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Originally Posted by Guest
I respect folks like Carl who worked as police officers in any capacity.
I also find many of those who actually "hide" behind BLM marches who just want trouble.
I can, however, tell you first hand while living in Carl's city of Tampa, of walking the streets and speaking to young and old out marching...before BLM, but including Occupy Wall, how deaf they find many of our law and enforcement. I walks the streets and also spoke to police, with a pre determined image of most of the young folks.
That is not blaming the police, exonerating marchers or blaming marchers or exonerating police. We, in this country, have made this political and not moral, and that is wrong.
Rubicon speaks of "identity politics" and he is correct that is the basis for much of our hatred in this country, BUT unlike him, I give neither side a pass. He feels when he brings this up, and that is a lot, is is all one sided, and on that he is dead wrong. This is not just liberals, and the last 7 months should show you that the conservative agenda is rife, almost 100% identity politics.
Fact, his attacks are simply identity politics. We stopped discussing issues...we don't care any longer. A white policeman shoots a black youth...immediately, the left wants revenge, the right defends the white officer...all without the facts. It is instant judgement, and it would be funny if not so sad, if those "identity judegements" turn out incorrect, watching both sides covering their backside.
Look, this is a white nationalist crowd in here, and thus I know it is a deaf audience, but we better wake up and start listening to each other rather than preaching as if we were mind readers.
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Don't get me wrong, as I too respect those LEO's who are actually here to serve and protect...ALL of us.
And as I mentioned, I find those who use BLM to advocate violence...as totally repugnant.
What I have the most problem with, are those in the LEO community who, for whatever reason(s), refuse to condemn those that let their prejudice and bias treat minorities differently.
Most people will agree that the OJ verdict was dead wrong, but they forget that the verdict against the cops in the Rodney King beating...was also dead wrong.
Had those cops who beat King far beyond what was necessary (and who were on video showing it for cripes sake
) been held accountable...I am confident that OJ would have been found guilty.
That's not to say that 'payback' is right or just, but the truth of the matter is that the black community very seldom gets the chance...to turn the tables on what happens to a lot of them every day.
That being treated differently...than us whites.
So they sadly took that opportunity to 'turn the tables' and while I don't approve of it by any means...I can certainly understand their built up frustration.
Just as they must feel now, after hearing what the POTUS and so many on the right have now said...about moral equivalency regarding Charlottesville.