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Originally Posted by Bucco
I wish those who want to discuss this situation would stop with the defense of police officers. THAT IS NOT THE CASE...I BELIEVE EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TOUGH THAT JOB IS AND RESPECTS WHAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR PLATE..THEY NEED NO DEFENSE AND FRANKLY I HAVE NEVER READ OR HEARD ANY....ANY CRITICISM OF THE POLICE IN GENERAL.
I realize you will blame me and my mindset, but each and every time something like this happens, at lease on this forum, we begin all the good things that police have done and relive the lives of the other guys as we dig for any dirt we can find.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS LISTEN.......the demonstrations, and again.....NOBODY LIKE THE LOOTING....but the demonstrations are to get attention to what is being said. Yes, the outside groups trying to use the demonstations and derail what is actually being said show up...the white supremicists etc. And it appears we pay more attention to them. It is like folks are simply deaf to the message. I read demeaning comments that are knee jerk reactions....they do not even know why the demonstrations and I suppose those who never have to worry about wearing a hoodie, jogging, etc because they have a black skin, simply pass this off.
Why are we not discussing the ongoing situation in our neighborhood and what might be done about it. Why are we not discussing why anyone with black skin is afraid to go out in a hoodie...see the Savannah story where a man out jogging was shot to death. It was because he was black.
Should not the injustice be discussed and LISTENED TO....we are spending our time simply talking instead of even understanding what these protests are about. We spend our time threatening....talking tough in stead of listening and trying to understand.
Every poster on here feigns understanding and if they post, you can be assured it will be about criticizing the police in general (NOT THE CASE), or will have a "BUT" and an addition about taking military force to Americans (not all for sure). Reading today that it is proposed to put tanks in the street......those folks are not listening, simply playing strong guy. Shallow thinking is not going to put this country back together.
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I like your post. I like that you try to state your view as clearly and concisely as possible. I think much of what you say has merit. For example, the need to listen. I sometimes thInk folks are preparing their rebuttal before they really digest what someone was trying to convey. I also suspect some attempt to read between the lines and end up writing between the lines. Blog posts, tweets, sound bites, seldom tell the whole story and many people who are really on the same side end up bickering because of differences in manner of expression.
After several days of reading, viewing, here is some of my take-aways.
A man is dead. Justice for Mr. Floyd is too late. Justice for those involved in his death remains to be seen.
The demonstrations proclaiming justice for George Floyd won't restore his life, so it is not really about him, it is about social injustice. Peaceful protest draws positive attention to the need to continue to address the problem of social injustice. Rioting and looting, violence and mayhem draws negative attention and is harmful and regressive in dealing with the issue of social injustice. Riots and looting is often a tool of hate groups that want to divide us. Mr. Floyd deserves to be quietly mourned by those who loved him and not be made a spectacle of by those who never knew him but are more than willing to hijack this tragedy for their own agendas. Lastly, the discussion of social injustice needs to go forward, people need to listen and try to understand all points of view before we can step into a better future side by side, hand in hand, leaving bitterness and hatred in the past where it belongs.