The Batlord

No, you said that people don't care because it doesn't affect them, and I'm pointing out that people don't care about much of anything.

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Neapolitan

Except on the internet where people care enough to voice their own opinions and correct everyone else' opinions.

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GuD

I'm not educated enough to offer an explanation on why that is largely the truth but I'd wager prejudice is involved. Perhaps I'm paranoid and perhaps I should be.

If I had the time, energy, and social skills I'd be more vocal about my opinions in person too.

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Soulflower

I agree. I think the people who are not targets of police brutality have a hard time identifying with the issue and don't see it as a problem. Also, imo when it comes to racial minority issues, white people tend to not want to admit when their race is at fault and are oblvious to the whole institutionalized systematic racism that plagues minorities today. The law enfrocement/police is all apart of that. I think a part of the reason why they are oblivious is because they don't experience racism on the same level as minorities. They dont have to worry about being racially profiled or being held back from their raise because of the color of their skin because they are born with white privilege.

GuD

You don't see a problem with joking about what happened in the gif or you don't see a problem with what happened in the gif? I mean either way is a low place to stoop but one's pretty significantly lower dude.

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Key

I don't see a problem with making a joke in general. Regardless of topic.

John Wilkes Booth

lol, ki is like the captain sinking with his **** ship. except replace the ship with police brutality.

GuD

I guess that's easier to do when the threat of getting beaten up or shot by police isn't a major issue in your life...

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Every time I speak
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Key

Is it an issue for anybody in this thread?

Scarlett O'Hara

This thread is closed but I want a say because, hey mod powers a there for a reason right?

Does it matter whether it affects someone in the thread in order to talk about it? It's like saying, "oh no one in this thread is affected by euthanasia being illegal so why discuss it?" While people out there are dying slow deaths who could do with it legalised. The politicians making the laws may not experience any of what they make laws about but it's still important to be discussed and ruled upon. People need to be educated about what can effect others, or history can repeat itself. Law makers or not.

I may not agree with the majority of what the OP says but I still believe the topic should be allowed to be discussed.

I know this post seems pointless at the end of the discussion/thread being closed but I want to send the message to other members to not be so quick to judge. And also, racism can indirectly effect you whether you think so or not.

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