It's unclear whether or not Glenn Beck may or may not have killed baby goats in Satanic rituals. Certainly, his silence on the issue raises some questions---questions he won't answer. we can therefore conclude that because there are Satanists out there who kill baby goats, and that we cannot deny that Glenn Beck is a Satanist, that it is implausible that Glenn murders baby goats in some sick sick religious rite of his but not impossible. Therefore, every time there is a topic on abusing animals, I will post that it might have something to do with Glenn Beck, even though I think the theory is ludicrous and impossible to prove. It's okay though, every time I throw it out there, I'll add "well, it's hard to tell" or it's "not 100% conclusive" that every time a baby goat is murdered, it's Glenn Beck. (the fox news logic chain---unraveled!)
How many here have even heard about this crime? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom If the races had been reversed, it would have been the biggest crime story of the year.
And yes, the media does crime reporting, but they conveniently leave out racial descriptions, and cower behind a wall of self righteousness when called out on it. In other words, they edit out anything that might offend their politically correct sensibilities. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...n-the-chicago-tribune-20110610,0,136289.story But who decides when race is relevant to the crime being reported? Oh, the media decides, but don't worry, because they take their responsibility very seriously. Isn't that awesome, we don't get burdened with too much pesky information, because the media is editing out the parts that our unenlightened minds are incapable of processing.
First, who really cares if the national media went ballistic over this case or not? From glancing over the Wikipedia article, it is clear that the perpetrators were caught and were inflicted with the severity of the law. Whether there is a media feeding frenzy for this case as opposed to say, Casey Anthony isn't something that really matters to me. Furthermore, this is completely irrelevant. I'm still not seeing evidence in your own words that there has been an increase in incidents where black groups beat up whites. And in my cave, I've seen nothing about this claim. 2 or 3 cases in four years is not something that's going to make me get off my chair and panic. AND in addition, you'd have to show that these are more widespread cases of black people attacking white people just because they're white. AS your Chicago Tribune article discusses, if a black man attacks a white man just because he wants the white man's wallet, that doesn't work for you.
I don't understand why races fight? Is it some primal feeling embedded in our brains about our type or tribe surviving over others? Everyone in America has a choice to lift themselves up, but it sure seems that we have a lot of whining about people keeping folks down. What a crock of ****, just lift yourself up. I am not saying there were not hardships, there certainly were, but most of the people that seem to be doing the rioting, have had none of them, everyone these days has an equal shot, use it or lose it. Just stop b****ing and moaning and fighting others because their skin tone is a different shade. Simply ridiculous. DD
Really, DD? I get the sentiment, but the cards are still stacked against many in this country. Are things better? Yes, but not nearly good enough. Read this: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=207567&page=3
Deckard, I get that everything is not fair, but neither is life. To riot out against other people because of the color of their skin, simply ridiculous, this is the same kind of bull**** thinking that the KKK used to rally ignoramouses back in the day when they were hanging African Americans. There is no difference, just a bunch of people hating on others because their skin is a different shade. Now that is ignorance. Time to grow up, stop whining about crap that happened over 100 years ago, or 40 or 50 years ago, the people that are rioting today were not even in that era. They are holding on to old stuff the same way the Middle East hangs on to grudges from 100s of years ago, it is all just flat out dumb. DD
They are ignorant for a reason. Ever been to a school in Flint? I wish they had the opportunities that I have had, to become educated, and therefore open-minded and unassuming.
All the opportunities may not be 100% equal, but they do have an opportunity to better themselves. Public school is free, people can choose to partake, or drop out, everyone has a choice, let's stop making excuses for the ones that make the ignorant choice, and blame everyone else but themselves. DD
DD, public school is free ( as long as you and I pay our property taxes!), but they are all far from equal. Look at Bowie High School in our neighborhood, which is highly rated, and then look at your typical East Austin high school. You aren't going to sit there in front of your keyboard and tell me they're equal, are you? Like I said earlier, I understand where you're coming from, but you are going overboard.
Of course they aren't equal, but they are a damned site better than most places on this planet, and they have an individual choice to make as to how much they participate. I get that there are societal pressures, but to riot about them is not doing anything good for the community that is rioting in the first place. It is simply stupid behavior, and it is racially motivated, as I said it is the same type of ignorant thinking the KKK used. DD
And you really don't understand how huge the difference is until you see a kid go from an awful school to a good school. Education is powerful. It can turn a soon to be prisoner into a productive member of society. DD is way off base with the last couple posts. If he were right, you think there would be hoards of successful blacks with the same line of thinking. The further you are away from the problem, the smaller it appears.
Indeed. DD....Do You do not think it is harder for someone born into poverty, whether black or white? You do not think it is harder being black and working for bosses that are all white and have nothing in common with? How about women working with nothing but men? We live a world where people use any disadvantage as an immediate cop out and an explanation.... but nepotism, sexism and racism and class distinctions ALL exist in one way or another..
They sure do exist, and what exactly will be accomplished by rioting because of it? Nothing. There are ways to change society, and people can come out of poverty, or disadvantaged homes and be successful. There are lots of successful people from all races that did not have a privelideged upbringing. No more excuses, feel free to understand the problem but to excuse it, is inexcusable. DD
You may be misunderstanding me. I'm not condoning the riots at all. It's your other comments that I've had some trouble with. As for the KKK, here's a little story. You aren't old enough (I'm pretty sure) to remember Herman Short as police chief of the Houston Police Department, but he was a card carrying member of the KKK, and restricted hiring to those he felt fit with his thinking on race, and a lot of other things. As a result, the HPD was chronically understaffed for years. Profiling was common place. Heck, I was profiled in the '60's because I had very long hair and a KFMK bumper sticker. I was stopped pretty regularly. I even had a tail light busted with a cop's big metal flashlight so he could have an excuse to write me a ticket after not finding any drugs in my car. Did it right in front of me and laughed. Lucky for me that he didn't have any in his trunk. Yes, that happened as well. Throwdowns were common place. For those who might not know what that expression means, it's a pistol some cops kept in the truck of their car with the serial numbers filed off and wiped cleaner than a baby's bottom. If a couple of cops on patrol got pissed off enough at someone they were dealing with, to the point that they shot and killed the guy, they would drop it on the ground by the body, and then claim that he had pointed a weapon at them, making it "self defense." What really began the ending of Short's mad regime was when a White teenager from a "good family" was killed by a cop next to the Gulf Freeway, and a throwdown was placed by his body. The parents had enough money to raise hell, and the case got so much publicity that things began to change. True story, bro. A tangent, true, but it doesn't seem that terribly long ago to me.
To suggest that these beatings are a result of economic disparity is vile, almost as bad as committing the act itself, perhaps even worse.
