My point was that it goes deeper than statistics. There are cultural and social economic issues at play as well. At the end of the day, people tend to be more suspicious of black people. Jesse Jackson's quote comes to mind:
"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.”
It goes far deeper than the statistics. Yes, the police kill more whites than blacks. But that's simply because there are more white people. If you look at actual interactions with the police... a black person is far more likely to end up dead, than a white person. That's the stat that matters.
It seems to me you are trying to blame the victim and claiming he is a criminal so got what was coming to him. But the videos show he was not resisting arrest (despite the police claiming he was, unless they release the bodycam footage, there's no evidence of this). And regardless, this was far too much force to use. When someone says "I can't breathe," you get off their damn neck.
The problem isn't recognizing who the individual policemen are, it's a lack of trust that we have with police being able to see past the color of our skin. Have you seen the video? This person was not resisting and he was not armed. He had two policeman on his back and neck. He was begging to be allowed to breath and they simply watched him die. This would not have happened to a white man. Why could they simply not of put handcuffs on him. Why kill him? Why it may not have been intentional murder, it was clearly murder by indifference. They did not view #GeorgeFlynn as human.
Didn't understand all this. "Social Distancing," "Flatten The Curve," It's like we are speaking a new language now. But it doesn't matter. We are screwed no matter what we do. Time to invest in guns and liquor!
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Somethings are simply too broken to fix.
Making Sense Of The Chaos
Oh and the stats I quoted are accurate:
"Overall, black Americans are several times more likely to be killed in police shootings than white Americans are."
Source: Snopes.
www.snopes.com/.../do-police-kill-more-whites-than-black-people/
Making Sense Of The Chaos
My point was that it goes deeper than statistics. There are cultural and social economic issues at play as well. At the end of the day, people tend to be more suspicious of black people. Jesse Jackson's quote comes to mind:
"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.”
Making Sense Of The Chaos
It goes far deeper than the statistics. Yes, the police kill more whites than blacks. But that's simply because there are more white people. If you look at actual interactions with the police... a black person is far more likely to end up dead, than a white person. That's the stat that matters.
Making Sense Of The Chaos
It is true, you can Google it. Makes me wonder if he infected the police who killed him. His revenge from beyond the grave!
Brutality, Riots And A Way Forward
It seems to me you are trying to blame the victim and claiming he is a criminal so got what was coming to him. But the videos show he was not resisting arrest (despite the police claiming he was, unless they release the bodycam footage, there's no evidence of this). And regardless, this was far too much force to use. When someone says "I can't breathe," you get off their damn neck.
Brutality, Riots And A Way Forward
Officer Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck even after other officers checked Floyd pulse and he had none. There's no excuse for that at all.
Brutality, Riots And A Way Forward
The problem isn't recognizing who the individual policemen are, it's a lack of trust that we have with police being able to see past the color of our skin. Have you seen the video? This person was not resisting and he was not armed. He had two policeman on his back and neck. He was begging to be allowed to breath and they simply watched him die. This would not have happened to a white man. Why could they simply not of put handcuffs on him. Why kill him? Why it may not have been intentional murder, it was clearly murder by indifference. They did not view #GeorgeFlynn as human.
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Didn't understand all this. "Social Distancing," "Flatten The Curve," It's like we are speaking a new language now. But it doesn't matter. We are screwed no matter what we do. Time to invest in guns and liquor!
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