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Just make sure you don't try to grab a cop's gun while he's in his car and try to charge at a cop.
apparently the cop can say what he wants...especially when the opposing party is dead
Just make sure you don't try to grab a cop's gun while he's in his car and try to charge at a cop.
Esp. when the forensic evidence corroborates what the cop said: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...the-michael-brown-case-supported-the-officer/apparently the cop can say what he wants...especially when the opposing party is dead
Except that 84% of white murder victims are killed by whites and blacks are 27 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than a white person. This is ignoring the fact that police officers are sworn to uphold the law and protect citizens.
You're an idiot. GL in life.Let's be honest and genuine here- there is a big difference among demographics in crime rates that can easily skew cop brutality statistics.
From your second link:Here are a couple of links for you to show where my "paranoia" comes from.
http://fairandimpartialpolicing.com/docs/pob5.pdf
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/...-so-deeply-american-that-we-dont-even-see-it/
I would be a hypocrite to say this is not true (on both sides). But I am constantly amazed by the colorblindness of American kids. Biases can be treated with education and positive common experiences. The same way they can be reinforced growing up in a poor, frustrated and undereducated community.But research shows that’s simply not true.
Babies show a preference for their own race by about 3 months old, according to the book Everyday Bias, and another study showed white NBA referees call more fouls on black players while black refs call more fouls on white players.
“Human beings are consistently, routinely and profoundly biased,” said the book’s author, Howard J. Ross.
Absolutely. Indeed, some African-American kids are so well-developed physically they can look much older to an inexperienced eye, at first sight. The same way white people are bad at guessing the true age of Mongoloid Asian people.You have never seen a teenager who looked much older than they actually were?
From your second link:
I would be a hypocrite to say this is not true (on both sides). But I am constantly amazed by the colorblindness of American kids. Biases can be treated with education and positive common experiences. The same way they can be reinforced growing up in a poor, frustrated and undereducated community.
Maybe we should continue this on a private thread. Too much sensitive politics for my taste.
You're an idiot. GL in life.
Can you provide some documentation that the dispatcher was white? I can't say I've seen that reported anywhere.PGG, I suspect the reason the dispatcher in Cleveland did not relay that to the cops that the gun was probably fake was because of her SUBCONSCIOUS BIAS against black men.
All she heard was that there was a "black man waving a gun". That is all she needed to hear. The rest of the story filled itself in from her inherent bias (mostly influenced by upbringing, media, etc) that black men are dangerous. I doubt she even realizes this. Most people don't realize they have this inherent prejudice about Blacks due to growing up in such a racially divided country.
Not that that data is that great, but how do you conclude that? Blacks make up about 14% of the population and get shot at a WAY higher rate than that according to those figures.At the risk of plummeting headfirst into the ****storm that is this thread...
http://regressing.deadspin.com/deadspin-police-shooting-database-update-were-still-go-1627414202
I thought this was interesting. A database documenting police shootings over the last 4 years. Granted, the database is a work in progress and there may be many shootings unlisted as of yet. With that said, when sorted by race, we see that roughly 490 victims were white, vs roughly 340 black victims.
Police corruption, abuse of power, acquittal from responsibility are all very real, no doubt. I'm not saying we should trust all police officers, or even our govt. Even 'good' cops are not perfect. But for those who bother to look at the numbers, the argument of racial bias against black people is a bit hard to swallow.
Hmmmmm.....Can you provide some documentation that the dispatcher was white? I can't say I've seen that reported anywhere.
Not that that data is that great, but how do you conclude that? Blacks make up about 14% of the population and get shot at a WAY higher rate than that according to those figures.
You don't have to be a cop hater to know that you're better off with minimal contact with the police.
Required viewing on YouTube. Everyone should watch it.
Jwk, hmm. Even us black folk have been brainwashed, by the media against other black folk. However, had she been black she would most likely have relayed the info that the suspect was a black male to the police. Very good chance she wasn't black. I don't have proof though.
TrippleAAA, that is your and many others' interpretation of the numbers. My interpretation, as a black person, and that of many others as well, is that for every 14 black people killed by the police, there should be about 60 white folks killed. Those numbers you provided should then speak for themselves as they show that it is absolutely not the case.
Do you honestly believe, as an adult human being living in the US, that black people are treated the same as white people by the justice system, either at the street level, trial level, OR penalty level? I promise you they're not.You make the assumption that all races behave similarly under the law. By that logic, only 14% of violent criminals should be black, instead of 28%. (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...he-u.s.-2012/tables/43tabledatadecoverviewpdf)
Violent criminals are more likely to be killed by the police than those who are law abiding citizens.
You make the assumption that all races behave similarly under the law. By that logic, only 14% of violent criminals should be black, instead of 28%. (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...he-u.s.-2012/tables/43tabledatadecoverviewpdf)
Violent criminals are more likely to be killed by the police than those who are law abiding citizens.
Well then, by your own numbers, the ratio should at least be 1:2 for black:white people killed by police.
Checkmate.
Yet you continue to be blind and try to rationalize your reasoning.
Do you honestly believe, as an adult human being living in the US, that black people are treated the same as white people by the justice system, either at the street level, trial level, OR penalty level? I promise you they're not.
