This 'kneeling' crap is so narcissistic to me

Absolutely agree.

Ill agree as long as you agree that God doesn't give a damn if you take a knee after a good play.

Mr T wrote:

What are they "protesting"?

We just had a high profile track athletes daughter get caught in the crossfire of black on black, and we're witnessing the continuation of protests over something that pales in comparison to the tragedy of Trinity Gay.

When are these "protests" going to address that?

As long as people commit crime, we CANNOT address any other issue.

the letter why wrote:

Even worse is that people think these athletes have a right to free speech and peaceful protesting. They don't. They are private employees and will only be allowed to continue this behavior if the NFL allows them to. Americans are very ignorant about their own rights.

Even worse is that this whole protest is wrong. Whites are killed by police more than blacks. Even adjusting for population, whites and blacks have about equal chances of being killed by police.

The Democrats are manipulating the public.

If you are going to post blatant falsehoods, at least cite a source for your nonsense claims.[/quote]

Just because the facts don't fit your agenda and narrative does not make them "blatant falsehoods" or "nonsense claims". The points I made are all easy to find and obvious facts. I will repeat them in shorter words for you:

1. Free speech and protesting does not apply to private employees

2. More whites than blacks get killed by police

3. Whites and blacks have equal chances of being killed by police when adjusted for population. It is not a race issue, it is a police issue.

kvkvv wrote:

1. Free speech and protesting does not apply to private employees

2. More whites than blacks get killed by police

3. Whites and blacks have equal chances of being killed by police when adjusted for population. It is not a race issue, it is a police issue.

1. The private employer has nor condemned it. So be angry at them.

2. Not proportionally, which is all that matters.

3. Please link to the meme tier study poster board.

Your Macro-econ professor wrote:

I think Kap's protest is a perfectly legal form of speech..

Stop spreading this false idea. Freedom of speech and protest does not apply to private employees. This is the problem with these protesters. They don't know what they are talking about or doing.

Al Smith Dinner wrote:

kvkvv wrote:

1. Free speech and protesting does not apply to private employees

2. More whites than blacks get killed by police

3. Whites and blacks have equal chances of being killed by police when adjusted for population. It is not a race issue, it is a police issue.

1. The private employer has nor condemned it. So be angry at them.

2. Not proportionally, which is all that matters.

3. Please link to the meme tier study poster board.

1. I'm not angry at anyone. What you are saying is irrelevant. We are talking about the law.

2. No, proportionality is not all that matters. People are people, not proportions. I don't understand why no one wants to stop police from killing white people. Only caring about proportion is racism. The fact is that more whites are killed than blacks so whites need help TOO.

3.

It is false outrage perpetuated by the Democrats in order to gain votes. It is disgusting that serious issues like racism and murder are being used as political tools.

kvkvv wrote:

Al Smith Dinner wrote:

1. The private employer has nor condemned it. So be angry at them.

2. Not proportionally, which is all that matters.

3. Please link to the meme tier study poster board.

1. I'm not angry at anyone. What you are saying is irrelevant. We are talking about the law.

2. No, proportionality is not all that matters. People are people, not proportions. I don't understand why no one wants to stop police from killing white people. Only caring about proportion is racism. The fact is that more whites are killed than blacks so whites need help TOO.

3.

http://imgur.com/gallery/g0yfXKN

It is false outrage perpetuated by the Democrats in order to gain votes. It is disgusting that serious issues like racism and murder are being used as political tools.

Why don't you go protest white people being killed by the police and start a movement?

Why do you get mad that people take the initiative to point out a problem in our government?

Cute diagram. How about an actual study rather than an excel document that an angry Trump supporting college kid put together in 15 minutes?

Here, I'll help you out. 538 wrote a good article about this a few months ago with many linked studies. Feel free to educate yourself if you want.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-are-so-many-black-americans-killed-by-police/undefined

kvkvv wrote:

1. I'm not angry at anyone. What you are saying is irrelevant. We are talking about the law.

2. No, proportionality is not all that matters. People are people, not proportions. I don't understand why no one wants to stop police from killing white people. Only caring about proportion is racism. The fact is that more whites are killed than blacks so whites need help TOO.

