Black Lives Matter

Did the air rifle have the orange tip in the barrel? I'm willing to bet that it didn't have the orange tip. If it did, then I'm sure that would have been mentioned in the article.

The African Americans that Mexico does not want to acknowledge!!!
https://www.facebook.com/MundoSinCnsura/videos/1719365871614710/

Geez, Louisiana!!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/28/cousin-of-slain-baton-rouge-cop-was-arrested-for-the-massacre.html

Quite a tale of woe in many ways.. disgusting.

Special Moment between Me and The Officer who saved my Life Omar Delgado. Thank You

is that a link?

2 employees at Noodles & Company fired after refusing to serve police officer
http://katv.com/news/nation-world/2-employees-from-noodles-company-fired-over-refusing-to-serve-police-officer

Forcillo sentenced to six years for Yatim shooting death
http://www.680news.com/2016/07/28/live-coverage-forcillo-sentenced-to-six-years-for-yatim-shooting-death/

'We are strong,' officer says after nightclub shooting
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/17/health/beyond-the-call-delgado-orlando/

Here you go, thanks for your inquiry.

‘War on Cops’ Notion Turned on Its Head After Data Shows Attacks on Police Are at Historic Low
http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/07/26/war-cops-notion-turned-head-data-shows-attacks-police-historic-low/

Kentucky fire chief refuses to help black family after traffic accident: “We ain’t taking no n–gers here”
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/20/kentucky_fire_chief_refuses_to_help_black_family_after_traffic_accident_we_aint_taking_no_n_gers_here/

Wow, Osso, I just read that article you posted - of the slain baton rouge cops cousin who was arrested - that was quite disgusting.

I can understand police not taking risks with suspicious behaviour so soon after the baton rouge shootings. I can understand them trying to prevent suspects from fleeing (by changing disguises as they flee). What I can't understand is:

- police ignoring that these guys were heading towards Baton Rouge, rather than 'fleeing' (no doubt corroborated by their licence's home address)

- police ignoring the fuel receipt - which would corroborate them coming from their home address (ie evidence they weren't involved)...unless police think the suspects can magically conjure up fake receipts, or have another person fly the real receipts to the suspects driving the car, both of which make no sense whatsoever

- police not calculating the distance over time - they had a fuel receipt with a time, they have a known distance, and they have a known intercept time. A simple calculation of distance/over would say whether or not they had fueld up at that petrol station

- police not calling the 'suspects' home to ask what time the 'suspects' left

- police not calling the church to see if what time the service/event is - they wouldn't even have to mention why they were calling. The officers could then use to work out if they were heading there by intercept time, distance to church, and time to travel that distance

- police not calling the church to see if the 'suspects' were members, expected etc

Much of this information (petrol stations, churches etc) is available on the internet, and many internet maps include distances.

None of those investigations take long. It reeks of a piss poor investigation.

Then, on both the piss-poor investigative side, and the callous side, after they get told that one of the 'suspects' has several relatives in Baton Rouge police, they don't call the police station to:
- either verify the story, or
- check to see if their relatives are safe.
They had these boys detained for several hours, so there was plenty of time to do this. And I doubt any sane person would think that these boys didn't tell the cops this information.

On the complete and utter failure of duty of care:
- police ignoring requests for medication from a diabetic. I'm sorry, but 'I've had people overdose before' is not an excuse for not providing some medication. When police deprive people of their liberty, they also deprive their prisoner of their ability to look after themselves, and they therefore become responsible for looking after their prisoners medical conditions (because the detainees most certainly can no longer do it for themselves).

While a lot of incidents involving police lack context, and while I recognise that the vast majority of police try to do the best job they can - these sort of incidents make me mad.

If the facts in the story are true, I agree with you Vik. As a former police officer I prided myself on my investigative and deductive skills... maybe it was my ego but I always thought if I couldn't get a conviction based on my skill but rather on the philosophy get them at any cost it really wasn't worth my effort.

Woman Finds Her Property Vandalized With Racial Slurs
This woman had to hold back her tears after finding her property covered in racist graffiti.
https://www.facebook.com/NowThisNews/videos/vb.341163402640457/1116946091728847/

Now you know why I keep this tread alive.

