Floyd case ‘a milestone’

[Jack]

this is police reform, not law reform. huge difference

We'll see.

[Darth Omar]

what's the root problem that causes 'cop/perp' interaction???

People breaking laws and then running when caught or resisting arrest, primarily.

A difficult concept for some, apparently.

[SmarterthanYou]

People breaking laws and then running when caught or resisting arrest, primarily.

A difficult concept for some, apparently.

it's not always the case, though. There have been dozens of times us open carriers have been stopped, harassed, arrested, even abused by law enforcement having broken no law..............explain that

[NiftyNiblick]

A milestone for some and a millstone for others.

We have divided cultures in this country.

Not much sign of that changing.

[Concart]

If the jury was intimidated, then why did they proceed with the case?

Of course. They were not intimidated. They could have escaped easily during jury selection if they were afraid. It's just complete nonsense. And they have presented no alternative. Because they don't have one. They are whiners. Nothing more, nothing less. Devoid of ideas or proposals. Darth fits right in.

I'm guessing that many lynching victims didn't 'resist arrest'. They still wound up dead. I wonder if that has anything to do with black peoples fear and distrust of the police.

[SmarterthanYou]

We have divided cultures in this country.

Not much sign of that changing.

it's a sad world indeed where that cultural difference is between freedom and slavery

[AProudLefty]

Of course. They were not intimidated. They could have escaped easily during jury selection if they were afraid. It's just complete nonsense. And they have presented no alternative. Because they don't have one. They are whiners. Nothing more, nothing less. Devoid of ideas or proposals. Darth fits right in.

I'm guessing that many lynching victims didn't 'resist arrest'. They still wound up dead. I wonder if that has anything to do with black peoples fear and distrust of the police.

I could equally claim that they were intimidated into returning the "not guilty" verdict prior to the verdict by those who believe that Chauvin is innocent.

[BartenderElite]

People breaking laws and then running when caught or resisting arrest, primarily.

A difficult concept for some, apparently.

Or breaking through a window in an attempt to storm the House chamber?

[Concart]

I could equally claim that they were intimidated into returning the "not guilty" verdict prior to the verdict by those who believe that Chauvin is innocent.

Yep. Because they are far more likely to make ACTUAL death threats. I'll lay even money they get death threats if any of them choose to reveal their identities. And you can bet the Trumptards will do everything they can to find out.

[BidenPresident]

African-Americans are arrested for drug abuse at a much higher rate than white Americans, although surveys show drugs are used at similar levels.

In 2018, around 750 out of every 100,000 African-Americans were arrested for drug abuse, compared to around 350 out of every 100,000 white Americans.

Previous national surveys on drug use show that white people use drugs at similar rates, but African-Americans continue to get arrested more often.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52877678

[AProudLefty]

Yep. Because they are far more likely to make ACTUAL death threats. I'll lay even money they get death threats if any of them choose to reveal their identities. And you can bet the Trumptards will do everything they can to find out.

Oh yeah. There are nutjob snipers out there.

[Concart]

African-Americans are arrested for drug abuse at a much higher rate than white Americans, although surveys show drugs are used at similar levels.

In 2018, around 750 out of every 100,000 African-Americans were arrested for drug abuse, compared to around 350 out of every 100,000 white Americans.

Previous national surveys on drug use show that white people use drugs at similar rates, but African-Americans continue to get arrested more often.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52877678

Especially true with pot. Hence why Republicans are opposed to legalization. Their beloved for profit prison system would suffer.

[BidenPresident]

Especially true with pot. Hence why Republicans are opposed to legalization. Their beloved for profit prison system would suffer.

Right. All a cop has to do for a traffic stop is claim to smell marijuana and cuff the driver.

[Darth Omar]

it's not always the case, though. There have been dozens of times us open carriers have been stopped, harassed, arrested, even abused by law enforcement having broken no law..............explain that

Those are explained as outliers.

[Darth Omar]

Or breaking through a window in an attempt to storm the House chamber?

That was different, apparently.

White, Trump supporter. Doesn’t fit the narrative. That about covers it.