[GiRTh]

Youtube video

Didnt see that anyone had posted this.

Just a few vids for all those sayin 'what about the looting' and 'why arent we talking about the looting?' The looting is just only one thing that is ******ed up about this situtation.

[Gstar]

Arresting an innocent black man on TV whilst the world is in uproar over black lives matter.

Help me understand

[arista]

[Didnt see that anyone had posted this.]

Yes we posted it.

[Denver]

Jake Paul has been charged for his role in the riots

[Denver]

[Denver]

[GiRTh]

Youtube video

[Strictly Jake]

Hows about this for

White privilege

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/100980...-gun-barbados/

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Gstar

Arresting an innocent black man on TV whilst the world is in uproar over black lives matter.

Help me understand

The world is not in uproar, small parts of urban areas on the USA has disturbance.

[armand.kay]

So they shoved this elderly man and don’t seem to care at all when he starts bleeding from his ear!?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

So they shoved this elderly man and don’t seem to care at all when he starts bleeding from his ear!?

I thought there were some bad apples in the american police previous to the last week or so, but this just shows the extent of the problem, elderly person posing no threat whatsoever. I don't know if it's the same incident but I heard he was critically ill in hospital.

There is a protest planned for Washington over the weekend with 1 million people set to attend, i have a horrible feeling that there is going to be carnage

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I thought there were some bad apples in the american police previous to the last week or so, but this just shows the extent of the problem, elderly person posing no threat whatsoever. I don't know if it's the same incident but I heard he was critically ill in hospital.

There is a protest planned for Washington over the weekend with 1 million people set to attend, i have a horrible feeling that there is going to be carnage

needs to be cancelled for sure, given that isn't ''social distancing''

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

So they shoved this elderly man and don’t seem to care at all when he starts bleeding from his ear!?

Horrific.....protect and serve mmmm?

[Kazanne]

Why are people just posting videos about the police arresting people and saying they are all racist,there are lots of videos out there with protesters being violent beating people up including the elderly woman that I posted yesterday,not much said about that one, they are thieving etc what has all that got to do with the awful murder of George Floyd,some of this is not now anything to do with him imo,its an opportunity to , hurt,destroy and thieve,it wont achieve anything infact it could make things worse, peaceful protest about his murder and others by all means but to fight violence with violence will never work, A policeman was also murdered in the protests,has much been said about him,I am sure his life mattered too.

[Nicky91]

well some of police officers now because of attacking that elderly man, first they were seen as racists, now you can add ageism to that either

also maybe these specific cops should've never became cops in the first place, if they lack the correct discipline or am i saying something wrong now? i mean tighten up the learning schedule for police officers, teach them the correct ways, since there are good cops out there

those who did kneel are good cops in my opinion, there is a clear problem in law enforcement, and it needs to be solved, cause i don't want any good cops to be getting disrespectful treatments (which could happen because of any racist, ageist cops out there)

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Why are people just posting videos about the police arresting people and saying they are all racist,there are lots of videos out there with protesters being violent beating people up including the elderly woman that I posted yesterday,not much said about that one, they are thieving etc what has all that got to do with the awful murder of George Floyd,some of this is not now anything to do with him imo,its an opportunity to , hurt,destroy and thieve,it wont achieve anything infact it could make things worse, peaceful protest about his murder and others by all means but to fight violence with violence will never work, A policeman was also murdered in the protests,has much been said about him,I am sure his life mattered too.

the fundamental difference is that the police are in a trusted position of authority. They are supposed to behave with restraint, be compassionate toward the people that they are paid to serve, and the evidence quite simply is that they are not.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

well some of police officers now because of attacking that elderly man, first they were seen as racists, now you can add ageism to that either

also maybe these specific cops should've never became cops in the first place, if they lack the correct discipline or am i saying something wrong now?

Yes he wanted them to take a paper in his hand.
The Police Knocked him to the ground.
And they are in trouble.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

the fundamental difference is that the police are in a trusted position of authority. They are supposed to behave with restraint, be compassionate toward the people that they are paid to serve, and the evidence quite simply is that they are not.

Yes thats a good point Bots,but I just dont see why the protesters are targetting innocent people and animals, I just dont think it will help the cause.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Why are people just posting videos about the police arresting people and saying they are all racist,there are lots of videos out there with protesters being violent beating people up including the elderly woman that I posted yesterday,not much said about that one, they are thieving etc what has all that got to do with the awful murder of George Floyd,some of this is not now anything to do with him imo,its an opportunity to , hurt,destroy and thieve,it wont achieve anything infact it could make things worse, peaceful protest about his murder and others by all means but to fight violence with violence will never work, A policeman was also murdered in the protests,has much been said about him,I am sure his life mattered too.

Its about more than just the George Floyd murder now though Kaz. It is the systemic abuse of power that the police in the US display over and over again, and the fact that they hide that behind a badge to hand out beatings and murder. Unfortunately, there are many decent police officers too but the bad ones have sullied the reputation and the actions we are seeing on these videos just amplify the problems citizens of the US face on a daily basis at the hands of these cops.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Yes thats a good point Bots,but I just dont see why the protesters are targetting innocent people and animals, I just dont think it will help the cause.

i think the looting and violence are abhorrent, but one can't fail to see that there is a fundamental problem with the police there, and that's what started the protests

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Yes thats a good point Bots,but I just dont see why the protesters are targetting innocent people and animals, I just dont think it will help the cause.

because they tried peacefully protesting, but police did attack them first

so yeah if that doesn't work now, the peaceful protesting

a bit more violence is then necessary or the second best option

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

the fundamental difference is that the police are in a trusted position of authority. They are supposed to behave with restraint, be compassionate toward the people that they are paid to serve, and the evidence quite simply is that they are not.

And what is expected of adult citezens in that society?

Nothing?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

because they tried peacefully protesting, but police did attack them first

so yeah if that doesn't work now, the peaceful protesting

a bit more violence is then necessary or the second best option

That's it not correct Nicky. The police did nothing of the sort.

[Liam-]

The sound of that poor old mans head hitting the floor is disgusting, the two cops who did it have been suspended without pay apparently btw, hopefully they sack them once they’ve investigated

[Denver]

Sometimes protesters need to be violent, would we have had LGBT rights if a black trans woman didnt throw a brick?