Whatever would Doctor King have said? Police brutality in the 21st century

LoathsomePete · 04-14-2015, 05:04 PM

Probably something along the lines of "I'm going to Canada"

~~Soulflower~~ · 04-17-2015, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

What in hell is going on? Now we have yet another black man shot down, unarmed, for no other reason than that he ran away when stopped by a cop! And not a warning shot either: EIGHT shots, and he was killed. And then the cop (white of course) tries to cover by pretending the guy stole his taser? How is he supposed to have done this when the man ran directly from his car, away from the officer and was shot down at range?

Okay, so the cop is being charged with murder --- probably only because he was caught on video and the powers that be have no choice --- but will he be convicted? Every other week there seems to be some trigger-happy cop looking for an excuse to gun down a black guy. I'm not saying every cop is like this of course, but you have to wonder, with these incidents on the increase, do cops not think before they shoot? Like, there is no other way that cop could have halted his quarry's escape other than to shoot him dead? What happened to the Civil Rights Law? Are we living in the 50s again?

Comments?

Well the thing is this....

And I know a lot of you will call me racist and bash me but I don't care because this is my opinion and I speak as a minority (so I know first hand what I am talking about because I experience this on a daily)

The thing is this...

Police brutality has always been prevalent against African Americans for YEARS. This is not something that is "new." It might be new to the masses but it is not an issue that has just started.

Because of social media and the internet age, things are now being caught on camera unlike in past decades. Now you have footage, photos, cell phone recordings, etc of these incidents and this issue is being presented on a mass level now unlike before.

What can we do to change this?

Its hard to say... the more things seem like they have changed the more things really are still the same. This issue unfortunately is something that goes deeper than just law enforcement. Racism is very embedded in our culture but its on a different level now. Its more implicit and institutionalized now but it is very much visible in our culture. White people don't seem to care about these issues because they are not directly affected by it.

~~Soulflower~~ · 04-17-2015, 05:00 PM

What would have Dr.King would have said..

Dr. King would have preached the same thing in did back in the 1960's during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King cared about equality for all people not just blacks but during the 60's African Americans were the ones that were fighting for rights because we did not have any. We don't have real black leaders like Dr. King for our community in todays generation. Most of the famous black leaders, politicians and celebrities just care about status and their own money. They don't care about social issues that affect black people unless they are directly affected by it.

DwnWthVwls · 04-17-2015, 05:01 PM

Pretty sure everyone has known it goes on, but the majority of the people I know will find a way to justify it or simply not care.

I fall into the latter. I understand it's awful but so are a lot of things that happen in this country, and I do nothing to change any of them. I got my own life to worry about.

~~Soulflower~~ · 04-17-2015, 05:03 PM

Of course..."the white privilege mentality"

And this thread is a great example of people not "aware" that this is an epidemic that has gone on for years.

DwnWthVwls · 04-17-2015, 05:06 PM

I prefer to call it the "Selfish" mentality.. I wouldn't help white people either, it's not about race. When I have my own sh*t together then I'll worry about helping others. I do my part by calling people out for their racist, sexist, ignorant bullsh*t. That's all you're getting outta me for now. You should be happy I recognize there is a problem instead of attaching a negative mentality to it, but of course... "everything is whities fault mentality".

Dr. King was largely successful because he was a teacher. He didn't point fingers, maybe you should try it.

~~Soulflower~~ · 04-17-2015, 05:15 PM

"White privilege" is a real theory and concept.

Its not something that soul flower just made up

I notice some of you like to minimize minority issues on this board and quick to call someone a racist whenever white people are called out. That's not racist that is just calling it like it is.

There are white people who recognize their white privileged and its ignorant to sit up here and not acknowledge it. You live in a culture that gives you privileged because of your skin color and its foolish to sit here and claim otherwise. Your explanation that you don't care about this issue because it does not directly affect you further supports this mentality

Nameless · 04-17-2015, 05:16 PM

99% of people doing "something" about it are just standing around holding up signs. All you can really do on an individual basis is acknowledge the issue. Saying white people don't care and aren't doing anything is pretty silly. White people can be victims of police brutality like anyone else.

I find it pretty gross that race has even been brought into this instead of simply dealing with police using excessive force in general. I mean it's not exclusively a problem for any one race and any solution is going to be for white black brown yellow red orange pink blue purple and mentally ill people anyways. All you can really do is condemn things loudly with numbers creating pressure to investigate and prosecute if the evidence is there sending the message that it is not acceptable behavior.

~~Soulflower~~ · 04-17-2015, 05:19 PM

But that's the thing..... white people are not victims of police brutality. They are actually 9 times out of 10 the ones enforcing the police brutality on minorities.

No one said that White People overall did not care but their white privilege often clouds their ability to care about issues that does not directly affect them.

It is easy to sit up here and say "Oh standing up and holding signs is not going to do nothing OR there are other problems in the world" when you are not the race that is being targeted

DwnWthVwls · 04-17-2015, 05:20 PM

I'm not debating "White Privilege". Being a white male in America is potentially the best possible life one can be born into.

I don't want kids because I don't want to spend my life taking care of something else. Is that white privilege too? You just want it to support the mentality you describe so you have someone to blame.

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04-17-2015, 05:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	*What would have Dr.King would have said..* Dr. King would have preached the same thing in did back in the 1960's during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King cared about equality for all people not just blacks but during the 60's African Americans were the ones that were fighting for rights because we did not have any. We don't have real black leaders like Dr. King for our community in todays generation. Most of the famous black leaders, politicians and celebrities just care about status and their own money. They don't care about social issues that affect black people unless they are directly affected by it.

04-17-2015, 05:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	Of course..."the white privilege mentality" And this thread is a great example of people not "aware" that this is an epidemic that has gone on for years.

04-17-2015, 05:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	"White privilege" is a real theory and concept. Its not something that soul flower just made up I notice some of you like to minimize minority issues on this board and quick to call someone a racist whenever white people are called out. That's not racist that is just calling it like it is. There are white people who recognize their white privileged and its ignorant to sit up here and not acknowledge it. You live in a culture that gives you privileged because of your skin color and its foolish to sit here and claim otherwise. Your explanation that you don't care about this issue because it does not directly affect you further supports this mentality

04-17-2015, 05:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
Nameless Fat girls in yoga pants Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 152	99% of people doing "something" about it are just standing around holding up signs. All you can really do on an individual basis is acknowledge the issue. Saying white people don't care and aren't doing anything is pretty silly. White people can be victims of police brutality like anyone else. I find it pretty gross that race has even been brought into this instead of simply dealing with police using excessive force in general. I mean it's not exclusively a problem for any one race and any solution is going to be for white black brown yellow red orange pink blue purple and mentally ill people anyways. All you can really do is condemn things loudly with numbers creating pressure to investigate and prosecute if the evidence is there sending the message that it is not acceptable behavior.

04-17-2015, 05:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	But that's the thing..... white people are not victims of police brutality. They are actually 9 times out of 10 the ones enforcing the police brutality on minorities. No one said that White People overall did not care but their white privilege often clouds their ability to care about issues that does not directly affect them. It is easy to sit up here and say "Oh standing up and holding signs is not going to do nothing OR there are other problems in the world" when you are not the race that is being targeted