent to injure him. Why is that weird? There have been peaceful protests in areas where ERT was present.

What exactly did I bring up? You asked if Allen always has to be great and I wanted to know what you consider great. I was literally responding to a point you made but somehow I brought it up?

I’m not saying he was pretending to be injured if that’s what you meant. It wasn’t mild but it also wasn’t violent. What alternatives would you like to see? There’s a large group of cops in riot gear trying to clear an area. They are yelling to get back but he advances towards them, getting very close. How long are police supposed to try and plea and negotiate with someone who clearly isn’t listening or doesn’t want to? At what point do we get to protect our personal space?

I don’t have a problem with it.

Bojo must have pictures of someone. How is the job his to lose? He’s terrible..

We’ll agree to disagree.