Watching Fox news, the constant claim is that the anti-Police sentiment that has gripped America is somehow the fault of Black Lives Matter.
Bullshit.
The anti-Police sentiment is the fault of the trigger happy cops who kill African-Americans with impunity. It’s not the fault of Black Lives Matter who raise legitimate and righteous protest against a Police culture that kills without justice.
America’s arrogant cop culture is the reason why African-Americans get killed, and America’s gun culture that allows high powered military style weaponry to be bought by everyone is the reason why Police are getting shot.
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Blaming Black Lives Matter is a smokescreen so that America doesn’t have to confront its own gun culture or Police authoritarianism.
Dont let the truth get in the way of what BLM want to believe. The truth is than a black man is 40 times more likely to be killed by another black man than a cop.http://www.allenbwest.com/michele/crime-expert-releases-shocking-new-statistics-about-black-men-killed-by-cops.
Once again, Dave, you’re missing the point. No black man should be killed by a cop (unless it’s self-defence or other lives are at risk – which does not apply in these cases) – none.
You’re mis-using statistics to prove a rather unsavory point. If that’s the best you can come up with, then your argument is bankrupt. (Ie; crap.)
And even your reference is bullshit. Aside from the fact it is a right-wing/conservative blog, it quotes irrelevent figures;
Really? That’s an interesting quote, repeated by several right-wing blogs, including our very own “Whaleoil”.
Except it misses the point entirely. We don’t expect law-enforcement officers to kill citizens for the most spurious reasons. Especially if they were unarmed or stopped for a fucking broken tail-light.
If you’re going to quote irrelevent stats to justify the murder of citizens by gun-happy cops, then your argument collapses.
We rely on police (whether in New zealand, US, or elsewhere) to protect people – not add to the body-count.
with ya Frank…
Agreed Frank. Black on black crime is irrelevant when talking about police brutality. If the poster cared to do his research rather than getting his information from some bigoted right wing site he would find that the black communities have programes that are trying to make a positive change to the voilence within their communities. The black on black crime argument is just a silencing tactic to a real problem.
Martyn,
Now we are in a spoiling cycle of “shoot first ask questions later”
NZ in my memory used to have an average cop who knew who we all were!
When NZ was a sparse community, but now we have all kinds of people so we are living in very unstable times.
Especially due to the government’s sinking lid social services policy as they extend their outsourcing and cutting funding to the cops all at the same time as many are either out of a job or anywhere to live!
So we are heading down the same path as USA for sure until a sensitive government replaces this evil NZ inc’ heartless Government.
We agree on something. No black man (or anyone for that matter should be killed by a cop (unless it’s self-defence or other lives are at risk.Agreed.
“which does not apply in these cases” There is more to information to come and apparently. I will wait for the facts.
The setting up and subsequent assassination of police is deplorable, as is any group or individual who supports it. One of the latest assassination victims was a black officer with a 4 month old child. I cannot see ant right minded person thinking that these assassinations will help their cause. of course the availability of fire arms is another issue that the U.S. seem not to be able to address.
ERIC GARNER suffocated after being restrained by over 6 copd for selling loose cigarettes outside a dairy
TAMIR RICE at only 12 years old was shot dead for having a toy gun in an open carry state
FREDDIE GRAY was shakled and given a “bounce” ride without a seatbelt which resulted in his back breaking for carring a pocket knife.
WALTER SCOTT ran from a police officer after being pulled over for a broken tail light and was shot to death.
These are just the names off the top of my head so if you are getting your information from some conseevasive right wing site you may want to do some independent research rather than being so ignorant.
fyi There is a petition doing the rounds in the US to stop sending American police to Israel for training. There is an urgent need to de-militarize the American police. Not sending them to Israel for training would be a good start.
petitions.whitehouse.gov
Petition Title: Make it illegal to send American police to Israel for training.
Make it illegal to send American police to Israel for training.
Israel is a country engaged in illegal Settlements in violation of the 4th Geneva convention article 49 that America and Israel signed. Having our police trained by an illegal brutal occupation force that has a history of crimes against humanity is a contributing factor in police reacting to law abiding people as if they are an enemy combatant
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