Did you even watch it? He said this wouldnt have happened if the driver/passenger was white. Nothing about the officer.
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Ugh this is so stupid and diminishing of what the governor said. He said nothing of the cops. He spoke specifically about white priviledge. Idk why or how people are focusing on what color the cop is.
What do you think that means? All other events being equal, if the passengers were white the officer would not have killed him.
That's saying that the officer's fear of black people contributed to the shooting. That the officer is at fault.
Yeah, this exactly is where I'm at.
I'm not referring to the governor lol.
yep Regan in California is the greatest example of that.
It means that a white man in a high position is speaking out about white priviledge. He specifically said he doesnt know if what the cop did was justified or not, but the root of the issue is that the man was black.
There's no fault being blamed here.
mckmas8808
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Watch as now the police label him a traitor and turn their backs on him.
"So I'm forced to confront, and I think all of us are forced to confront, this kind of racism exists and that it's incumbent upon all of us to vow that we're going to do whatever we can to see that it doesn't happen-- it doesn't continue to happen."
Dude is going to be made an example of. Also, you may need to confront some hard truths that the governor was talking about.
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Then fuck them, defund their generous ass pensions.
Similar thing happened to me. Pulled into my driveway. Cops pulls behind me, telling me to put my hands up. I immediately throw my hands up and my friend asks "what the hell is going on?". I had no idea. I look in my rearview mirror and see the officer has her gun pointed directly at me (using her car door as a shield). She asks me to throw my keys out. I chucked them as far as I could throw them. What seems like ages, she finally walks up to me and asks why I was running. I never even saw the police lights until I pulled into my driveway so I knew that was bullshit. Eventually she admits she entered in the license plate incorrectly. I'm white, so I have no doubt that it would probably would have gone differently if I was black
Palette Swap
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That Senator who said police was his ISIS caught flak back then but he wasn't wrong. If you're black in the United States, it's not unreasonable to feel the police are a more pressing danger to your continued existence than jihadi assholes.
Alpha Centauri
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Probably a little crack sprinkled on you and an assaulting a police officer charge. No biggie
Fwiw, there have been cases of jihadists (not necessarily ISIS) who have taken hostages and let the black ones go because "America is your enemy too".
I doubt they'd be charging a dead person. I mean, black AND "ran"? Death warrant.
This is so frustrating especially since citizens cannot usually opt out of encounters with police. They're going about their business and they're detained and, by law, can't go anywhere until the police say they can. So what do they really do when both resistance or compliance may result in their execution in a scenario that they cannot reliably avoid because the police are in control of its occurrence and duration?
What kind of nation am I describing?
Is it "free"?
Rights aren't worth the paper they're written on if they aren't actually guaranteed in practice.
What kind of nation am I describing?
Is it "free"?
Rights aren't worth the paper they're written on if they aren't actually guaranteed in practice.
they dont even need to sprinkle crack anymore. fear for life is more than enough now
There is a special place in hell for these folks.
Digital-Hero
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EDIT: nevermind I misread it.
I think he's saying the cop lied.
ryutaro's mama
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This is shocking to you? Really? Are you American?
esmith08734
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It's really a shitty situation. My best friend is a cop and he's as mellow as it gets but I know he's feeling sort of guilty, somehow.
biggersmaller
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In Minneaapolis at work. Coworkers are upset that an Asian American is being called out by the governor. Up to this point, I've felt that Governor Dayton was the Democratic idiot rich son who didn't deserve the office (i.e. Minnesota George W).
Today I can't help but admire his courage. It is NOT because this cop is a minority that he will eventually feel the full weight of the law, but because of what he did. People, a man was shot dead in front of his lover for no good reason. Her daughter watched him bleed out as his aggressor was called "sir." And again the victim is black. The race of the cop is irrelevant. Even if the cop was black himself, I would count punishment against him as a justice served.
Institutional racism isn't white vs black. The "institution" in this case is a rainbow of ignorance,
Today I can't help but admire his courage. It is NOT because this cop is a minority that he will eventually feel the full weight of the law, but because of what he did. People, a man was shot dead in front of his lover for no good reason. Her daughter watched him bleed out as his aggressor was called "sir." And again the victim is black. The race of the cop is irrelevant. Even if the cop was black himself, I would count punishment against him as a justice served.
