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Yeah....those comments are pretty loony. I am sure you will not see any of our resident lib defenders calling them out like they do when a tea partier says something stupid since there is a (D) after her name.
My point is that it's ridiculous to assume that all the rioters and looters are from that community. We see that in New Hampshire, that's not the case, nor was it in So Cal, and it likely wasn't the case in either of the sports situation you posted. Once we start hearing where the now 36 and counting arrested individuals from Fergueson are from, we'll know better.I have no idea about the geographical makeup of either the looters last night or the people who trashed cars and buses and started fires in SF after the Giants won the World Series. Doesn't really matter- my point was that it's ridiculous to assume an entire community doesn't care about its well-being just because you see rioting and looting.Interesting that you bring these stories up as "comparisons".
Looting and rioting is terrible and indefensible. But it's ridiculous to conclude that the population doesn't care about its community just because a few terrible people act like idiots and trash the place. Do people in New Hampshire not care about their community? San Francisco? Vancouver? Southern California?
In New Hampshire, the link you posted references "college students". Did you go to college in your home town? I sure didn't.
The next two are sports related incidents. Are all spots fan's residence of the favorite team's city? I'm a Redskins fan but live about 2 hours from their stadium.
I followed the last link, in Huntington beach - a surfing competition where a bunch of teenagers and 20 some year olds rioted. The link tells you where those arrested are from. Only 1 of the 7 are from where the rioting took place. Thus you again can't ask if they don't care about their community - as 6 out of the 7 didn't riot in their own community - just like the other situations you referenced.
Now I'm not saying all those who are rioting now in Missouri are from there, but I would imagine most of them don't live too far away.
Of course they don't see him as a thug. He is exactly like them. He is a normal kid in black America today. You put 100 different black kids in that exact scenario and I feel pretty confident saying at least 75% of them would have reacted the same way.
Maybe. I still don't see why it's wrong to label looters as animals and scum.
you think 75% of black kids who get stopped by a white cop would get into a punching match?
I think 5 explains 4.. Prosecutor knew, based on the evidence he had, that a conviction wasn't possible.
i guess if you're that literal.
Who does or does not 'deserve to die'? How do you decide that? I would say that Brown's actions are congruent with that of any bat - #### crazy person who risks his life doing something really stupid. If you attack a cop and have your hand on his gun, I would say that is grounds for being shot and if you are getting shot there is a pretty good chance you will be dead.
I don't know if he deserved to die but it sounds like he certainly didn't do anything to try and prevent it from happening.
I think they would resist the commands. How they physically react may be different, but there is an inherent disrespect for white authority, so I don't think how he acted would not be that uncommon. Maybe 75% is too high, but I think the number would be a lot higher than most people would expect.
As a prosecutor I am not allowed to compare the actions of defendants to that of an animal, more less to call them one directly. Doing so would be cause for a mistrial and potentially for censuring by the State Supreme Court. Not that rules of comportment in our courts are necessarily analogous to how we behave elsewhere, or why. I just thought it worth posting.
The point is that the protestors aren't convinced it went down like that. More importantly, Brown wasn't killed when he was struggling for a gun. He wasn't shot dead at close quarters.
I think the number is about 74% too high.
i think that rule is proper. But this is a message board, so I have the freedom to write what I think without that kind of necessary restriction.
Why not? They perpetuated acts of terrorism on their community. They destroyed property and openly fired shots in public. Act like a rabid dog you should get put down and should expect it coming.
Even if you had video showing that the officer was within his rights, it wouldn't convince them...It is still a white officer shooting a black man in a black community.
Maybe not useful in a riot, but how about the after party? Also, if you can turn a pressure cooker into a bomb who can say what you might do with a George Foreman grill and some Captain Morgan. The grill could be used to give advancing lines of Officers at night a pretty good hotfoot if they failed to see it in the dark, and the Captain Morgan, in a Super Soaker, coupled with a lighter could make a passable flame thrower. Did the Dollar store have knock off Super Soakers and Bic lighters?
That is pretty much one of the most racist and stupid things I have ever read. I have news for you dude....most black kids do not act like Micheal Brown and are not thugs. Sure, there are a disproportionate amount of poor blacks who subscribe to the 'thug' mentality, but only a very small percentage are so daft that they are willing to engage a police officer in a struggle.
She wasn't out with the looters. She was out in the street with protestors.
Does insurance even cover loss during a riot? I thought that was usually one of the standard exceptions.
Why is this surprising? There were 3 media members/cameras for every one protestor/rioter last night.
Are you saying "normal kids in black America today" rob store and assault store owners?
You don't believe that there is a common lack of respect for white authority in black youths?
Did you look at any of the evidence that was released? He was shot when he started to double back at the cop after the struggle. That is plenty good cause to put him down. It happens all the time with cops.
during the Rodney King riots insurance covered everything.
It's amazing at all the experts we have here to keep this thread alive for as long as it does.Why is this surprising? There were 3 media members/cameras for every one protestor/rioter last night.
ArbyMelt nails it! They seriously look like complete idiots once you factor in the actions of the dead dude from the store robbery to when he bull rushed the officer. Gentle Giant. No big fat thug. Yeah I told you all that the officer's story would be the correct one.
