George Floyd murder | Clashes between US police and protestors

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I'm With Stupid said:
#alllivesmater is trending. With one T. It's almost a parody at this point.

Admittedly it's mainly now trending because of everyone pointing out how stupid they are, but still.
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Well, they are stupid.

Just watched a few minutes of the looting of a Santa Monica sports shop. I giggled when I saw a guy running out with about 6 Nike boxes.

No Nike! No peace!

Clowns.
 
I'm With Stupid said:
I meant he might have a point about the reason for the media being told the get down in the first place. But yeah, you're right.

We've seen this so many times in other protests. Pepper spray, tasers, and so on, were always sold to us as an alternative to having to shoot someone. They're for the protection of officers who would otherwise have to use guns to protect themselves. But more often than not, we see them, and other forms of violence, being used against people who are simply non-compliant, not actually a threat. A protester won't move? Give them a swift kick, a hit of pepper spray or a rubber bullet (or often point a real gun at them and get surprised when people panic and act in a way that then results in them getting shot).

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Just 40 bad apples in a line shooting rubber bullets.
 
dronefromsector7G said:
You tell me
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Tribalism is natural. Surely you know this; to find commonality. In football, women, hair colour or skin for example. Naturally isms are created from certain groups.

It can take either nature or nuture to force yourself away from herd thinking.

Either way, you have your own isms to deal with first, before criticising others.
 
jaigurugoat said:
Why the hell would people in British cities protest about something that happened in America?

What happened to George Floyd, tragic though it was, is as relevant to us as all the hundreds of poor black kids in Rio de Janeiro who are shot dead by police every year. You will hear the same people bemoaning the influence of America on our capitalist system, culture, foreign policy, trade etc but there they are copying America when they feel the need to whinge about something.

Digressing slightly but I've never understood why so many people seem to so obsessed by American affairs in this country. Why, for example, were Sky News showing the Governor of New York's daily briefing live for weeks on end. What is the importance of it to us?
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Couldn’t agree more. I do not give one shiny shit about that country!

Why do I have to be fed what the floppy haired orange bloke who is in charge over there says every time I switch on the News? Why do we have to be informed of all the big news stories that happen over there? Why do the citizens of Great Britain seem obsessed with that fucking horrible country?... I couldn’t give a shit!

The odd documentary I know i’d find interesting, the odd film or series produced over there, yeah... I’ll give them a go! But this constant feed of everything that goes on over there, the constant nose in their business from our citizens, it’s like we’re part of that country. But we are not!

Over the top Police brutality and murder goes on in dozens of countries worldwide, like your example in Rio. It’s horrible, but why is the News and the citizens of this country only bothered about it when it happens in the US?
 
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mindmyp's_n_q's said:
That's fucking horrendous, but does posting a pic from 2018 on a current tweet help this cause at all?

I know you know it was an old pic but I bet that there are quite a few out there that will think this was yesterday.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ended-making-alleged-white-power-gesture.html

(Obviously a daily mail link with this type of story)
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The good thing is, I don’t think any of them are racists anymore. And, I heard they converted all their tooled up racist scum buddies, too.

Armed Police Racists in Alabama in 2018.
Model citizens in 2020.
It just makes sense, doesn’t it????
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Couldn’t agree more. I do not give one shiny shit about that country!

Why do I have to be fed what the floppy haired orange bloke who is in charge over there says every time I switch on the News? Why do we have to be informed of all the big news stories that happen over there? Why do the citizens of Great Britain seem obsessed with that fucking horrible country?... I couldn’t give a shit!

The odd documentary I know i’d find interesting, the odd film or series produced over there, yeah... I’ll give them a go! But this constant feed of everything that goes on over there, the constant nose in their business from our citizens, it’s like we’re part of that country. But we are not!

Over the top Police brutality and murder goes on in dozens of countries worldwide, like your example in Rio. It’s horrible, but why is the News and the citizens of this country only bothered about it when it happens in the US?
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We aren't part of the United States, but what happens there absolutely has an impact on the broader global political spectrum at large and most certainly here. We live in a more interconnected world than ever, so if people feel passionate about protesting this I don't have an issue with it - it might actually lead to some decent political and economic reform, which gives people hope.

Personally, I think you are viewing it too black and white and not looking at the bigger picture.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Couldn’t agree more. I do not give one shiny shit about that country!

Why do I have to be fed what the floppy haired orange bloke who is in charge over there says every time I switch on the News? Why do we have to be informed of all the big news stories that happen over there? Why do the citizens of Great Britain seem obsessed with that fucking horrible country?... I couldn’t give a shit!

The odd documentary I know i’d find interesting, the odd film or series produced over there, yeah... I’ll give them a go! But this constant feed of everything that goes on over there, the constant nose in their business from our citizens, it’s like we’re part of that country. But we are not!

Over the top Police brutality and murder goes on in dozens of countries worldwide, like your example in Rio. It’s horrible, but why is the News and the citizens of this country only bothered about it when it happens in the US?
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Very true, correct We shouldn’t be.

and on top of this have all these Z list social media morons over here goIng on about it like they give two hoots what’s going on, they just want followers, or someone to buy items they promote.

seen some British celebs talk about white privilege, then got shot down in their statement when told they’ve been rich since being born,


Only way stuff like this will stop in America in particular is a total reform on how the police act, What they can do and they really need to Look into who can hold guns
 
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