CHP officer got run down yesterday and the guy drove over him several times. fecking cnut.
Memphis based sportswriter Clay Travis was asked via his anonymous mailbag the question below. His answer follows:
Anonymous: "Why is Black Lives Matter not condemning the Will Smith murder and calling for change? It is by (most accounts) an innocent black man that had his life taken far too soon. Isn't this supposed to be the fundamental basis of the group?"
Clay Travis: Black Lives Matter only cares if black guys are killed by white people. This represents a tiny percentage of black murders, but that's their focus. The vast, vast majority of black men, like Will Smith, sadly, are killed by other black men. But in all facets of life it's much easier to blame outside forces than it is to take personal responsibility for your own actions.
Can you imagine the reaction if a white dude had killed Will Smith? Or, god forbid, a white cop? Black lives matter would be in an uproar. But when a black guy kills another black guy they don't do anything.
The simple truth is this, black lives matter, by focusing on a tiny percentage of rare and uncommon deaths, has actually managed to destroy their biggest ally in the world, the local police. Local police have saved hundreds of thousands of black lives over the last generation. But instead of being praised for most of their good deeds, black lives matter turned police into the enemy. As a result black lives matter protests have led to thousands of additional black deaths. Here's the data on Chicago. Go read and share it, the results are incontrovertible, where black lives matter has protested the most, more black people have been killed by black people.
All too often the media does an incredibly poor job of analyzing racial issues because white people in the media are afraid of being called racist. The result is actual facts never get discussed. That's why my point that people are more likely to be struck by lightning or killed by dogs than black people are to be killed by cops gets little attention. Using extremely rare events -- white cops killing innocent black men -- as if they are regular occurrences represents a failure of the media and an attack on intelligent discourse everywhere.
It's easier to blame racism than it is to confront harsh realities in your own community.
By the way, I hate death and racism and murder more than all of you do.
No need to do the research, it's widely known. Chicago is notorious for gang violence.Found the bolded part quite interesting, although I haven't done the research on that myself.
No need to do the research, it's widely known. Chicago is notorious for gang violence.
This event took place at the same projects where an officer was stabbed the day before.
Not much in terms of coverage or outrage.
Also, Found this little read interesting, since I'd also been wondering why BLM is always so quiet on black violence. They were out protesting a 16 year old black teen who got shot after pointing a gun at an officer, yet didn't seem to have much to say with regards to the Will Smith shooting. Go figure.
Found the bolded part quite interesting, although I haven't done the research on that myself.
Well the difference is that police are paid and sworn to protect, not act like a gang themselves. Protesting against crime would be futile but looking to clean up a dirty PD is certainly something achievable.
Black on black crime doesn't exist...it's just crime.
And not sure how many saw this. just an example of how shit can hit the fan pretty quickly, and an officer showing a pretty damn good handling of the situation.
Graphic warning, in case one is needed.
Asking black people to protest en masse about BOBC is as stupid as demanding that muslims condemn all terrorist acts. It's just a way of diminishing their legitimate grievances about racist policing.
Frightening stuff. Are tazers not standard police equipment in the US, in the UK I think this guy would just have been tazered?
Not really, because I don't see Muslims protesting when a terrorist is shot and killed when they're endangering someone's life.
I'm also not asking all black people to protest en masse. Just the ones who are out protesting every perceived injustice, no matter how unfounded it is, against every black person by a white cop.
Are you claiming that black communities aren't doing anything to highlight or reduce this BOBC?
Is there any reason why they can't use tranquilizer gun? Stick the rowdy, inebriated, unstable individuals with a few darts and deal with them later.
Is there any reason why they can't use tranquilizer gun? Stick the rowdy, inebriated, unstable individuals with a few darts and deal with them later.
Tranquillizer darts are not generally included in military or police less-than-lethal arsenals because no drug is yet known that would be quickly and reliably effective on humans without the risks of side effects or an overdose. This means that effective use requires an estimate of the weight of the target to be able to determine how many darts (if any) can be used. Shooting too few would result in partial effects only, while too many can kill the target. According to James Butts, Santa Monica, CA Chief of Police, "Tranquilizing agents don't affect everyone uniformly. Therefore you cannot predict whether or not you have a sufficient dose to tranquilize the individual. Second, any tranquillizer will take time to enter the bloodstream and sedate the individual. If someone is advancing on you with a deadly weapon or a threatening object, there's no way a tranquillizer would take effect in the two to three seconds it would take someone to seriously injure you."[6]
Check above for why it may not work. Thick clothing, or multiple layers, would probably stop the darts making contact.
I know it might not work all of the time, but it can be used fairly safely from distance and if it doesn't work still give the officer enough time to draw firearm. Just straight up pulling out a gun force him into a position of whether to make a lethal decision of not.
Edit: nvm, read @JustAFan post above. Thought about it before but nice to have it confirmed.
Check above for why it may not work. Thick clothing, or multiple layers, would probably stop the darts making contact.
Well how exactly do you know that the BLM people aren't also working against BOBC?
Or do you just know?
I'd be happy to read any information there is on the BLM people protesting and showing outrage against all this BOBC there is. They certainly haven't shut down any freeways and protested in front of projects for BOBC that I'm aware of.
So that's a no then. The protests you mention above are to engage people who aren't black and highlight racist policing. What would be the point in doing the same for BOBC?
I think you're misunderstanding what they are seeking. BLM refers to the fact that blacks are all too often policed differently from other races. The issues of BLM and BOBC are separate but do intertwine only in the sense that if racist policing and the code of silence that surrounds it in the police were eradicated then maybe the black community as a whole would be more trusting of the police and willing to work with them to reduce crime. When the people assigned to protect you are systemically harassing, beating and murdering you illegally then you are not going to trust them or assist them in safely doing their jobs. The first line of defence against crime is always the people, but police racism poisons that relationship and helps maintain or even increase levels of crime.
Racist policing isn't going to be eradicated by polite protest.
Nor will there be a better place to live with police getting executed by black people on a "mission." Shame that gets swept under the rug of "well that's what they signed up for."
Who has said that then?
