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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    What do the statistics say?

    Do cops wrongly kill more blacks people than white people? Statistically, who kills the most black people?
    Do you REALLY think there is equal treatment under the law for black communities in America?

    Really really?

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    Quote Originally Posted by archives View Post
    Who said they were?

    What has been said is that there might be right wing extreme groups involved in the disturbances for the purpose of instigating violence to flip a peaceful protest into a riot. The key, as the Governor and Mayor said, is there are perhaps an array of outside groups intent on violence involved along side of the peaceful protesters

    And of course the “they” are Antifa, and Antifa is largely a website on the dark web
    Well, can we see some actual evidence of these white supremacists at these riots?

    There are no shortage of Antifa types.
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    Quote Originally Posted by archives View Post
    Who said anything about anyone being arrested?

    And even there they did say there were a small percent from out of the area, it doesn’t take many to turn a protest into a riot, actually just a handful
    He acknowledged that there were a few out of town anarchists with the majority being in-town anarchists.

    In-town or out of town anarchists are anarchists...and domestic terrorists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BartenderElite View Post
    Do you REALLY think there is equal treatment under the law for black communities in America?

    Really really?
    Spare the emotional appeal.

    What do the statistics say?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    Spare the emotional appeal.

    What do the statistics say?
    There are a LOT of stats. Which do you want?

    In a study of 100 million police stops, black drivers were 20% more likely to get pulled over. And this is consistent with anecdotal evidence in other areas, like stop & frisk.

    Millions of people aren't making this up, Darth. The black community does not currently get equal treatment under the law. As I've said on other threads - this is somewhat understandable. We are barely a generation removed from civil rights. We've made great strides. But to claim that we're "there" is pure ignorance.

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    Hello Darth,

    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    "Before the protests began, organizers of certain anarchists groups set out to raise bail money and people who would be responsible to be raising bail money, they set out to recruit medics and medical teams with gear to deploy in anticipation of violent interactions with police," Miller said.

    He added, "They prepared to commit property damage and directed people who were following them that this should be done selectively and only in wealthier areas or at high-end stores run by corporate entities."

    Without specifying who "they" are, Miller said the agitators "developed a complex network of bicycle scouts to move ahead of demonstrators in different directions of where police were and where police were not for purposes of being able to direct groups from the larger group to places where they could commit acts of vandalism including the torching of police vehicles and Molotov cocktails where they thought officers would not be."

    https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...vance/2440722/
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    Any guesses who ‘they’ are?
    Very interesting.

    Why guess when this is obviously information officials chose not to release, probably due to ongoing investigations?

    One thing is clear: These are people who oppose law and order, and choose to work outside the political system. Trouble makers with extremist ideas.
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    Hello archives,

    Quote Originally Posted by archives View Post
    Who said they were?

    What has been said is that there might be right wing extreme groups involved in the disturbances for the purpose of instigating violence to flip a peaceful protest into a riot. The key, as the Governor and Mayor said, is there are perhaps an array of outside groups intent on violence involved along side of the peaceful protesters

    And of course the “they” are Antifa, and Antifa is largely a website on the dark web
    Why does the 'they' have to be all one group?

    I see no logic in making that assumption.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BartenderElite View Post
    There are a LOT of stats. Which do you want?

    In a study of 100 million police stops, black drivers were 20% more likely to get pulled over. And this is consistent with anecdotal evidence in other areas, like stop & frisk.

    Millions of people aren't making this up, Darth. The black community does not currently get equal treatment under the law. As I've said on other threads - this is somewhat understandable. We are barely a generation removed from civil rights. We've made great strides. But to claim that we're "there" is pure ignorance.
    There are a lot or stats and most of them are murky because it’s hard to separate data from high crime areas from areas with low crime. Cops working a rough urban area is going to pull over and interact with a disproportionate number of minorities. That can skew the data.

    I’m not saying some degree of structural racism doesn’t exist in at least some police forces [almost certainly does] but I’m skeptical that it’s as pervasive as some suggest.

    And all this rioting and destruction has occurred and we *still don’t know* if Floyd’s race was a factor in his interaction with the cops.

    That’s insane. Literally.
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    Hello Darth,

    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    Well, can we see some actual evidence of these white supremacists at these riots?

    There are no shortage of Antifa types.
    It is more likely that the trouble-makers are not all one group.

    Also,

    If white nationalists wanted to go blend in there with the purpose to commit vandalism to try to make it look like Floyd protestors are violent, they are not going to be carrying their confederate flags.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    There are a lot or stats and most of them are murky because it’s hard to separate data from high crime areas from areas with low crime. Cops working a rough urban area is going to pull over and interact with a disproportionate number of minorities. That can skew the data.

    I’m not saying some degree of structural racism doesn’t exist in at least some police forces [almost certainly does] but I’m skeptical that it’s as pervasive as some suggest.

    And all this rioting and destruction has occurred and we *still don’t know* if Floyd’s race was a factor in his interaction with the cops.

    That’s insane. Literally.
    Not really. Floyd's death was a trigger, but the protests are about the more widespread perception of unequal treatment.

    I think that video was all too familiar for some. And symbolic, in a way - law enforcement stepping on the neck of the community, keeping it down.

    I don't care if you think that's far-fetched. The frustration is real. The anger is real. It's pent up over decades - well beyond this incident. It's a group of people saying "enough."

    We should all listen & get in the conversation with that in mind. We can work together to end this, or ignore it & guarantee more of this kind of angry expression in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello Darth,



    It is more likely that the trouble-makers are not all one group.

    Also,

    If white nationalists wanted to go blend in there with the purpose to commit vandalism to try to make it look like Floyd protestors are violent, they are not going to be carrying their confederate flags.
    Agreed. I don't think it's a coincidence that CNN headquarters was a target on Friday.

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    Hello Concart,

    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    Agreed. I don't think it's a coincidence that CNN headquarters was a target on Friday.
    Totally agree.

    I noticed the irony of that.

    If CNN is 'liberal media,' why would liberals destroy that building?

    Makes no sense.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BartenderElite View Post
    Not really. Floyd's death was a trigger, but the protests are about the more widespread perception of unequal treatment.

    I think that video was all too familiar for some. And symbolic, in a way - law enforcement stepping on the neck of the community, keeping it down.

    I don't care if you think that's far-fetched. The frustration is real. The anger is real. It's pent up over decades - well beyond this incident. It's a group of people saying "enough."

    We should all listen & get in the conversation with that in mind. We can work together to end this, or ignore it & guarantee more of this kind of angry expression in the future.
    This. It's the straw that broke the camels back. Along with the frustration of thinking people over the idiot in the white house, and the arrogant ignorance of his cult followers. The rest of us have pretty much had it with them. At one point, I hoped they would be participants in the healing. I'm over that. Part of the catharsis of Trumps inevitable defeat is that we won't have to listen to these assholes any longer.

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    Hello Concart,

    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    This. It's the straw that broke the camels back. Along with the frustration of thinking people over the idiot in the white house, and the arrogant ignorance of his cult followers. The rest of us have pretty much had it with them. At one point, I hoped they would be participants in the healing. I'm over that. Part of the catharsis of Trumps inevitable defeat is that we won't have to listen to these assholes any longer.
    If we have come to know Donald it would be expected that the day after an election he loses is the day he begins to campaign for 2024. He is not going away unless we put him away. He is still going to be on twitter, having rallies, the whole schmear. Ideally, there would be authorities waiting to take him into custody the moment Biden is inaugurated, before DT can get away.
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