ARS
-
Posts
8 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by ARS
-
-
Been at work all day and I’m going to respond to some of these posts later when I have some time. Off topic I’m clearly more left than this board. This place definitely seem right leaning. But it is important to have these discussions. Talking in our echo chambers is not going to lead to change. I disagree with the responses to my posts but most of them have been respectful. I definitely want to address the systemic racism point. I think some of the posters on here are downplaying this.
-
3
-
-
4 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said:
So the police are racist because they have more non-lethal interactions with black people? That's the paradox? There are several seemingly poor assumptions in that link.
We will have to agree to disagree. I think points were well researched and clearly expressed. They briefly talked about racial profiling is a variable. If you been through racial profiling it make a lot more sense. Also there was a FBI report in 2006 under the Bush administration stating that White Supremacists were Infiltrating Law enforcement.
BTW. Most of us are not saying all cops are racist or bad. I have had experiences with racists cops and good cops. I had cops literally stop me for no reason and asking me why I was in a particular neighborhood. I been stop with my friends because we were in a certain type of car. Some of these situations went left. But, I also have had cops let me off with a warning when they could have given me tickets. I know cops that show up to Block Club meetings and get to know people. Cops are like the rest of society. You have good people, bad people and everything in between. But too often the bad cops are not held accountable for their actions.
-
20 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said:
He wasn’t worth the side show that he would have brought with him. Is that fair? Probably not. But he’d 100% be on a roster right now if there wasn’t ever any protest...I’m not sure how much of a side show he would of been as a backup. I do believe that a lot of owners, GMs and coaches thought he would be a distraction although I disagree.
-
6 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
So it’s your contention that the only people ‘unjustly’ killed by police officers are black people? There are no White people unjustly killed?
Where did I say that? Of course that is not the case. However, Black people are killed at disproportionate rate. The Boston Globe just came out with a good article about this. It is worth reading.
Also, the main point is that no one should be unjustly killed by police. I would hope you would be on board with certain police reforms to try to stop these incidents. However, when it is a Black person killed by the cops or even just a White citizen (Ahmaud Arbery) there are all sort of excuses given. The victim is put on trial. That is why so many Black people are frustrated and feed up.
-
This Breonna Taylor case is partially horrific. If you truly believe in small government and the 2nd Amendment you should be outrage. The suspect was already in custody. There was a no knock warrant and the police were in plainclothes. Breonna boyfriend Kenneth Walker is a legal gun owner. He did what most people would of done and defended himself. He had know way of knowing they were cops. It despicable that they tried to charge him with attempted murder. The only reason they dropped the charges was because of public pressure. Often Black people are not afforded the same second Amendment rights as our White counterparts.
-
1
-
-
10 hours ago, Cinga said:
What about the 252 people killed on the streets of Chicago already this year?
Do you even know 1 of their names? Here, let me introduce you to the ones this month
Denzail Gresham
North Lawndale | Shooting | M | 27 | Black
Location of homicide: 1900 block of South Trumbull Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/10/2020
Time of homicide: 10:00:00 PM
Courtney Horton
Near North Side | Shooting | M | 32 | Black
Location of homicide: 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/10/2020
Time of homicide: 2:10:00 AM
Cincere Joiner
South Shore | Shooting | M | 17 | Black
Location of homicide: 1500 blk. E. 74th St.
Date of homicide: 6/9/2020
Time of homicide: 4:19:00 PM
Unknown
Chicago Lawn | Shooting | M | 18 | unknown
Location of homicide: 6200 blk. S. Claremont Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/9/2020
Time of homicide: 8:55:00 PM
Unknown
Avalon Park | Shooting | M | 41 | Unknown
Location of homicide: 8500 block of South Euclid Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/8/2020
Time of homicide: 2:18:00 PM
Jeremiah James
Riverdale | Shooting | M | 15 | Black
Location of homicide: South Ellis Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/8/2020
Time of homicide: 9:47:00 PM
Johnathan Stanton
North Lawndale | Shooting | M | 31 | Black
Location of homicide: 1500 blk. S. St. Louis Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/7/2020
Time of homicide: 12:25:00 AM
Pierre Johnson
West Pullman | Shooting | M | 30 | Black
Location of homicide: 12300 block of South Wallace Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/7/2020
Time of homicide: 3:26:00 AM
Dante Denny
Near West Side | Shooting | M | 29 | Black
Location of homicide: 0-100 block of South Seeley Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/7/2020
Time of homicide: 2:29:00 AM
Unknown
Englewood | Shooting | M | 35 | Unknown
Location of homicide: 6800 block of South Emerald Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/7/2020
Time of homicide: 8:00:00 PM
August Gills
Pullman | Shooting | M | 18 | Black
Location of homicide: 800 blk. E. 98th Place
Date of homicide: 6/6/2020
Time of homicide: 2:41:00 PM
Larita Kinley
Roseland | Shooting | F | 37 | Black
Location of homicide: 10400 blk. S. Eggleston Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/4/2020
Time of homicide: 12:50:00 AM
Loren Johnson
South Chicago | Shooting | M | 42 | Black
Location of homicide: 3200 blk. E. 91st St.
