Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this whole thread and don’t intend to.

I am so sick of incidences like this becoming national. There are so many more important issues in the world. Why focus on something like this that is really a more local issue?
(This is a rhetorical question - I know WHY it is being done.)

You haven't noticed all the localities that have to deal with poor policing?

And the police are having to deal with teens and young adults who have no concept of obeying the law. And, this problem is becoming worse.
This video demonstrates that.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't understand why either of the adults feel the situation in TX would even be a concern of anyone in McLean.

It only matters to one of the adults because her daughter was disinvited from a party because of it.

And because the disinvitation was almost certainly in response to white parents at the Langley pool discussing how fortunate they are that black kids do not go there.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't understand why either of the adults feel the situation in TX would even be a concern of anyone in McLean.

It only matters to one of the adults because her daughter was disinvited from a party because of it.

I think the AA woman should have just showed up as planned. It was made into a huge deal, for what? I'm sure nothing would have come of it and the kids would be better off. the AA mom has her own bias, assuming McLean residents are racist.

This is a pretty remarkable response and a classic of victim blaming. Just a couple of posts before, you were complaining about uninvited black kids showing up at a pool, getting beat up by the police, and then acting like they had won a gold medals. Now, you think that an uninvited black kid should have just shown up at a swimming pool.

If that wasn't enough, you have no words of criticism for the family that disinvited their friend because of her skin color, but you actually accuse the victim's mother of bias. I didn't see the AA mother making any assumptions about McLean residents. Rather, she actually wrote that she didn't know if the other mother is racist. If the residents of McLean are not racist (and I don't know any who are), I'd expect them to be the most outraged that someone was excluded on the basis of race.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this whole thread and don’t intend to.

I am so sick of incidences like this becoming national. There are so many more important issues in the world. Why focus on something like this that is really a more local issue?
(This is a rhetorical question - I know WHY it is being done.)

You haven't noticed all the localities that have to deal with poor policing?

And the police are having to deal with teens and young adults who have no concept of obeying the law. And, this problem is becoming worse.
This video demonstrates that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if your child had a friend who was a minority, you would not invite that child to a party because there is "potential" trouble inviting that kid to a private pool? See...here is the issue. I do not see what trouble could arise other than some busybody making a comment. Which, if this is my child's friend, I will stand up and respond to. I do not care what color they are. What kind of example are you setting for your child? Keep quiet if one of your friends is treated unjustly? You may be able to live in peace, but your child is the one who is going to have to face her friend everyday in school. And these are just children! No way I would put my own child or her friend through that. Belonging to "the club" is just not that important to me (and I DO belong to a private pool that, thankfully, has a number of AA families).

This is where we part. I don't have a private pool. I don't belong to a private club. I live among many black people, not 'a number of AA families'. Where I stand, it's more important to keep your nose clean and avoid any blemish on your personal record the best way you can. We, the great unwashed, have to keep it real. We don't have lawyers on retainer to deal with potential civil suits from angry moms of allegedly mistreated kids.

I oversee a very diverse group of people at work. Racial conflict is not common, but it surfaces once in a while. Not once have I heard a substantiated claim from a black employee who complained about 'racism'. I have to deal with the fallout, because it's my job. But I want to spare my kid this insanity. Go ahead, judge and label me all you want; it is irrelevant to me. Because my child is a white male, it doesn't matter what he does or doesn't do. When push comes to shove, he will be deemed the root of all evil by default. I have to teach my child to stay away for his own sake. I have seen too many lives practically ruined over false allegations. My child deserves better.

+1 pp

That cop's life is ruined - and possibly in danger - and those teenwalk away feeling like they won a gold medal, rather than be held accountable for their bad behavior. Way to empower idiocy y'all

Well if it makes you feel any better the girl in the video has been receiving death threats.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this whole thread and don’t intend to.

I am so sick of incidences like this becoming national. There are so many more important issues in the world. Why focus on something like this that is really a more local issue?
(This is a rhetorical question - I know WHY it is being done.)

You haven't noticed all the localities that have to deal with poor policing?

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this whole thread and don’t intend to.

I am so sick of incidences like this becoming national. There are so many more important issues in the world. Why focus on something like this that is really a more local issue?
(This is a rhetorical question - I know WHY it is being done.)

Anonymous wrote:If I had been that police officer I would have shot every person there who didn't get down on the ground the way I told them to. People, all people need to respect cops. If I don't follow an officers orders I would only assume I would be killed.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't understand why either of the adults feel the situation in TX would even be a concern of anyone in McLean.

It only matters to one of the adults because her daughter was disinvited from a party because of it.

I think the AA woman should have just showed up as planned. It was made into a huge deal, for what? I'm sure nothing would have come of it and the kids would be better off. the AA mom has her own bias, assuming McLean residents are racist.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if your child had a friend who was a minority, you would not invite that child to a party because there is "potential" trouble inviting that kid to a private pool? See...here is the issue. I do not see what trouble could arise other than some busybody making a comment. Which, if this is my child's friend, I will stand up and respond to. I do not care what color they are. What kind of example are you setting for your child? Keep quiet if one of your friends is treated unjustly? You may be able to live in peace, but your child is the one who is going to have to face her friend everyday in school. And these are just children! No way I would put my own child or her friend through that. Belonging to "the club" is just not that important to me (and I DO belong to a private pool that, thankfully, has a number of AA families).

This is where we part. I don't have a private pool. I don't belong to a private club. I live among many black people, not 'a number of AA families'. Where I stand, it's more important to keep your nose clean and avoid any blemish on your personal record the best way you can. We, the great unwashed, have to keep it real. We don't have lawyers on retainer to deal with potential civil suits from angry moms of allegedly mistreated kids.

I oversee a very diverse group of people at work. Racial conflict is not common, but it surfaces once in a while. Not once have I heard a substantiated claim from a black employee who complained about 'racism'. I have to deal with the fallout, because it's my job. But I want to spare my kid this insanity. Go ahead, judge and label me all you want; it is irrelevant to me. Because my child is a white male, it doesn't matter what he does or doesn't do. When push comes to shove, he will be deemed the root of all evil by default. I have to teach my child to stay away for his own sake. I have seen too many lives practically ruined over false allegations. My child deserves better.

+1 pp

That cop's life is ruined - and possibly in danger - and those teenwalk away feeling like they won a gold medal, rather than be held accountable for their bad behavior. Way to empower idiocy y'all

Anonymous wrote:If I had been that police officer I would have shot every person there who didn't get down on the ground the way I told them to. People, all people need to respect cops. If I don't follow an officers orders I would only assume I would be killed.

Anonymous wrote:If I had been that police officer I would have shot every person there who didn't get down on the ground the way I told them to. People, all people need to respect cops. If I don't follow an officers orders I would only assume I would be killed.

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this whole thread and don’t intend to.

I am so sick of incidences like this becoming national. There are so many more important issues in the world. Why focus on something like this that is really a more local issue?
(This is a rhetorical question - I know WHY it is being done.)

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this whole thread and don’t intend to.

I am so sick of incidences like this becoming national. There are so many more important issues in the world. Why focus on something like this that is really a more local issue?
(This is a rhetorical question - I know WHY it is being done.)