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Jake Stern

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45. Right after the de rigeur caveat

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:36 PM

Aug 2015

you imply that his death could be a positive. So the death of a non-PoC is needed to even the score and show that cops aren't killer racists?

As for your question I can offer an anecdotal reply. I watched Orlando police talk down a knife wielding AA man. No guns were drawn. He eventually surrendered the knife and was led away.

So, no, I am not willing to support your theory that that situation would have been a guaranteed kill for the proverbial AA suspect.

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White man threatens to kill cops, knocks cop out, injures 7 other cops, gets arrested alive. [View all] DetlefK Aug 2015 OP

Yep.Obvious as the nose on my face. nt sufrommich Aug 2015 #1

That's a very accurate and concise portrayal. procon Aug 2015 #2

+1 - I match your sentiments. Thanks. erronis Aug 2015 #43

If he wasn't white, he wouldn't be alive today. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #3

I love this country... I hate its identity politics. Bubzer Aug 2015 #6

bad logic used to support hate nt uhnope Aug 2015 #17

Police use this sort of logic all the time. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #21

it was yr logic that was bad & yr hate uhnope Aug 2015 #23

Oh? RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #24

so if the police had killed this guy... uhnope Aug 2015 #26

NO! RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #27

I'm trying to show you the bad logic behind your hate uhnope Aug 2015 #29

I read them RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #30

Confusing "support for" with "mechanism for" is a middle school mistake. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #22

Guess what. In a decade or two whites will be the underclass. erronis Aug 2015 #32

who says that there will be a next time? Supersedeas Aug 2015 #47

I'm white retrowire Aug 2015 #4

Cops kill white guys every day. Police violence is a problem across the spectrum. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #5

Another alarming thing is that of the 711 people killed by police this year, 150 were unarmed. 4lbs Aug 2015 #7

And 34 were killed by "non-lethal" tasers. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #9

I wonder how many of the unarmed people were in cars. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #10

The police-based killings need to stop! Bubzer Aug 2015 #8

Jesse Jackson: Police Shootings About Class as Well as Race avaistheone1 Aug 2015 #12

This. ^^^^^ Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #28

Thank You baran Aug 2015 #41

I don't wish death on people... kenfrequed Aug 2015 #11

that says it all. samsingh Aug 2015 #13

No, it doesn't. Check out my post #5 for actual numbers. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #14

More at play Johnny2X2X Aug 2015 #15

Sure there's police racism aplenty but, forgive me, black and white thinking is invalid whatthehey Aug 2015 #16

I understand some of this and agree as much as I undesrtand. erronis Aug 2015 #36

More white privilege: blaming their behavior on medication or mental illness rather than the person AZ Progressive Aug 2015 #18

or maybe the cops in Revere, MA aren't as trigger happy as in other places uhnope Aug 2015 #19

I wouldn't want to tangle with the Revere PD. nt MADem Aug 2015 #34

Tangling with any PD is a bad idea uhnope Aug 2015 #38

Spot on observation. BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #20

so if the police had killed this guy you would feel better? uhnope Aug 2015 #25

"White man threatens to kill cops, knocks cop out, injures 7 other cops, gets arrested alive." So? DFW Aug 2015 #31

Took me a couple of reads. Yeah - you're right. erronis Aug 2015 #42

#wellmaybesomelivesmatter HughBeaumont Aug 2015 #33

Let me be crystal clear on this . . . . Jake Stern Aug 2015 #35

pretty much uhnope Aug 2015 #39

Well, let ME be crystal clear to you. DetlefK Aug 2015 #44

Right after the de rigeur caveat Jake Stern Aug 2015 #45

It's very simple: It's a loss-loss-situation for the cops. DetlefK Aug 2015 #48

pure white privilege heaven05 Aug 2015 #37

See Post #5. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #40

I don't and won't EVER believe heaven05 Aug 2015 #46

I don't even know what you're trying to say. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #49