posted April 21, 2021 07:49 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
Are you talking about that mostly peaceful protest at the Capitol? Trespassers. Yes, some got disorderly, for which they were charged. But they didn’t try to burn the place down like BLM.

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posted April 28, 2021 07:40 PM            

I think the George Floyd saga was born seeking justice but naturally turned chaotic right away. Too much emotion and very little reason, if any. The history between African Americans & the Police is too volatile & has always been. This was just the straw the broke the camels back. If it wasn't Floyd, it would have been someone else. It is one of the many social illnesses & we just happen to be dealing with this one more than the infinite others on the horizon. This one's just reached the surface apparently & it is something that needs to be addressed from both "SIDES" with REASON & PERSPECTIVE. Emotion needs to take a back seat if some sort of resolution can be reached. Each BLM needs to elect someone to represent them as do LEO. To act as that voice of reason. There needs to be an unbiased mediator, that is crucial.

It's easy to take sides, I guess. Not for me but obviously for a lot of people. Idk, ppl like being able to group themselves somewhere for some reason..but w/e. The truth is that, like in probably 99% of all situations, both sides hold pieces of the blame. I have no idea what it is like to be black or a cop. I do know what it is like to have a brain and a psyche that is capable of using that brain to think for herself.

Yes there absolutely is a racial thing here. It would be incredibly ignorant to believe otherwise. No I am not calling anyone racist. But let's say a car gets pulled over @ night for suspended plates or something not necessarily shady but definitely a good reason to pull someone over. Even if the cop is one of the least racist people you know, there is going to be that split momentary, subconscious reaction to someone's outward appearance & that includes race, gender, age and everything else. How you dress, facial expression, demeanor. Everything. But race is going to be the very first thing you are likely to notice. I don't recall the science behind it but I remember reading something like 10-15 years ago about humans being biologically programmed to be "racist" on the most basic primal, instinctual level. It was once needed for survival. Something not resembling other members of your "tribe" could very well be danger. & yeah okay that doesn't apply the same way as it once did, but it is still a thing.

Stereotypes exist for a reason. People don't just pull them out of their arse. We have all met people belonging to a certain group that are a walking talking stereotype & then get mad when called a stereotype. It's like no. That just is you. You are a stereotype by your own choosing. If you weren't checking all those boxes I wouldn't even be thinking anything of it. But you are so I am.

Assuming is something entirely different & is racist. I am not saying cops or anyone should completely disregard race to the point of ignorance in attempt to not be racist. If that makes any sense.

I have had more run ins with the law than I could count let alone recall all of them. I have treated the cops both with & without respect and I am going to tell you right now that unless you are dealing with someone with some deep blind racism, the way you act is all that really matters. When I acted like an entitled little brat I was treated like one. When I act like a polite reasonable adult who is able to understand that I was the one disobeying the law & it is this person's job to keep people in line, I almost always wiggle my way out with no consequences or less than I could have. The last few times I was arrested technically the cops had every right to tow my car & usually do since they often team up with tow companies. But because I acted pleasant, like we should regardless, they just let me leave my car in a parking lot so I don't have to dish out a few hundred more dollars. I have ran into a couple douchy cops over the past year but other than them being rather rude themselves they were fine. No one abused their power or knocked out my tail lights or anything.

Of course there are cops that do abuse their power. Ofcourse there are. But the way people act is almost always going to determine the outcome.

Yes there are racist cops, that's stating the obvious. I knew a cop (now ex cop) who used to date a family member, & he would prey on women. Tossing tickets out for sexual favors & what not. I also have a former friend who's husband is like a desk cop & he has made some blatantly racist remarks before. It is disgusting.

Some of these BLM shootings are clearly the result of some trigger happy cops taking full advantage of their position but some are very questionable. The far left media has a nasty habit of trying to make the cops the bad guy in every situation even when they aren't the one doing the most.

Because the video of George Floyd was very disturbing, I don't care what the situation was leading up to that. The video in itself was unsettling and ofcourse it was what put everyone's emotions over the top. And the fact that you didn't see anything that happened before hand only made it look worse.

This situation has become almost laughable though with how it has all played out. Floyd was no Saint. He was a low life crook who was caught trying to pass off a fake bill. Then when confronted by the law he acts out, we all saw the footage. Assuming he knew the bill was fake cause my guess is he did, he could have easily lied about where he got it and remained calm and respectful. Even if the cop came at him hard, if Floyd were to just do something any smart crook would do then he would have been home for dinner. He certainly wouldn't have ended up dying under some little dudes knee. I am not saying he deserved to die by any means. I am just saying he behaved like an idiot & gave these guys a reason to restrain him.

What gets me is how this guy is being immortalized as some hero or something. Like they are building a statue of him? Yes his death was unfortunate but let's not pretend he was someone else in life.

I think there are a lot of other cop shooting black victims that left me more outraged. Like that white chic cop who shot a guy she thought was in her apartment but really she was in his. And Breanna taylor..why isn't she getting the same recognition? Those deaths were much more upsetting I think because they were absolutely senseless.

It is sad that black parents have to warn their children of future interactions with police and how important it is that they comply and be respectful. I mean all parents should but the truth is that it is something that black parents need to place more weight on than if they were another race. It is sad but not as sad as a mother burying her child. It's just reality. Being female there are situations I have to worry about that males wouldn't even have to consider. It's not fair but it is what it is.