3.

http://imgur.com/gallery/g0yfXKN

It is false outrage perpetuated by the Democrats in order to gain votes.

1. Sure you aren't.

2. Proportionality does matter. Far fewer white people are killed than blacks for a given number of people, which is why whiten people don't really care so much about whiten people being shot.

3. I love that poster board by"'tits4uu". I'll

False outrage? Why do I get the feeling that you've never lived in a moslty black community? Please lie and say that you have.

Hey aren't you the one who was shit posting on the thread for Gay's dead daughter?

This is narcissistic when it is about police violence, whereas Donald Trump is not narcissistic to you?

Are you that biatch? wrote:

Hey aren't you the one who was shit posting on the thread for Gay's dead daughter?

Nope, I haven't read that thread. The only thing I saw about the subject was on the letsrun frontpage. It is a really sad situation and I hope Tyson makes it through.

Hohohojo wrote:

Why don't you go protest white people being killed by the police and start a movement?

Why do you get mad that people take the initiative to point out a problem in our government?

You are missing the point. There does not need to be a protest for each race. The protest needs to be on police killings in general FOR ALL RACES. Blacks AND whites (and other races) should be protesting about police killings TOGETHER.

the letter why wrote:

Cute diagram. How about an actual study rather than an excel document that an angry Trump supporting college kid put together in 15 minutes?

Here, I'll help you out. 538 wrote a good article about this a few months ago with many linked studies. Feel free to educate yourself if you want.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-are-so-many-black-americans-killed-by-police/undefined

That diagram was an actual study. It has factual sources. It doesn't matter if the creator is a Trump supporter or not.

I don't need any help with learning about this issue. You obviously did not read that 538 article that you posted. It supports what was said in that "cute diagram". Congrats on arguing against yourself.

The fact that someone could put together the facts in 15 minutes just makes these protesters look even more silly. According to you, it only took 15 minutes to arrive at the facts but these protesters couldn't even find the time to look at the data. They are being manipulated by Democrats.

jjjjj wrote:

This is narcissistic when it is about police violence, whereas Donald Trump is not narcissistic to you?

Lol, what? Where on earth did you get that? I can't stand Donald Trump.

And that dude that called me Adolf and said "change starts by making people like me uncomfortable"......are you serious? How could someone taking a knee during the national anthem make me uncomfortable? All it does it strike me as dumb.

For the record, I think the excessive use of force by police is a problem, but taking a knee to protest is frickin dumb.

For the posters that pointed out a few of these athletes (Brandon Marshal) are indeed active in their communities, I was not aware of that, so thank you for bringing that to my attention. I heard BM was a pretty good dude anyway.

Al Smith Dinner wrote:

1. Sure you aren't.

2. Proportionality does matter. Far fewer white people are killed than blacks for a given number of people, which is why whiten people don't really care so much about whiten people being shot.

3. I love that poster board by"'tits4uu". I'll

False outrage? Why do I get the feeling that you've never lived in a moslty black community? Please lie and say that you have.

1. Thank you for conceding.

2. No, proportionality is not all that matters. Raw numbers AND proportionality have to be used together. Far fewer white people are NOT killed. They are killed at near equal rates for the given populations.

3. It is false outrage. I am a minority and have lived in several mostly black communities. It is not false that blacks are being killed by police. It is false that blacks are the only group being significantly killed by police. That is the false outrage.

White people and other races need help too. You are a racist if you think otherwise. I don't understand why you are so determined to not prevent all races from being killed by police. It is sick.

jjjjj wrote:

This is narcissistic when it is about police violence, whereas Donald Trump is not narcissistic to you?

Donald Trump isn't leading to rioting, looting, and shooting because of his narcissism on false issues.

"I don't need any help with learning about this issue."

And that's the American problem right there. You start with the facts, you don't seek them out. Good luck, dude.