Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Admiral Yi]

Wtf? No blacks killed by cops for a long time?

No is a very low number.  What I mean is no shooting that fits the BLM framework has crossed my radar.

[Maximus]

Wtf? No blacks killed by cops for a long time?

No is a very low number.  What I mean is no shooting that fits the BLM framework has crossed my radar.

I submit that that may be an issue with the radar.

[Valmy]

Elaborate, please

Edit: no I'm not fucking with you.

It just doesn't seem like you are actually responding to what I am saying in my posts.

[Admiral Yi]

I submit that that may be an issue with the radar.

My radar, the media's radar.  How's your radar?

[Razgovory]

I'm reminded of the debate between Malcolm X and James Farmer.  Malcolm X was talking about the various grievances that blacks had suffered and Farmer responded "We know the disease, physician, what is your cure?"

[crazy canuck]

What is "black lives matter" if not a slogan?

It is a very effective one. I mean the first step is always drawing attention to the problem but it is only the first step.

And eventually people will stop listening, as Yi said the problem has kind of disappeared from the media lately.

I think the reason has more to do with Trump taking up all the space in which important matters used to be discussed and brought to the attention of the public.

[Maximus]

I submit that that may be an issue with the radar.

My radar, the media's radar.  How's your radar?

I'm not the one making demands.

[Maximus]

Elaborate, please

Edit: no I'm not fucking with you.

It just doesn't seem like you are actually responding to what I am saying in my posts.

You're right. I don't really have the proper words for requiring catchy slogans for objecting to bring killed. I know you mean well, but christ.

I'm out for today.

[The Brain]

lolwut

[Admiral Yi]

In 2015, police shot and killed 94 unarmed individuals, a number that fell to 51 in 2016 before rising to 68 in 2017. This year, police have shot and killed 18 unarmed people, eight fewer than at the same time last year.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/fatal-police-shootings-of-unarmed-people-have-significantly-declined-experts-say/2018/05/03/d5eab374-4349-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html

It's a WashPost article, so don't burn your freebies if you don't want to.

Article from May 2018.

[The Minsky Moment]

According to the Washington Post database on police shootings, updated as of 1-22-2020, Black fatalities from police shootings were 223 in 2017, 228 in 2018, and 225 in 2019.  Total fatal shootings were roughly the same each year.  Based on that data there seems to be no change in outcomes over the last 3 years.

[mongers]

According to the Washington Post database on police shootings, updated as of 1-22-2020, Black fatalities from police shootings were 223 in 2017, 228 in 2018, and 225 in 2019.  Total fatal shootings were roughly the same each year.  Based on that data there seems to be no change in outcomes over the last 3 years.

Trumpster's response, 'out of sight, out of mind'.

[Admiral Yi]

According to the Washington Post database on police shootings, updated as of 1-22-2020, Black fatalities from police shootings were 223 in 2017, 228 in 2018, and 225 in 2019.  Total fatal shootings were roughly the same each year.  Based on that data there seems to be no change in outcomes over the last 3 years.

I saw that as well.  Unfortunately the Post database doesn't break down justified and unjustified killings.  Imagine the poor research assistant that has to make that call.

If BLM wants no more blacks killed in liquor store shootouts or armed carjackings I'm going to have to part ways.  If they want to stop cops from shooting at unarmed autistic black guys sitting on the pavement with their hands in the air I'm totally with them.

[Oexmelin]

If BLM wants no more blacks killed in liquor store shootouts or armed carjackings I'm going to have to part ways.

Why?

[crazy canuck]

If BLM wants no more blacks killed in liquor store shootouts or armed carjackings I'm going to have to part ways.

Why?

Perhaps money and cars are more valuable in his view?  Hard to explain why wanting no more people killed is controversial.