Date of homicide: 6/4/2020
Time of homicide: 9:37:00 PM
Gerald Johnson
Humboldt Park | Shooting | M | 31 | Black
Location of homicide: 1000 block of North Avers Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/4/2020
Time of homicide: 3:00:00 AM
Andre Jackson
Englewood | Shooting | M | 24 | Black
Location of homicide: 6500 block of South Green Street
Date of homicide: 6/3/2020
Time of homicide: 4:40:00 PM
Alex Clark
Auburn Gresham | Shooting | M | 21 | Black
Location of homicide: 7900 block of South Union Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/3/2020
Time of homicide: 8:35:00 PM
Anthony McMillen II
South Shore | Shooting | M | 26 | Unknown
Location of homicide: 2000 E. 70th St.
Date of homicide: 6/2/2020
Time of homicide: 1:05:00 PM
Julian Yaber
South Lawndale/Little Village | Shooting | M | 23 | white
Location of homicide: 2600 block of South Keeler
Date of homicide: 6/2/2020
Time of homicide: 2:23:00 AM
Shanon Steward
West Englewood | Shooting | M | 24 | Black
Location of homicide: 7300 blk. S. Seeley Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/1/2020
Time of homicide: 2:35:00 PM
Anthony Walker
Gage Park | Crash | M | 41 | unknown
Location of homicide: 2900 blk. W. 51st St.
Date of homicide: 6/1/2020
Time of homicide: 7:22:00 PM
Jose Santiago
West Town | Shooting | M | 51 | Unknown
Location of homicide: 2700 blk. W. Haddon Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/1/2020
Time of homicide: 3:35:00 AM
Andrew Crues
East Garfield Park | Shooting | M | 34 | Black
Location of homicide: 3900 block of West Madison Avenue
Date of homicide: 6/1/2020
Time of homicide: 1:50:00 PM
Darius Ferguson
South Shore | Stabbing | M | 26 | Black
Location of homicide: 7700 blk. S. Paxton Ave.
Date of homicide: 6/1/2020
Time of homicide: 8:58:00 PM
These are two entirely different issues. Do anyone doubt if a young Black male in Chicago is caught on camera killing someone that he won’t go to prison? The issue is that cops are unjustly killing Black people and usually there are zero consequences. Even when it is on camera. Cops are and should be held to a higher stander than a gang member. Also this leads bigger issues in Black communities. When a crime occur many of us are afraid to call the police because of bad experiences. I have been treated like garbage by police on more than one occasion and I am a veteran. I am very hesitant to call the police because some cops actually make the situation worse.
One more thing. Black people talk about and address crime and other issues in our communities everyday. Just in Buffalo alone the Peacekeepers are in the community doing a great job. In Chicago you have groups and people in the community trying to make a difference. Just because it is not covered in mainstream media, or right wing outlets doesn’t mean it is not happening.
-
1
-
-
With all the awful qbs that were/are in this league, it is nonsense to think that Kaep wasn’t good enough to be at least a backup. Most objective people knew it was about politics. At this point I don’t see him ever playing again. He is only getting older.
-
2
-
Breonna Taylor's murders are still free (THIS IS THE POINT)
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Posted
I been a Bills fan my entire life. I also been a lurker on The Stadium Wall for years. Never visited this section of the board until a few days ago and I saw posts that I massively disagreed with. I wanted to have a good faith debate/discussion on some of these important issues. IMO you have to be able to listen to the other side if you want to fully be informed.