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Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
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trixR4kids
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
The problem is I think legally they're supposed to? I could be wrong about that.
The problem is I think legally they're supposed to? I could be wrong about that.
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
On another note, OP, I saw this and thought of you. The Japanese should be embarrassed.
http://qz.com/223897/the-story-of-world-war-ii-according-to-japans-controversial-war-museum/
On another note, OP, I saw this and thought of you. The Japanese should be embarrassed.
http://qz.com/223897/the-story-of-world-war-ii-according-to-japans-controversial-war-museum/
ScoobyDoo
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
Correct. We have something on this planet called protective custody. Place the officer and his family there if need be until the situation is resolved. Cost a lot less money then all this BS riot crap.
Correct. We have something on this planet called protective custody. Place the officer and his family there if need be until the situation is resolved. Cost a lot less money then all this BS riot crap.
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
The police chief said the incident at the convenience store had nothing to do with why Brown was stopped. The officer didn't even know about the robbery when he confronted Brown.
When asked by a reporter why he ever brought up the incident then, the chief answered, "Because that's what you asked for." Um...no, it isn't. What we wanted was some detail about why this kid was killed. What you did was character assassination of the worst kind.
The police chief said the incident at the convenience store had nothing to do with why Brown was stopped. The officer didn't even know about the robbery when he confronted Brown.
When asked by a reporter why he ever brought up the incident then, the chief answered, "Because that's what you asked for." Um...no, it isn't. What we wanted was some detail about why this kid was killed. What you did was character assassination of the worst kind.
ScoobyDoo
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
Or just complete and utter incompetence.
Or just complete and utter incompetence.
cF[Authentic]
southpaw
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
I love lawyers, like Benjamin Crump, who rush to the scene of any race related issue
I love lawyers, like Benjamin Crump, who rush to the scene of any race related issue
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
"A white man with a gun is a patriot. A brown man with a gun is a terrorist. A black man with a gun is a corpse."
Let's assume this follows the 80/20 rule: 20 percent of the actors are causing 80 percent of the mischief. So, 80% of the Ferguson PD are good cops just doing their jobs, not knocking in people's fences or harrassing journalists or playing Tour of Duty on people holding candlelight vigils in their backyards. And 80% of Ferguson residents are good people reacting appropriately to the death in their community, protesting yes but not throwing Molotov cocktails (I'd love to know how many this means? 3? 300?) or looting the Food King. 20% of each group (I'm going to go out on a limb here and say "young males") are the baddies: eejit racist thugs on both sides who cause and delight in violence.
If so, then Ferguson has a crime problem that's bad, but it has a law enforcement problem that's horrifying. Cops hold coercive power as a public trust. They are held to a far higher standard of conduct. They have training to defuse, rather than incite, tense situations. And they should know better -- their sole reason for existence is public service. If they're in a position where it's them against the community, they've failed badly. If their concern is protecting themselves against the community, then they're not cops anymore, they're just another gang protecting its turf.
"A white man with a gun is a patriot. A brown man with a gun is a terrorist. A black man with a gun is a corpse."
Let's assume this follows the 80/20 rule: 20 percent of the actors are causing 80 percent of the mischief. So, 80% of the Ferguson PD are good cops just doing their jobs, not knocking in people's fences or harrassing journalists or playing Tour of Duty on people holding candlelight vigils in their backyards. And 80% of Ferguson residents are good people reacting appropriately to the death in their community, protesting yes but not throwing Molotov cocktails (I'd love to know how many this means? 3? 300?) or looting the Food King. 20% of each group (I'm going to go out on a limb here and say "young males") are the baddies: eejit racist thugs on both sides who cause and delight in violence.
If so, then Ferguson has a crime problem that's bad, but it has a law enforcement problem that's horrifying. Cops hold coercive power as a public trust. They are held to a far higher standard of conduct. They have training to defuse, rather than incite, tense situations. And they should know better -- their sole reason for existence is public service. If they're in a position where it's them against the community, they've failed badly. If their concern is protecting themselves against the community, then they're not cops anymore, they're just another gang protecting its turf.
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What's important is now Fox has video to run endlessly while they tell their audience the kid was a thug with gang ties.
ScoobyDoo
NPC
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
Awesome. The Old Pio network is in full gear.
Awesome. The Old Pio network is in full gear.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
They don't really need to tell their audience that. They can just show a picture.
They don't really need to tell their audience that. They can just show a picture.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
Presumably they will suggest that Hillary murdered Michael Brown to take the focus off Benghazi. Hey, I'm not saying it, I'm just suggesting...
Presumably they will suggest that Hillary murdered Michael Brown to take the focus off Benghazi. Hey, I'm not saying it, I'm just suggesting...
ExileOnDaytonStreet
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
Not a great source for any sort of news or opinion (for that matter, not a great source for anything but listicles with funny gifs), but nonetheless I thought this was an interesting take on the media portrayal from earlier this week:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrloganrhoa...nnedmedown-movement-changed-the-con?bftw=main
Not a great source for any sort of news or opinion (for that matter, not a great source for anything but listicles with funny gifs), but nonetheless I thought this was an interesting take on the media portrayal from earlier this week:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrloganrhoa...nnedmedown-movement-changed-the-con?bftw=main
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
That's amazing. Thank you for posting.
People should read the Comments, too. It might open a few eyes.
Regardless of what they feel about this situation, everyone should realize how easily they can be manipulated by people who are deliberately choosing images to reinforce their narrative and their audience's expectations and biases. Anybody with a search engine can do it.
That's amazing. Thank you for posting.
People should read the Comments, too. It might open a few eyes.
Regardless of what they feel about this situation, everyone should realize how easily they can be manipulated by people who are deliberately choosing images to reinforce their narrative and their audience's expectations and biases. Anybody with a search engine can do it.
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trixR4kids
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Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
Gotta love buzzfeed. Too lazy to write an actual article so they just find a hashtag, post some pictures and captions, and call it a day
That said I like that they brought attn to #iftheygunnedmedown
Gotta love buzzfeed. Too lazy to write an actual article so they just find a hashtag, post some pictures and captions, and call it a day
That said I like that they brought attn to #iftheygunnedmedown
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
It was a false flag operation to distract from the border and ISIS. So was the Clinton/Obama "hug".
Spartanforlife4
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Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf was not available.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: Nice Plant #7: Get me off of this planet
That's what buzzfeed does. Believe me, you don't want to see them attempt to actually write anything. Think Bleacher Report only less sophisticated.
Gotta love buzzfeed. Too lazy to write an actual article so they just find a hashtag, post some pictures and captions, and call it a day
That's what buzzfeed does. Believe me, you don't want to see them attempt to actually write anything. Think Bleacher Report only less sophisticated.
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