1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

Featured Cops are Terrorists

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Zaac, Jun 5, 2015.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Zaac

    Zaac Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2012
    Messages:
    13,757
    Likes Received:
    222
    Cops are the terrorists in our neighborhood: On Freddie Gray, another victim of police brutality

    ...
    America is in a state of emergency. I’m not sure why I don’t see the president setting our terrorist level at bright orange, because the story of a cop killing an innocent black person surfaces every week. It’s important that we use the term “innocent” when describing these victims because in America, you are innocent until proven guilty and these slain African-Americans aren’t getting their day in court. There’s so may cop killings in the news right now that I’d be surprised if any black person stopped on command* — black bodies are piling up, and I can’t even keep up with the names anymore.

    Lately I’ve been having that cop talk a couple times a week with my nieces, nephews, or with young people at high schools and middle schools. The convo goes the same way every time. I start out by saying, “Your lives matter. I swear to god they do!” I have to reiterate this as much as possible, because society is telling a different story.

    Then I tell them I know every time they check the news or log on to Twitter or Instagram or Facebook or WorldStar, they are seeing people that look just like them being gunned down as if they aren’t human by police officers — and many times, those officers get away, but despite that, you do matter. The fact that similar videos surface of white officers like Jesse Kidder of Ohio trying their best to not shoot dangerous white men weakens my claim.

    But still I tell them that they matter, even though our legal system is obviously lopsided. I tell them they are human and the problem is that many of these officers don’t understand that. They are part of a long history of Americans who don’t see value in African and African-American life, leading all the way back to the days of slavery when it was legal to treat blacks as subhuman. Back when our own American legal system identified black people as being three-fifths of a human.

    I tell them most of these officers who are committing these murders are scared, racist and ignorant, so it’s up to you to understand, because those cops will never understand or care about you. I tell them to master their perspectives and understand what cops are thinking when they see you — because your life could depend on it. The consequence of not understanding police officers is death.

    ...

    http://www.salon.com/2015/04/23/cop...ddie_gray_another_victim_of_police_brutality/
     
  2. annsni

    annsni Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    May 30, 2006
    Messages:
    20,914
    Likes Received:
    706
    Unbelievable. Talk about inflammatory and denial of reality.
     
  3. carpro

    carpro Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Oct 14, 2004
    Messages:
    25,823
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Faith:
    Baptist
    What a crock!:rolleyes:
     
  4. matt wade

    matt wade Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2009
    Messages:
    6,156
    Likes Received:
    78
    The author should have a talk with nieces, nephews, and with young people at high schools and middle schools to stop being thugs and then they won't get in situations where they are shot for being an idiot.
     
  5. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2006
    Messages:
    52,013
    Likes Received:
    3,649
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Unbelievable, inflammatory, denial of reality no better choice of words to describe the racist op.
     
  6. JonC

    JonC Moderator
    Moderator

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2001
    Messages:
    33,286
    Likes Received:
    3,547
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Granted….it is obvious from his conclusions (and psychic insight into the police officer’s motives) that the author of the article is racist. This is undeniable. But the article does bring up a few good points (not that they were not out there before). Black men are just as racist as white officers. White officers may jump to conclusions (e.g., a young black man points a toy gun, they may assume it is real and kill the young man) based on the situation….to include race. Black men (obviously the author of the article) assume that white officers are racist because they kill young black men who only have toy guns….and this assumption includes race. What is amazing, however, is that it is a vocal black population that comes out as overtly racist, not the white officers that were involved in the events in question. Perhaps it is because their racism is out front (it is not an assumption, but verifiable). I don’t know. But the article only serves to illustrate that issues exist on both sides of the debate.

    There are issues and prejudices in the world. Some of these are based on race, although few based on race alone. But articles like this are nothing but the….well…the pot calling the kettle black.
     
  7. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2006
    Messages:
    52,013
    Likes Received:
    3,649
    Faith:
    Baptist
    It is perfectly acceptable to fire your weapon in defense if someone points a toy weapon that looks very much like a real gun.
     
  8. JonC

    JonC Moderator
    Moderator

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2001
    Messages:
    33,286
    Likes Received:
    3,547
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Of course it is. Unless that someone has a skin tone darker then yours. Then it is racism. Haven't you been keeping up with things, Rev?
     
  9. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2006
    Messages:
    52,013
    Likes Received:
    3,649
    Faith:
    Baptist
    No it doesn't. It serves only to show that extremists are using tragic situations for political causes and political causes along. No other reason exists but to create drama, gain sympathy for political advantage.
     
  10. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2006
    Messages:
    52,013
    Likes Received:
    3,649
    Faith:
    Baptist
    The Rev whathisface said it should be illegal for white people to kill black people even if it is in self defense.
     
  11. carpro

    carpro Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Oct 14, 2004
    Messages:
    25,823
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Faith:
    Baptist
    If parents let a child have a realistic toy gun, they better make sure the orange tip is in place. They could end up being responsible for the death of their child.
     
  12. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2006
    Messages:
    52,013
    Likes Received:
    3,649
    Faith:
    Baptist
    That orange tip at the end of the barrel makes all the difference.
     
  13. Rolfe

    Rolfe Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    May 17, 2014
    Messages:
    6,898
    Likes Received:
    638
    Faith:
    Baptist
    .....................
     
    #13 Rolfe, Jun 5, 2015
    Last edited by a moderator: Jun 5, 2015
  14. JonC

    JonC Moderator
    Moderator

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2001
    Messages:
    33,286
    Likes Received:
    3,547
    Faith:
    Baptist
    The issue is when we access some situations race is involved. Statically the assessment may be right, but the one time it proves wrong it is deemed racially motivated. If a black man wearing a tank top and blue bandana approaches my window as I’m stopped at a red light, I am apprehensive. Because of his appearance (to include his race) I do not automatically deduce that he is merely trying to alert me that my car is leaking fluid. If a white man in kaki’s and a polo approaches me at a red light, I may not automatically realize that he is there to car jack me. The moral is that white people, if they dress well, would make excellent car-jackers…which is a racist statement that I believe would prove statically correct under hypothetical statics (if there is such a thing).


    I agree.
     
  15. 777

    777 Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2006
    Messages:
    3,085
    Likes Received:
    1,190
    Faith:
    Baptist
  16. HankD

    HankD Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    May 14, 2001
    Messages:
    26,977
    Likes Received:
    2,536
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Cops are Terrorists

    Until you need one.

    HankD
     
  17. Zaac

    Zaac Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2012
    Messages:
    13,757
    Likes Received:
    222
    Thugs and terrorists is what they be.
     
  18. Don

    Don Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2000
    Messages:
    11,048
    Likes Received:
    321
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Absolutely correct. Do away with 'em all.

    But ... what do we do about enforcing laws? What do we replace them with?
     
  19. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2006
    Messages:
    52,013
    Likes Received:
    3,649
    Faith:
    Baptist
    That's just it, they do not want them enforced except when it is against them.
     
  20. carpro

    carpro Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Oct 14, 2004
    Messages:
    25,823
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Anarchy. What else?
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Loading...