Yes or No: Do you support “black lives matter”?

was ahmaud stepping off the sidewalk with a failing ankle that time he got arrested in a parking lot for stealing a TV?

PSA: you can't cry about living in a surveillance state while also taking the position that cops should wear body cameras

wake me up when a single one of their heroes doesn't come attached with a rap sheet for robbery, rape, theft, or assault[/quote]

Ahmaud was lynched in broad daylight for running. Nothing more, nothing less. Would you, assuming you run, like that to happen to you? Would you like to live under the assumption that it could happen to you, simply because of the way you look?

I didn't say a word about body cameras, but they exist in theory to hold cops accountable. Since that clearly hasn't worked, we should drop them and put some fear of punishment into those cops. Lock 'em up. The US police have been infiltrated by white supremacists (source: FBI) and this needs to change. Our police should be a force for good.

And what heroes? All we're seeing here is tragedies. Previous crime doesn't excuse unnecessary cruelty and violence.

non-blm supporter wrote:

No

Anyhow, OP, I agree with you. Anyone who supports BLM is certainly not “anti-racist” and doesn’t really want to address the plight of blacks beyond mere lip service and symbolism.

I wish a guy like Kaepernick, who grew up with the blessing of a family and a father (both of whom happened to be white, adoptive parents) could speak to the real issues plaguing “his community,” LIVE IN and INVEST in the these communities where he perceives systemic oppression, and send the message that he actually believes in the potential of his people, not that they are always and everywhere victims. Then, he could make a substantive difference. All he’s done is incite a riot while getting subsidized by Nike.

I am done with this useless thread.

Support among black lives matter has fallen, especially for white people since June.

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914511465/white-support-for-blm-falls-and-a-key-police-reform-effort-is-coming-up-short

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/09/16/support-for-black-lives-matter-has-decreased-since-june-but-remains-strong-among-black-americans/

I don't think this story will not help the BLM organization's cause:

https://www.channel3000.com/lawyer-says-cop-shot-jacob-blake-after-hearing-a-mothers-desperate-plea-hes-got-my-kid-hes-got-my-keys/

No

PTF wrote:

I don't think this story will not help the BLM organization's cause:

https://www.channel3000.com/lawyer-says-cop-shot-jacob-blake-after-hearing-a-mothers-desperate-plea-hes-got-my-kid-hes-got-my-keys/

Allah damnit! What??

Yes & the majority of our country does too because they don't just fall for partisan nonsense like it's a radical group or majority violent group. The majority of us understand that systemic racism exists, that this country was founded on racism, and that institutions -- like policing, have biases rooted in racism and act on them. It shouldn't threaten white folks to work towards equality.

This place skews largely white/male. Maybe try to understand why your group supports BLM the least. That would be a good place to start. It isn't a coincidence.

I think no matter how people feel about BLM, I think we can all agree that police need heavy reform to hold them personally accountable for their crimes against society. If that cannot be achieved, defunding would be the next logical move.

You name fits your post. Police are held accountable. 99% of police put their lives on the line every day so that you can post garbage like this. The other 1% are held accountable for their actions. They are held to a much high standard than the normal person. You should be thanking them instead of posting garbage that incites violence against them.

not this life wrote:

You name fits your post. Police are held accountable. 99% of police put their lives on the line every day so that you can post garbage like this. The other 1% are held accountable for their actions. They are held to a much high standard than the normal person. You should be thanking them instead of posting garbage that incites violence against them.

Police murder citizens unnecessarily every day. Most are not locked up, get to keep their jobs... only to cause more harm.

Pigs have nothing to do with free speech, history major. They use free speech to actively lie... for themselves and other lowlife pigs.

Cops should be held accountable for their crimes no matter what the means.

Yusef Scumm wrote:

not this life wrote:

You name fits your post. Police are held accountable. 99% of police put their lives on the line every day so that you can post garbage like this. The other 1% are held accountable for their actions. They are held to a much high standard than the normal person. You should be thanking them instead of posting garbage that incites violence against them.

Police murder citizens unnecessarily every day. Most are not locked up, get to keep their jobs... only to cause more harm.

Pigs have nothing to do with free speech, history major. They use free speech to actively lie... for themselves and other lowlife pigs.

Cops should be held accountable for their crimes no matter what the means.

BLM Neighborhood Watch and BLM Justice Courts for liberally run disaster cities. Disobedience of mob rule will be punished by summary justice. Pigs and their supporters will be sent to the Gulag.

BLM is closed for the weekend. They're reading about how the 'leader of the free world' hasn't apid taxes in 10 years:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

The BLM Neighborhood Watch and Justice Court deemed these individuals as “undesirable.”

not this life wrote:

You name fits your post. Police are held accountable. 99% of police put their lives on the line every day so that you can post garbage like this. The other 1% are held accountable for their actions. They are held to a much high standard than the normal person. You should be thanking them instead of posting garbage that incites violence against them.

About 60% of cops are at least somewhat dirty. Somewhat dirty does not necessarily mean shooting unarmed Black men. Somewhat dirty means willing to lie on police report and willing to lie under oath at trial. Cops who lie on police report and cops who lie under oath rationalize they know a particular person is guilty and they do not want a slick defense attorney to get a suspect off, so cops lie.

About 20% of cops are 100% straight arrows. These cops do not plant evidence. These cops never lie on police reports and these cops never lie under oath. Of course these cops do not use excessive force and these cops do not shoot unarmed Black men.

Twenty percent of cops will behave in a fine manner if there is good to great leadership. These 20% will be lazy if there is not good leadership.

99.99% of cops will not tell on dirty cops. This is the real problem.

"99.99% of cops will not tell on dirty cops. This is the real problem."

So true!

Hey, did you see down in Florida a few days ago? A big party in a warehouse, two shot one killed. Over 100 people at the party, but no one saw anything! The party was at 3:30 am, so maybe the power went out and things went dark, so that is why no one saw anything.

That is the only explanation, I think, as I'm sure the partygoers would not want the deceased to die in vain, and would surely point out the shooters.

What do you think?

of course they do matter to us.

ketchup or catsup wrote:

Great points!

Hey, did you see that so far this weekend in Chicago that there have been 26 shooting and 5 killed?

I checked the local news websites to see where the BLM protests against this sort of violence were being held, but couldn't find anything scheduled.

Can someone tell me where and when the protests will be held?

Thanks in Advance!

As you are well aware, inner city violence is not the focus of BLM.