St Louis police murder scandal (PLUS: riots, idiotic press conferences, etc.)

[Joe Republic]

Also, I'm sure everybody was impatiently waiting to see Joe the Plumber weigh in:

[ilikeverin]

The polling is surprisingly less bad than you'd think on this story.  It's kind of sad that "less bad than you'd think" means "white people claim to not know whether gunning an unarmed man down is a bad thing", but, well, there you have it: we're at least not generally saying that the victim deserved it like we do in a lot of these cases.

That's worse than I thought. 67% of white people think protesters went too far while only 27% of them think police went too far. There's even 15% of the total respondents that think police didn't go far enough...

You expected to see less than 15% who would think the police haven't gone far enough?!

[ElectionsGuy]

The polling is surprisingly less bad than you'd think on this story.  It's kind of sad that "less bad than you'd think" means "white people claim to not know whether gunning an unarmed man down is a bad thing", but, well, there you have it: we're at least not generally saying that the victim deserved it like we do in a lot of these cases.

That's worse than I thought. 67% of white people think protesters went too far while only 27% of them think police went too far. There's even 15% of the total respondents that think police didn't go far enough...

You expected to see less than 15% who would think the police haven't gone far enough?!

Well, I at least wanted to see people more sympathetic to protesters who are getting their rights taken away, rather than the police who are acting above the law (in this case). The 15% of people who think that way don't really matter, but more people need to realize what's happening here and why this could affect them in the future. Subconscious racism could be part of this as well.

[Lief 🗽]

why are libruls always bringing race into everything?!?!?

[IceSpear]

why are libruls always bringing race into everything?!?!?

Are you really surprised? Joe Wilson got hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations just for being a dick to the first black president. I'm sure if one of them called him a n on the House floor they could rake in a million.

[Modernity has failed us]

Lief and JR's pictures made me sick, but I can't say I'm surprised at all.

Also, IceSpear, was it really necessary to use the n-word in that post?

[IceSpear]

Lief and JR's pictures made me sick, but I can't say I'm surprised at all.

Also, IceSpear, was it really necessary to use the n-word in that post?

Yes. It needs to be stated that racists will handsomely reward any figure that brings their bile into the public square.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Lief and JR's pictures made me sick, but I can't say I'm surprised at all.

Also, IceSpear, was it really necessary to use the n-word in that post?

Yes. It needs to be stated that racists will handsomely reward any figure that brings their bile into the public square.

Then just say that instead, there was really no reason to use the N-word in your post.

[Simfan34]

Lief and JR's pictures made me sick, but I can't say I'm surprised at all.

Also, IceSpear, was it really necessary to use the n-word in that post?

Thanks, but I don't need you to get offended for me. Have you heard of this thing called context?

[King]

Wilson got hundreds of thousands of dollars... just for being... a n...

Wow really disrespectful in-out-of context post about SuperBowl champion Russell Wilson. IceSpear should be banned.

[Person Man]

I wouldn't be surprised if The Turner Diaries is now a best seller in the red states.

[Modernity has failed us]

Thanks, but I don't need you to get offended for me. Have you heard of this thing called context?

I wasn't getting offended for you. There was no context that was necessary in using the actual word instead of just "the n-word"

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

More cop wisdom

http://news.yahoo.com/st-louis-area-cop-thinks-protesters-put-down-173237961.html

[King]

The St. Louis area PD really is every loser that got picked on high school with something to prove.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The St. Louis area PD really is every loser that got picked on high school with something to prove.

The rubes in the Ozarks aren't much better, my friend.

[Simfan34]

Thanks, but I don't need you to get offended for me. Have you heard of this thing called context?

I wasn't getting offended for you. There was no context that was necessary in using the actual word instead of just "the n-word"

Why?

[Modernity has failed us]

The St. Louis area PD really is every loser that got picked on high school with something to prove.

So George Zimmerman?

Thanks, but I don't need you to get offended for me. Have you heard of this thing called context?

I wasn't getting offended for you. There was no context that was necessary in using the actual word instead of just "the n-word"

Why?

Because it's not necessary to use. It would be like using the f-word instead of just "f[inks]" or "f--k" or whatever. It's not necessary to use that. It doesn't add anything to the point.

[7,052,770]

The St. Louis area PD really is every loser that got picked on high school with something to prove.

I think it's far more common that the bullies become cops than the bullied.

[Paul Kemp]

Lief and JR's pictures made me sick, but I can't say I'm surprised at all.

Also, IceSpear, was it really necessary to use the n-word in that post?

Thanks, but I don't need you to get offended for me. Have you heard of this thing called context?

This is a bit presumptuous.

[Simfan34]

Lief and JR's pictures made me sick, but I can't say I'm surprised at all.

Also, IceSpear, was it really necessary to use the n-word in that post?

Thanks, but I don't need you to get offended for me. Have you heard of this thing called context?

This is a bit presumptuous.

Yes, it presumes the usage of the word "n" in an explanatory context is less offensive than actually being called one, whether it be by some black guy on the street or Snowyguy.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

The polling is surprisingly less bad than you'd think on this story.  It's kind of sad that "less bad than you'd think" means "white people claim to not know whether gunning an unarmed man down is a bad thing", but, well, there you have it: we're at least not generally saying that the victim deserved it like we do in a lot of these cases.

The opinion on whether race relations are generally good or bad are surprisingly close in that poll between blacks and whites.

[Middle-aged Europe]

why are libruls always bringing race into everything?!?!?

Are you really surprised? Joe Wilson got hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations just for being a dick to the first black president. I'm sure if one of them called him a n on the House floor they could rake in a million.

I liked the comment which urges Darren Wilson to buy himself a lap dance.

[Lief 🗽]

Tomorrow's St. Louis Dispatch front page:

[Simfan34]

What about Bell Neighbors?

[Blue3]

A St. Louis County police officer, who was seen pushing a CNN anchor during protests in Ferguson, Mo., this week, was suspended from duty after a controversial video surfaced, in which he fashions himself as a merciless killer.

“I personally believe in Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, but I’m also a killer,” said officer Dan Page, a 35-year veteran, in the video.

“I’ve killed a lot. And if I need to, I’ll kill a whole bunch more. If you don’t want to get killed, don’t show up in front of me. I have no problems with it. God did not raise me to be a coward."

Page added, “I’m into diversity — I kill everybody. I don’t care."


http://news.yahoo.com/suspended-st-louis-police-officer-im-diversity-kill-130100473.html




Yikes...