I'm not arguing that that is an excuse to disrespect the law. If people want to improve their lot they have to overcome whatever hinders them, whether fair or not. I don't like dudes like Sharpton who ONLY look at blame, because it gives the impression that white people have control over black people's future, which just reinforces to a lot of people that it's a white country, so why try? I wish the emphasis was on education and working to achieve positions of power, with an understanding that there WILL be bad guys that try to stop you just because of your race. Help each other out, become a boss, and make those changes from above.
The zimmerman trial did not end with the wrong decision.
She's wrong about officers being more likely to shoot black citizens in studies... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...-more-hesitant-to-shoot-black-suspe/?page=all
She's also wrong about drug involvement for Mike Brown.
I agree with her about eric garner and tamir rice.
I agree with her on officer cameras and special prosecutors
She's making an unsubstantiated claim that white people are inherently more biased
You didn't read the article thoroughly. It clearly references a shooting drill study that was published (i believe in the journal of experimental criminology) I know because I read the study back when it was published. i can't link it from my phone, but will later if I can remember.Bro did you even read up on theThe link you posted above, because if you did the first thing that will jump out at you is clearly how unreliable it is.... they did a survey of 300 policemen who answered that they are more hesitant to pull the trigger on a black suspect, go figure. OF COURSE THEY SAID THAT!! what else do you expect them to say given all the racial tension going on between the police depts and black community..and most people who are racist (black or white) will never admit it and may not even know it. And oh i believe survey is the most unreliable/bias form of statistical study.
You didn't read the article thoroughly. It clearly references a shooting drill study that was published (i believe in the journal of experimental criminology) I know because I read the study back when it was published. i can't link it from my phone, but will later if I can remember.
Just a rhetorical question - if the study had showed black suspects were shot more frequently and more quickly than white suspects, would it still be a crap study or would you be waving it as solid "proof" that a problem exists?https://news.vice.com/article/study-claims-cops-are-more-willing-to-shoot-white-people-than-blacks
The above is the link you referring to. Its inherently bias once again, its a video simulation (not much better than survey) with 100 participants (very small sample size)...plus we dont know how the participants are chose. Either way, a good number of them could just be pulling trigger less on black suspect because they dont want to appear bias. But what i thought was really interesting and the key point in article is that when faced with black suspect their level of anxiety was higher than when suspect was white...so boom right there, stop and ask yourself why??? And bro had it been a real life scenario that increase anxiety translates to pulling trigger faster (i.e tamir rice RIP)...because it was a fake simulation with no real threat, they simply panic and thought about their action a little longer because of the social implications and interpretation that they they maybe bias and hence the hesitation in shooting black suspect....again in a real life scenario with real threat, you could careless how society is going to view you, your increase anxiety will make you pull that trigger faster because you saying to yourself i gotta get home safely to my loved ones.
But the real question is why would the anxiety level be higher upon viewing a black suspect vs any other group? its a rhetorical question.
Lastly the person who conducted the research said in the article "There's an unarguable problem that minorities are overrepresented in officer-involved shootings," James said
Just a rhetorical question - if the study had showed black suspects were shot more frequently and more quickly than white suspects, would it still be a crap study or would you be waving it as solid "proof" that a problem exists?
The Tamir Rice shooting isn't national news?Im pretty sure if a 12yr old white kid was gunned down within 2 seconds of police arrival, that story would've made national news...but yet we dont see that happening.
The Tamir Rice shooting isn't national news?
She said studies show that black people are shot faster, I just showed a contrasting study result. I think it's also possible that the apprehension to fire for fear of looking racist couldbe contributing to the increased apprehension when coming across a black suspect in the simulation. I'm not saying the study doesn't have weaknesses...just saying not all studies agree with her statement.
Dude, you're really grasping at straws and making nonsensical arguments. Tamir Rice was black and made the national news but if he was white he would also make the national news. ????? So there hasn't been reported case of a 12 yr old white kid gunned down in 2 seconds (at least that you're aware of) so your n=1 of a 12 yr old black kid being gunned down means the justice system is failing ?????No you misunderstood my statement, im saying IT IS national news and that if tamir rice was white it would also be national news...BUT the fact that there hasn't been a reported case of a 12 yr old white kid being gunned down in 2 seconds leads me to believe its because such incidents dont exist or close to nonexistent (thus giving credence to those who believe our justice system is failing its black citizens)....because again if tamir rice was white it would ve equally made nationally news just like in the case of tamir rice the black kid from Cleveland.
Dude, you're really grasping at straws and making nonsensical arguments. Tamir Rice was black and made the national news but if he was white he would also make the national news. ????? So there hasn't been reported case of a 12 yr old white kid gunned down in 2 seconds (at least that you're aware of) so your n=1 of a 12 yr old black kid being gunned down means the justice system is failing ?????
The Tamir Rice incident was a tragedy - it shouldn't have happened. It's that simple.
No you misunderstood my statement, im saying IT IS national news and that if tamir rice was white it would also be national news...BUT the fact that there hasn't been a reported case of a 12 yr old white kid being gunned down in 2 seconds leads me to believe its because such incidents dont exist or close to nonexistent (thus giving credence to those who believe our justice system is failing its black citizens)....because again if tamir rice was white it would ve equally made nationally news just like in the case of tamir rice the black kid from Cleveland.