Institutional racism isn't white vs black. The "institution" in this case is a rainbow of ignorance,
Dunedain_Ranger
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I can't fucking believe I have this many "friends" who are siding with the cop family none the less
He's not white iirc right? So that's a real possibility.
ryutaro's mama
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Yep just like Eric Garner and Tamir Rice's killers. Can you link me how much time they got?
I seem to have forgotten.
Tatsumi Oga
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Rather not watch the video, so can someone summarize what happened in the video?
But duh. I don't want a world where the NRA does the perfect job of pursuing its alleged mission, I want a world without the NRA at all.
If we create some standard that they're failing, then don't we have to recognize and appreciate them if they do comment on this and live up to that standard? Fuck that, I'm not giving the NRA any win conditions.
HyperZone<3
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its worth noting that he always looks like that. He's actually a pretty good governer, but smooth he ain't. For example, here's him at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Vikings stadium.That governor looks like a deer in headlights.
ZombiePlatypus
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I couldn't sit through all of it, but car apparently gets pulled over for a busted tail-light. Video starts with the male black passenger shot and bleeding in his seat while the GF narrates, explains what's going on. (He apparently reached for his license while informing the cop that he had a gun and was licensed for open carry, and the cop shot him on the spot.) All while the cop is shaking and probably shitting bricks over realizing how badly he fucked up while the dude bleeds to death.
http://m.startribune.com/diamond-re...iend-as-very-frantic/385901431/?section=local
The video starts shortly after the officer shoots Mr Castile.
BFIB
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Whoa, no need to be so hostile. I was asking a question if Alton was a concealed/carry owner, and if he is, then its obvious the NRA are obviously being racist themselves.
I know tensions are high, but no need to be that hostile.
Second Asian cop to get convicted? Still looking for the white ones
I'm pretty sure that isn't correct in Alton's case, and he legally should not have had a gun at the time.
BFIB
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I haven't been able to keep up w/ all the news going around, but I thought I had read that earlier today.
exactly kinda what Jessie Williams was saying, but that just pissed them off more
Spring-Loaded
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Good. Let them identify themselves.
IIRC, Liang's manslaughter conviction was thrown out. I don't think he was sentenced to any additional jail time. Hooray?
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Look up the Peter Liang incident. He got convicted but received a slap on the wrist as punishment. A portion of New York's Asian community spent quite some time demanding that he got the same teflon quality treatment that white officers get. I'm praying that we won't see a repeat of that here.
Dyson Industries
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Your co-workers are a bunch of arseholes.
Who are you trying to fool? Normally the NRA can't stop itself from tripping over its own collective feet when gun owners, NRA members or not, are in trouble. I don't think anyone's asking the NRA to behave 'better'. We're calling them out for not behaving 'the same' as when white gun owners are in the crosshairs.
Hypocritical cunts, the lot.
Vicetrailia
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NRA not defending black people? Not surprising in the slightest. They should be coming out of the woodwork, but will probably offer some half-heart statement showing how much they really care.
Always puzzling when black people gloat about their presence in the NRA, despite the obvious reality.
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And yeah, NRA care about money over everything.
Always puzzling when black people gloat about their presence in the NRA, despite the obvious reality.
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And yeah, NRA care about money over everything.
Specialmias
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As someone that actually spends time with NRA employees at the NRA range in Fairfax VA I'll say the NRA is in a bizarre place. It's filled with people internally that I would assume would love to tackle this to "change" the image of gun owners as American history X types.
However, the leadership there is insane and makes it's money by fear mongering with ISIS and saying the next terror attack is around the corner. Or worse that the government is trying to take our guns. They make loads of money off paranoia but actually end up hiring good people for educational programs. If NRA members hit them in their wallets and the government wouldnt basically require gun ranges and clubs to be peasants to the NRA as if they're a government entity they wouldn't have the power they do.
Sad fact is that organization is responsible for a lot of black hate crime by fueling the bad guy mentality. Thus, even if they do have people inside who want to talk they'll be too scared to talk fearing they'll care off donating followers.
TLDR NRA has people who care about black folk, they just like money and donations more than black people.
I should start running tours for tourists to the range here so you get a grasp of how weird it is.
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