Posted on 12/25/2014 5:58:35 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
I think it is more important to examine the axiom of “tensions between the police and the communities that they serve.”
False even on its surface, the majority of people in “the community” strongly support the police. So it is a minority (not ethnic minority exclusively) of people that have ‘tension’ with the police. Who are they?
Start with “the criminals”, and their supportive families.
As has quickly become obvious in these protests, it is less about honest black people being killed by the police, than it is about violent and dangerous black people being killed, often when robbing or trying to kill someone else.
A large number of these protesters are demanding the right for *them* (or their family members) to rob and kill, but to not be killed themselves while doing so, or sent to prison after.
Perhaps this is thinking that they have ‘black privilege’, a right to violate the social contract, and to abuse and even kill others without retribution. A “Never Go To Jail” card. Why? “Because we are victims”, they would say.
It is also obvious that the overwhelming majority do not support this idea of privilege.
anything for the down fall of a country.
Trial for what?
They're collecting tax revenue??
Those poor cops...They should refuse their bloated tax paid pensions and all those top shelf tax paid government benefits.
Teach their government bosses a lesson...
Sounds like Gotham to me.
Merry Christmas!
FMCDH(BITS)
"Illegal cigarette sales" was just the "hook" that the NYPD droogs used to put the arm on Garner. We never actually SAW the "loosies".
It's kind of like that woman in New Jersey who made a fake cell call to Santa when her children were acting up in the car. A local Blue Revenooer was hiding behind a church, and pulled her over. She finally managed to convince the original Revenooer that she hadn't really been on the cell, when ANOTHER Blue Revenooer showed up, and discovered that !!HORRORS!! - she'd missed a NJ State revenue collection scheme car inspection! This Revenooer wanted to tow the peasant wench's car, but the original Revenooer managed to talk young Cartman down to nicking the wench for $145, and the family dog didn't get shot.
All they need is a "hook"...
Oh my God this dude is the absolute a-hole of the century!
Well, I won't argue with you there.
I had no idea DeBlasio said that. I'm trying to confirm, but if true - whoooa!
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio's Personal Reaction to Eric Garner Case
Dec 4, 2014, 4:39 AM ET
By DAN GOOD via Good Morning America
http://abcnews.go.com/US/york-city-mayor-bill-de-blasios-personal-reaction/story?id=27357694
De BloviatingCommie: "We’re not just dealing with a problem in 2014, we’re not dealing with years of racism leading up to it, or decades of racism – we are dealing with centuries of racism that have brought us to this day,”...
Reading into the sordid tale of Adrian Schoolcraft confirms your post. Not sure I'd go with 90%, but 70-80% might be more accurate. After all, I didn't get clubbed down for challenging an officer a couple of months ago - just got an "interfering with a police investigation" warning. I stayed and continued to watch, silently, though. :)
Excellent point.
Pitting any group against another group creates "social justice problems" that (presumably) can only be solved by more laws and public spending.
The voices of reason and logic (e.g. Thomas Sowell) aren't heard over the noise of "victimized" low information voter groups.
Any group that can be considered a minority in some obscure way is fair game to isolate and "protect."
I don’t mind that as much as the fact that they usually exceed the posted safe speed limit while on or off duty but don’t have to pay the fines.
It was about 0.75 miles to get off the Cross Bronx and back onto the surface. We took a taxi back into Midtown where it was safe(er). Even then midtown was a dystopic mess too. It was bad then and it is better now, but not for long. The dystopia that is the liberal utopia is not a place that normal people want to inhabit.
.... cops have no ticket quotas
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YEAH RIGHT! ... you can pass any law you want ... they don’t have “quota’s” but they sure as hell have “goals and objectives” for their performance reviews that if not met have them working the night shift in the bad part of town...
Yes.........
“Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”
“Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”
“Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.
“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”
Did you know Garner actually died of a heart attack ..??
With all the Rhinos still left in Congress .. trying to do Impeachment is a non-starter.
Besides. Obama will be out of office before these people could get their act together and get it done.
Also, when are “we the people” going to DEMAND THAT ALL PERKS FOR THE CONGRESS S T O P ..?????????????????
These people have become a bunch of preening snobs who consider “we the people” as their servants .. when it’s actually the other way around.
Tell me about it, I also wouldn’t mind a constitutional amendment that requires all members of Congress to submit to random drug testing. If someone like Nancy Pelosi is sober my name is Santa Claus.
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