So we are gonna ignore the riot thats happening in Baltimore

I really hope so. The gene pool needs a cleansing. There are far too many stupid people using Facebook.

They have no idea what they're reacting to. They're morons. Just like in the Ferguson case, they are rioting before the verdict is in. And when the facts play out, and the verdict comes in... They ignore it. Why? Because they're morons. It's not about facts. And if it isn't about facts, then it certainly isn't about justice.

It's about something else, and it always has been: revenge.

Revenge.

Revenge for sins both historical and perceived. Revenge for sins suffered upon others. It's about "getting even" - always has been. You don't want equality before the law - you already have that. You want the people who you think wronged your ancestors to suffer. Never mind that those people are long dead, society will suffer in their place...

No, you didn't try going the peaceful route, at least not that hard. You don't get to quote Ghandi in defense of your cause. You don't get to quote King in defense of your cause. Neither of those men would condone what you're doing now, you racist douchebag. Both would tell you to stop. Both would tell you that you're making a mistake. And both would be right.

I understand that you and those like you will not listen to this. You dislike me probably as much as I dislike you, although likely for different reasons. Haters gonna hate, rioters gonna riot, burners gonna burn. It's all you really know. Your brains aren't designed to see the peaceful way. And the rest of us just have to suffer through it.

I just want you to know that at some point, the rest of us are gonna get tired of your shiite and the hammer is gonna come down. Your commie bullshiite doesn't play well in this country. Expect it. It's gonna come.

 

Since they shouldnt be rioting, what should they be doing?

For example, The Rekia Boyd Case...What are people supposed to do after they get a ruling like that?

 

How about going to work, supporting their families, and NOT burning their cities down?

It's a start.

 

Well civilized people would probably protest peacefully. Sometimes bad things happen.....sometimes things happen that seem unfair or even are outright unfair, that's life, it doesn't justify throwing a violent temper tantrum.

 

Freddie Gray was a Baltimore resident who's spine was "80% severed at his neck" during an arrest. Protesters see this as another case of police brutality. This event is interesting in that it shares a lot of similarities to the Ferguson Protests. In both, many protestors were there for the actual goal of voicing their opinion, but a violent and vocal minority turned into rioters which has given both protests a light of violence and disorder. Both victims had histories of criminal activities, and both areas have had violent history of black citizen deaths in relation to the police.

 

Who is "you" in this case, and what people do you think need "cleasing" from the gene pool?

 

Well the biggest difference is that in the Furguson case, the "victim" was actually the police officer.....but that didn't really matter to the protesters, rioters, and looters.

In this case, the victim is the man that died under suspicious circumstances.

 

You are ignorant if you think that the mark of a "civilized" person is always doing something peacefully. I guess the cops in Baltimore aren't civilized either:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/the-brutality-of-police-culture-in-baltimore/391158/

I pray that you will continue to ask for non-violence including that committed against the people of Baltimore by their police force. Maybe the way to heal and move forward is to acknowledge that violence of all sorts is wrong, not just the violence of a riot, but also the type of violence that typically goes unremarked and unacknowledged like the extreme senseless violence meted out by our police.

 

Boyd's family was already doing that before their daughter got shot from some off duty cop who felt "threatened."

Now answer my question and stop bsing

 

Given the actions of the people of Baltimore tonight.....maybe some of them need to get the crap beaten out of them every now and again....

Also, the police force is a microcosm of the larger population of an area, is it really surprising that an area that so willingly resorts to mindless looting and vandalism has violent police? You don't get peaceful, friendly cops from a population of violent assholes.....or if you rather you don't get sweet fruit from a rotten tree.

 

People have been protesting peacefully and the stuff is still happening.

Also, police brutality isnt something people are supposed to accept as "thats just life," especially when people start losing lives.

 

"Arresting people for breaking the law" does not equal killing them, brutalizing them, and framing them -- nor need it include imprisoning them for non-violent crimes and for not being able to pay onerous fines.

 

Treeman, you literally sound like a Nazi and a fascist in your last post to me.

 

Bad things happen, people die, still no excuse to throw a violent temper tantrum. I'm not sure what you think throwing a violent temper tantrum would accomplish besides completely erasing any sympathy people might feel for you or your cause.

Baltimore's people look like really awful people after tonight so it shouldn't surprise anyone that they'd have awful people as their cops.

 

Part of what you said is that "Police and the justice system needs to stop locking up people".....well if people stopped breaking the law, they'd stop being arrested or fined for breaking the law. Don't like the sentence? Don't do the crime. Pretty simple.

 

http://abc7.com/news/video-angry-mom-beats-son-suspected-of-rioting-in-baltimore-on-live-tv/684791/

Now this is really what the Baltimore rioters need.

 

Yeah, I meant to type "at such a high rate" in that sentence. I mean, I think we can all agree that the incarceration rate in this country being the highest in the developed world is not alright, right?

 

It speaks to the low quality of citizens of this country IMO. That said, I think that certain laws should be changed or eliminated altogether to better fit the desires of the public.....but how are you going to lower the rate of incarceration without the public lowering the rate of breaking the law?

 

Two primary ways: 1) Not having so many things illegal. Most people in jail are in jail for nonviolent crimes. 2) Not targeting certain groups of people with police surveillance much more than the general population. People of color made up around 90% of the people stopped with Stop and Frisk, and the tactic of stopping poor people and people of color at a higher rate than the general population is common among police departments.

So, if not so many things are illegal, and certain groups aren't singled out and targeted for heavier doses of policing, I think that will go a long way to lowering the incarceration rates.

Oh, also, private prisons. There have been a number of cases where judges have been caught taking bribes from private prisons in order to increase their incarceration rates and sentence lengths (so that the private prisons can then get more tax money jailing people). So, yeah, I don't think we should have private prisons either since they are illegally driving up the incarceration rate in order to maximize profits.

Also, if that last paragraph doesn't make you want to riot and loot, you may want to check your pulse.

 

I suppose if I was a naive 18 year old again that might make me want to riot and loot, but since I've grown up, that's just not a natural reaction to, well, anything.