As long as there is this type of hate there will be this thread to make people aware of the hurt it causes.

I would buy surveillance cameras and motion detection lights.

But... why should a black person have to do this??

Racists are disgusting people!

The thought that some cops are racists makes it even more disgusting and ruins it for all of the good cops who deserve praise for their courage every day.

Some good person in the community I bet knows who did this and will turn them in.

There is always 'if the story is true', but what I find with both newspapers, and with TV news, is that while they may leave a lot of information out (leading people to jump to a conclusion about what the 'truth' is), what they do include is usually 'fact'.

I was lucky enough to have a personal tour through a TV studio here years back, and mentioned this to my guide, and he just laughed and said they have to make news. He was quite good natured about it, and I even understood it. It's one of the reasons I'm careful about what's in the news - I know how much context can change a story.

White Silence is Violence: How to be a White Accomplice

by Corrine Fletcher

July 28, 2016

When Malcolm X was asked how white people could be allies and accomplices with Black people in 1964, he responded:

“By visibly hovering near us, they are ‘proving’ that they are ‘with us.’ But the hard truth is this isn’t helping to solve America’s racist problem. The Negroes aren’t the racists. Where the really sincere white people have got to do their ‘proving’ of themselves is not among the black victims, but out on the battle lines of where America’s racism really is — and that’s in their home communities; America’s racism is among their own fellow whites. That’s where sincere whites who really mean to accomplish something have got to work.”

Racism exists, and it is a white problem. Therefore, a more honest and accurate way to talk about racism –which requires both prejudice and systemic or institutional power over others– is to call it what it is: white supremacy. White supremacy is a system of exploitation and oppression of people of color by white people for the purpose of maintaining a system of wealth, power, and privilege for white people.

We have to acknowledge openly that white supremacy exists in America. And white privilege exists. We all need to be able to recognize both to do anything about them, and unless we are actively using our white privilege to dismantle white supremacy, we are complicit in its preservation.

More:
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/28/white-silence-is-violence-how-to-be-a-white-accomplice/

John Leguizamo Just Nailed the Hypocrisy of People of Color Having to Learn White Culture
By Mathew Rodriguez July 20, 2016

When it comes to the cultural exchange in the United States, John Leguizamo says it's more than a bit one-sided.

In a video interview with Big Think posted Saturday, the 51-year-old award-winning actor and playwright spoke about the inequities of forcing people of color to learn white culture without white culture reciprocating.

He said:

"As a Latin person, you know, minorities, black people have to do it as well. We have to immerse ourselves in white culture and learn about white culture. And it's all we were taught in school and in movies. And so we learn but it's not reciprocal, you know. It's not a reciprocal thing that happens that white culture wants to learn about Latin culture or black culture."




Given that Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recently said on MSNBC that white people and Europeans contributed more to culture than any other group — despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary — Leguizamo's comments are particularly timely. King's comments are the result of white people not being required to learn the culture and contributions of people of color, even though people of color in America must learn white culture and history.



https://mic.com/articles/149267/john-leguizamo-just-nailed-the-hypocrisy-of-people-of-color-having-to-learn-white-culture?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WHFacebook&utm_content=inf_10_285_1&tse_id=INF_c5210a80540711e6b64f236881c19eed#.1W6wa1ga2
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What a bunch of bullshit this post is. You yourself posted a link to police deaths for 2015 and the 2016 numbers were indeed higher for those killed in the line of duty.

https://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2015
39 officers were gunned down last year in 2015



32 cops gunned down so far in 2016. That is 7 less deaths and we still have 5 months left in 2016.

https://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2016



While the total of number of cops is less then it was at mid year, cops who have been shot and killed is actually higher. Last year 8 died from 9-11 related issues, and so far this year only 1 has died. Cops gunned down is 32 for the year last year and 32 by the end of July this year. That's an increase, not a decrease.

Tell me how that white guilt feels Bob.

White guilt requires a conscience. When you get in touch with your conscience you will know what white guilt feels like.

Let's hope when that day comes you can handle your own remorse.