The Shooting Gallery: Police Violence MEGATHREAD

[Razgovory]

Protesters march towards Gov Nixon's #StL office chanting "the Nat'l Guard has got to go"
https://twitter.com/StanfordKMOV/status/501473199935479809/photo/1

Protesters aren't being let in, security told me they're not here on "official business" -
https://twitter.com/StanfordKMOV/status/501474294258757633/photo/1

Good work Raz!

I think they are attacking the Wainwright building.  I'll be down there tomorrow.

[Valmy]

Maybe. But isn't the national disgrace that this is an aspect of how policing is and, as importantly, is perceived to be for African-Americans. Isn't the shift that white America's noticed?

I cannot speak for the great hive mind of white America but unless you are super isolated from the culture at large I have a hard time seeing somebody not know this.  This has been something talked about in our culture for decades, both as a source of black comedy and in earnest.  The shift may be that now it can be live streamed so white Europe (and everybody else) can notice now if they want to.  But I guess I fail to see how it really matters who is being victimized here, the actions of the cops are a disgrace either way.  It only makes it worse that it is part of a larger cultural disgrace.

[sbr]

Protesters march towards Gov Nixon's #StL office chanting "the Nat'l Guard has got to go"
https://twitter.com/StanfordKMOV/status/501473199935479809/photo/1

Protesters aren't being let in, security told me they're not here on "official business" -
https://twitter.com/StanfordKMOV/status/501474294258757633/photo/1

Good work Raz!

I think they are attacking the Wainwright building.  I'll be down there tomorrow.

That's messed up, Adam's having a great year.

[CountDeMoney]

That joke was a balk.  Raz, take your base.

[garbon]

Maybe. But isn't the national disgrace that this is an aspect of how policing is and, as importantly, is perceived to be for African-Americans. Isn't the shift that white America's noticed?

I cannot speak for the great hive mind of white America but unless you are super isolated from the culture at large I have a hard time seeing somebody not know this.  This has been something talked about in our culture for decades, both as a source of black comedy and in earnest.  The shift may be that now it can be live streamed so white Europe (and everybody else) can notice now if they want to.  But I guess I fail to see how it really matters who is being victimized here, the actions of the cops are a disgrace either way.  It only makes it worse that it is part of a larger cultural disgrace.

I think I saw that polling on Republicans though that race was being discussed too much in relation to Ferguson.

[Valmy]

As I said I cannot speak for the hive mind, probably the same people who explained how Rodney King deserved it.

Man remember the days when the cops only beat people?

[Razgovory]

I think I saw that polling on Republicans though that race was being discussed too much in relation to Ferguson.

The only time when Republicans don't think race is being discussed to much is when they are discussing how Obama hates white people.

[Valmy]

I think I saw that polling on Republicans though that race was being discussed too much in relation to Ferguson.

The only time when Republicans don't think race is being discussed to much is when they are discussing how Obama hates white people.

I remember Rush Limbaugh ranting on how Obama was a black panther who was going to take vengeance on white people.  Obama.  The dude does not have a radical bone in his body.  It was just a total racist fantasy story about the threatening black dude.

Speaking of Obama that speech was total weak sauce.  He is pretty worthless as a leader. 

[Malthus]

I think I saw that polling on Republicans though that race was being discussed too much in relation to Ferguson.

The only time when Republicans don't think race is being discussed to much is when they are discussing how Obama hates white people.

I remember Rush Limbaugh ranting on how Obama was a black panther who was going to take vengeance on white people.  Obama.  The dude does not have a radical bone in his body.  It was just a total racist fantasy story about the threatening black dude.

Speaking of Obama that speech was total weak sauce.  He is pretty worthless as a leader.

I agree that Obama is a bit of a caretaker president, but I'm unsure as to what he ought to be saying in a case like this.

[CountDeMoney]

The guy's an Ivy League law grad who would be vacationing in Martha's Vinyard even if he wasn't President of the United States.

You've got more in common with the Dazzling Urbanites of Ferguson than he does.

Edit: Post was for Valmy, not Malthus the Privileged Jew 

[Razgovory]

I can't think of anything productive for him to say.  He could ask for calm, and at the same time ask the Russians to dissolve their nuclear arsenal.

[garbon]

I think I saw that polling on Republicans though that race was being discussed too much in relation to Ferguson.

The only time when Republicans don't think race is being discussed to much is when they are discussing how Obama hates white people.

I remember Rush Limbaugh ranting on how Obama was a black panther who was going to take vengeance on white people.  Obama.  The dude does not have a radical bone in his body.  It was just a total racist fantasy story about the threatening black dude.

Speaking of Obama that speech was total weak sauce.  He is pretty worthless as a leader.

I agree that Obama is a bit of a caretaker president, but I'm unsure as to what he ought to be saying in a case like this.

I thought this was interesting.

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/18/6031197/obama-ferguson-race-speech

[CountDeMoney]

I thought this was interesting.

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/18/6031197/obama-ferguson-race-speech

And not too off the mark. 

[merithyn]

I thought this was interesting.

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/18/6031197/obama-ferguson-race-speech

Seems about right.

[garbon]

Well he did look ridiculous on that Harvard thing. Played his race card too quick and on a largely spurious incident.