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Re: Minneapolis
When you compare a decent human like Cuomo ( above), with that racist gangster Trump, it makes you weep, that the gangster is the one with the most power
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Interesting stats on death by cop in the USA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585 ... e-by-race/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585 ... e-by-race/
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Seeing as the white population is around 76%, and the black population is around 13%, it shows pro rata, cops shoot far more black people than white people, which we already knowThor wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 10:27 pm Interesting stats on death by cop in the USA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585 ... e-by-race/
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The biggest problem facing a young black kid in London today isn’t the police and their supposed ‘institutional’ racism, it’s other black kids that carry knives. There are plenty of countries with poverty and low crime rates by the way so there has to be an answer? Protesters are white middle class, guilt ridden, patronizing, virtue signalling, apologists. It's their way and means of being able to claim to be multi cultural and caring while crossing the road if they saw a black fella coming the other way.
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What is your solution to knife crime fella?Beradogs wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:26 am The biggest problem facing a young black kid in London today isn’t the police and their supposed ‘institutional’ racism, it’s other black kids that carry knives. There are plenty of countries with poverty and low crime rates by the way so there has to be an answer? Protesters are white middle class, guilt ridden, patronizing, virtue signalling, apologists. It's their way and means of being able to claim to be multi cultural and caring while crossing the road if they saw a black fella coming the other way.
How about society providing black youth with more positive things to aspire to?
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They can, with encouragement and support. Being persecuted tends to kill aspiration.Prestige Worldwide wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:01 am Can't they aspire to the same things as other youths?
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Ah, so we don't need to provide black youths with more positive things to aspire to?
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NY Times have put together this reconstruction of events leading up to George Floyd's death.
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Yeah, interesting to White Supremacists for sure.Thor wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 10:27 pm Interesting stats on death by cop in the USA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585 ... e-by-race/
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They are indeed interesting stats.Thor wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 10:27 pm Interesting stats on death by cop in the USA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585 ... e-by-race/
Particularly when you put those numbers into perspective; and consider that only 13.4% of Americans in the U.S.A. are black.
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/ ... /PST045219
Your point was again?
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Fully agree.
I am black, and I didn’t find redcard’s view in any way offensive. Some of it was clumsily expressed but not racist and it’s definitely not racist to say most black people are killed by other black people.
I hope the policeman who killed George Floyd gets done for murder. Smashing up local businesses in response is not acceptable and a total displacement of anger. It’s possible to hold both of these views.
If I’m ever killed by police, please don’t burn a city to the ground in my name.
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For anyone who has been on a picket line in the UK back in the 80's, this sort of thing won't come as any surprise whatsoever:
The years may change.........but the pre-arranged tactics certainly don't.
Very sad.
The years may change.........but the pre-arranged tactics certainly don't.
Very sad.
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This.Millennial Snowflake wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:10 am
I hope the policeman who killed George Floyd gets done for murder. Smashing up local businesses in response is not acceptable and a total displacement of anger. It’s possible to hold both of these views.
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Turns out Macho Man Trump was hiding in a secret basement on Friday night sh*tting his massive pants.
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Sickening. Don't understand why they're asking him to get in the car whilst kneeling on him.
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Nearly as cowardly as Johnson hiding in a fridge.Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:30 am Turns out Macho Man Trump was hiding in a secret basement on Friday night sh*tting his massive pants.
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Yes, Offcourse he was.NuneatonO's wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:38 amNearly as cowardly as Johnson hiding in a fridge.Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:30 am Turns out Macho Man Trump was hiding in a secret basement on Friday night sh*tting his massive pants.
https://news.sky.com/story/george-floyd ... e-11998401
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Haha this is so true. Don’t forget they’re woke because they listen to drill music - without knowing what any of the lyrics mean of courseBeradogs wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:26 am The biggest problem facing a young black kid in London today isn’t the police and their supposed ‘institutional’ racism, it’s other black kids that carry knives. There are plenty of countries with poverty and low crime rates by the way so there has to be an answer? Protesters are white middle class, guilt ridden, patronizing, virtue signalling, apologists. It's their way and means of being able to claim to be multi cultural and caring while crossing the road if they saw a black fella coming the other way.
I put this mainly down to gang culture, which proves a massive danger to young black people in the US and UK. Successive governments have been unable to address this issue and I don’t have faith that anyone can change that any time soon
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If I'm ever killed by police, you all have my express permission to go and fuk things up.Millennial Snowflake wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:10 am
If I’m ever killed by police, please don’t burn a city to the ground in my name.
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The coppers just watching (wasn't there 3 cars and therefore at least 6 officers present?) are just as guilty as the bloke on his neck. It sums up the police over there and to an extent, over here. Rather than do the right thing, stay silent and protect your mates. Disgusting.
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Lazy analysis. You aren't wrong and it's not easy but why is there gang culture, and why is it unequally black people involved?Millennial Snowflake wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:53 amHaha this is so true. Don’t forget they’re woke because they listen to drill music - without knowing what any of the lyrics mean of courseBeradogs wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:26 am The biggest problem facing a young black kid in London today isn’t the police and their supposed ‘institutional’ racism, it’s other black kids that carry knives. There are plenty of countries with poverty and low crime rates by the way so there has to be an answer? Protesters are white middle class, guilt ridden, patronizing, virtue signalling, apologists. It's their way and means of being able to claim to be multi cultural and caring while crossing the road if they saw a black fella coming the other way.
I put this mainly down to gang culture, which proves a massive danger to young black people in the US and UK. Successive governments have been unable to address this issue and I don’t have faith that anyone can change that any time soon
It's a cop out to say 'it's because of gang culture' which is effectively the same as what governments have done. As far as i'm aware, no governments in my life time have taken steps to improve the inequalities and issues that lead to gang culture.
But then again, I'm white (dont listen to drill music though)
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A lot of gang culture revolves around drugs. It is seen as a way to buck the system and make easy money without working hard in the conventional manner.
A revolutionary idea; make drugs legal and take away the majority of what they fight over and hold in esteem.
How would people feel if all drugs from Class A down were made legal if it had an effect on reducing the gang culture?
A revolutionary idea; make drugs legal and take away the majority of what they fight over and hold in esteem.
How would people feel if all drugs from Class A down were made legal if it had an effect on reducing the gang culture?