Pray for Charlotte, NC

[Anonymous]

Anybody recall how prior to the video being released several Chicago police officers made false claims about fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald?

Several officers described McDonald as attacking an officer with a knife and attempting to kill him when the shots were fired - none of which happened as proven by the video.
The video showed McDonald walking away from police as he held a 4-inch knife, not lunging toward officers, as police had said.

The head of the Chicago police department formally moved to fire five officers involved in the fatal shooting and lying officers the proceedings of which began on September 19th.

[Anonymous]

Here's my question.
Why aren't Asians doing this? I don't see rioting in Korean/Vietnamese communities. Latin folks either. The black community isn't doing itself favors by doing this.

--signed An Asian...

[Anonymous]

Sounds like it was a good shoot. Multiple witnesses saying he had a gun. Video evidence shows the weapon. When you pull a gun on the police, you can expect to get shot. They are going to allow the family to view the video. I feel bad for the police officers involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anybody recall how prior to the video being released several Chicago police officers made false claims about fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald?

Several officers described McDonald as attacking an officer with a knife and attempting to kill him when the shots were fired - none of which happened as proven by the video.
The video showed McDonald walking away from police as he held a 4-inch knife, not lunging toward officers, as police had said.

The head of the Chicago police department formally moved to fire five officers involved in the fatal shooting and lying officers the proceedings of which began on September 19th.

and if the officer in this case was wrong to shoot Mr. Scott, I trust that the police are using the video in their internal investigation. I am not a part of that investigation, so I don't need to see that video yet, especially before Mr.Scott's FAMILY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's my question.
Why aren't Asians doing this? I don't see rioting in Korean/Vietnamese communities. Latin folks either. The black community isn't doing itself favors by doing this.

--signed An Asian...

Exactly. Not only are the rioters behaving in such a way as to promote negative feelings toward blacks, they are actually showing why police fear them, and, on rare occasion, act too hastily. Anyone remember the white cop in Baltimore who was hesitant to shoot a black thug because of the Freddie Grey case, delayed a fraction of a second, and was killed by the thug? These are split-second, life-and-death decisions when dealing with someone who defies police orders, and errors will be made.

[Anonymous]

A lawsuit has been filed recently by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut against three Connecticut state troopers who accidentally recorded themselves fabricating charges against a protester after confiscating his camera.
Cops lie like shit to cover their ass routinely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's my question.
Why aren't Asians doing this? I don't see rioting in Korean/Vietnamese communities. Latin folks either. The black community isn't doing itself favors by doing this.

--signed An Asian...

How many Asians and Latinos have been killed by cops in similar circumstances recently?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lawsuit has been filed recently by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut against three Connecticut state troopers who accidentally recorded themselves fabricating charges against a protester after confiscating his camera.
Cops lie like shit to cover their ass routinely.

There are 750k+ sworn LEO in this country. I don't think it's fair to take the WRONG actions of a few and say it's representative of the entire force.

That would be like saying the rioters last night are representative of all black people in NC. It's simply not true and making sweeping generalizations only worsens the situation.

[Anonymous]

Is there a single black person here who is willing to acknowledge that the barbarism the rioters are demonstrating is making people more sympathetic to the police, not less - and condemn the lawless behavior?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lawsuit has been filed recently by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut against three Connecticut state troopers who accidentally recorded themselves fabricating charges against a protester after confiscating his camera.
Cops lie like shit to cover their ass routinely.

There are 750k+ sworn LEO in this country. I don't think it's fair to take the WRONG actions of a few and say it's representative of the entire force.

That would be like saying the rioters last night are representative of all black people in NC. It's simply not true and making sweeping generalizations only worsens the situation.

Tell that to the posters in this thread arguing that blacks deserve to be regarded as animals and viewed as criminals because of the actions of a few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's my question.
Why aren't Asians doing this? I don't see rioting in Korean/Vietnamese communities. Latin folks either. The black community isn't doing itself favors by doing this.

--signed An Asian...

Exactly. Not only are the rioters behaving in such a way as to promote negative feelings toward blacks, they are actually showing why police fear them, and, on rare occasion, act too hastily. Anyone remember the white cop in Baltimore who was hesitant to shoot a black thug because of the Freddie Grey case, delayed a fraction of a second, and was killed by the thug? These are split-second, life-and-death decisions when dealing with someone who defies police orders, and errors will be made.

There is a major difference between asian or even latino community and black community. Asians are generally at the high end of income spectrum and they have so much to lose in terms of reputation, family, career if they behave badly. They dont feel disenfranchised. They don't have the bad memory of slavery and jim crow to distrust everything a white man says and does.
The same reason applies to Latinos even though economically they are at the same level as blacks. Latinos dont feel disenfranchised.

