Im outraged about all the people being murdered by police and wanna be police vigilantes. George Floyd,Breonna Taylor,Philando Castile,Eric Garner,Travon Martin etc
Any murder is a tragedy, especially in high crime areas where criminals often take out innocent victims. But we are talking about 2 mutually exclusive situations. One is a situation where criminals are killing people and the police need to work to bring the violence down. The perpetrators are criminals and if caught there is no question about the punishment under the law. In all the other situations, we have police officers who are employess of the State and licensed to carry a weapon and use such force within their own complete discretion, are abusing it in growing numbers with relatively little punishment UNLESS it is caught on film because no one believe a cop could do something so horrible. Do we have to show outrage everytime a criminal commits a crime? But what about when agents of the government continually harass and kill one segment of the population in sutations where they were either unarmed and complying, or committed a minor crime but received the death sentence. Everytime it happens again and again people want to ask what about criminals killing people? Uh yeah they are criminals. What about police officers deciding to take people's lives at their own discretion and claiming they are just doing their job.
No, we don't have to show outrage every time a criminal commits a crime. Please show me one post, just one where Tony Stark has ever made that has him railing against black on black crime in Chicago or any other city. I can show you many, many posts where he is driving the cop killing black man one. Because that aligns with his narrative. We should point out cops that kill - black OR any other race - without cause. But Tony's narrative is about blaming Trump and "MAGATards" for this activity and make no mistake, he does so to push that narrative. It is not like you or I making a comment specifically because we are genuinely concerned about what is obviously murder by a police officer.
Minnesota is the quiet kid in the class that has some serious hands. The right wingers are shocked that mistreated and discriminated against minorities are rioting and looting when another black citizen of America was wrongfully killed by the police for allegedly forging checks. It’s like black lives don’t matter to right wingers. So, a little American history: there was a draft during the civil war that found the poor Irish in NYC disproportionately getting drafted. This set off days of rioting and looting by the Irish in NYC. There was also the Haymarket riot in Chicago of worker’s rights to not be killed on the job, among other things. So, if you’re outraged you need to check American history. The problem is we addressed draft issues and labor issues but still not the race issues, so yes there will be more riots. Save your outrage. This is America, this happens here. Stop being a pearl clutching pansy.
It was for a counterfeit 20 dollar bill .That can happen to anybody.It has happened to me.If its a black person though they will send 4 police cars and immediately put them in handcuffs
It is possible to hold both positions of wanting police held to justice and want the same justice for rioters. The death of one man, however inappropriate, does not warrant the wholesale destruction of the community. We also know that many of these rioters do not live in this community, but are the Antifa and BLM types who come in from around the country. The majority of the community is not out there burning the place down, but this majority will suffer the long term consequences. They are afraid to speak out against the thugs because then they become a target. Cops don't speak out loudly enough, or in large enough numbers against the rogue pig who commit these unnecessary killings. They too are afraid of reprisal from their fellow officers. There is too much one side or the other when in truth we must all unite behind equal justice, and obviously that isn't happening.
This is not about one man Cap,this is about built up anger from police treatment of blacks for decades. I dont like the looting and rioting but I understand people lashing out after this treatment from police for years