But the black community feels disenfranchised, harassed and mistrusted by the rest of the country. They have nothing to look forward to. They feel hopeless and desperate. The memories of racism and Jim crow keeps coming back and they feel the past can become present if they are not watchful and protest every wrong. They are very sensitive and very distrusting of the system because they feel it never works for them.

Do not think life is the same for everyone because they inhabit the same country. Our lives are lived mostly in our mind and in many ways we are prisoners of the past. As much the blacks are fearful of the past, the whites run away from the past to the point of denying the past or totally minimizing the past and its long term negative impact on the black community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a single black person here who is willing to acknowledge that the barbarism the rioters are demonstrating is making people more sympathetic to the police, not less - and condemn the lawless behavior?

Excellent question. Now let's see how long it takes to get a response from one single black person on this forum...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's my question.
Why aren't Asians doing this? I don't see rioting in Korean/Vietnamese communities. Latin folks either. The black community isn't doing itself favors by doing this.

--signed An Asian...

Exactly. Not only are the rioters behaving in such a way as to promote negative feelings toward blacks, they are actually showing why police fear them, and, on rare occasion, act too hastily. Anyone remember the white cop in Baltimore who was hesitant to shoot a black thug because of the Freddie Grey case, delayed a fraction of a second, and was killed by the thug? These are split-second, life-and-death decisions when dealing with someone who defies police orders, and errors will be made.

There is a major difference between asian or even latino community and black community. Asians are generally at the high end of income spectrum and they have so much to lose in terms of reputation, family, career if they behave badly. They dont feel disenfranchised. They don't have the bad memory of slavery and jim crow to distrust everything a white man says and does.
The same reason applies to Latinos even though economically they are at the same level as blacks. Latinos dont feel disenfranchised.

But the black community feels disenfranchised, harassed and mistrusted by the rest of the country. They have nothing to look forward to. They feel hopeless and desperate. The memories of racism and Jim crow keeps coming back and they feel the past can become present if they are not watchful and protest every wrong. They are very sensitive and very distrusting of the system because they feel it never works for them.

Do not think life is the same for everyone because they inhabit the same country. Our lives are lived mostly in our mind and in many ways we are prisoners of the past. As much the blacks are fearful of the past, the whites run away from the past to the point of denying the past or totally minimizing the past and its long term negative impact on the black community.

About how old are you, PP?

[Anonymous]

Keston Charles was 15 when he was shot three times during a foot chase in December 2013.

At the time police said that Charles pointed a gun at officers in Brownsville and then fled the scene.

New surveillance footage shows the teen was not armed as police shot at him during the chase, and was surrendering when further shots were fired. A lawsuit is pending.

Cops lie like shit to cover their ass routinely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's my question.
Why aren't Asians doing this? I don't see rioting in Korean/Vietnamese communities. Latin folks either. The black community isn't doing itself favors by doing this.

--signed An Asian...

Exactly. Not only are the rioters behaving in such a way as to promote negative feelings toward blacks, they are actually showing why police fear them, and, on rare occasion, act too hastily. Anyone remember the white cop in Baltimore who was hesitant to shoot a black thug because of the Freddie Grey case, delayed a fraction of a second, and was killed by the thug? These are split-second, life-and-death decisions when dealing with someone who defies police orders, and errors will be made.

There is a major difference between asian or even latino community and black community. Asians are generally at the high end of income spectrum and they have so much to lose in terms of reputation, family, career if they behave badly. They dont feel disenfranchised. They don't have the bad memory of slavery and jim crow to distrust everything a white man says and does.
The same reason applies to Latinos even though economically they are at the same level as blacks. Latinos dont feel disenfranchised.

But the black community feels disenfranchised, harassed and mistrusted by the rest of the country. They have nothing to look forward to. They feel hopeless and desperate. The memories of racism and Jim crow keeps coming back and they feel the past can become present if they are not watchful and protest every wrong. They are very sensitive and very distrusting of the system because they feel it never works for them.

Do not think life is the same for everyone because they inhabit the same country. Our lives are lived mostly in our mind and in many ways we are prisoners of the past. As much the blacks are fearful of the past, the whites run away from the past to the point of denying the past or totally minimizing the past and its long term negative impact on the black community.

About how old are you, PP?

Different poster. That is a very thoughtful and elegant post. Your comment is embarrassing. If you have nothing useful to contribute, it is better to keep quiet. Didn't your parents teach you?