Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy (Post 1823811)

Second of all, if George Floyd was white, he would have been treated to a big mac before heading to jail like the white guy that shot up and killed several of the churchgoers, but instead ended up with a knee across his neck for several minutes until he died. Nothing to see here.

Originally Posted by Bjeanj (Post 1823597)

Swoop, cite your source(s), and name of victim, please.

Originally Posted by Red White & Blue (Post 1823830)

Tony Timpa (a White man) was NOT treated to the funeral George Floyd got they both died the same way, WHY? :popcorn:

Originally Posted by gatorbill1 (Post 1823787)

When I checked there is no such station as msm anywhere MSNBC?

Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1823542)

If you go by what is reported by the national news networks, you would assume that unarmed blacks were being killed daily by police, in numbers much higher than whites. Actually there were 13 unarmed blacks shot by police last year and twice as many whites. The media decides what they want you to hear. If Floyd was white, the national news media wouldn’t even have picked up his story!!

Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1823796)

What is racist, is the news media selectively deciding what stories you see, based solely on race. Again, if Floyd had been white, his story would not have made it to the national news outlets. Tony Timpa’s death was startlingly similar, but he was white. That’s why you never saw his story, or know his name!![/QUOTE

well, then you didn't look very hard: and this was from cnn, nytimes, washington post

Tony Timpa death: Dallas police body cam footage shows officers mocking a man who later died - CNN

Dallas Officers Pinned Tony Timpa and Joked During Fatal Encounter, Video Shows - The New York Times

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...later-he-died/

Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy (Post 1823811)

There are more whites than blacks, so yah, there are probably more whites killed than blacks. Second of all, if George Floyd was white, he would have been treated to a big mac before heading to jail like the white guy that shot up and killed several of the churchgoers, but instead ended up with a knee across his neck for several minutes until he died. Nothing to see here.

Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1823894)

Actually the officers involved in Tony Timpa’s death were never even charged with a crime. Could you imagine the outcry if that happened to the officers in the Floyd case...

Originally Posted by bagboy (Post 1823622)

https://www.postandcourier.com/georg...d219a1095.html

This double murder just occurred. Black man murders white man and his step daughter after traffic incident. It had to be all over the national news, can't believed you missed it.

Originally Posted by Bonnevie (Post 1823623)

show me the statistics that say White men in nice cars are routinely pulled over by police vs Black men. As I pointed out, EVERY Black man has experienced this. I was attempting to explain how even though George Floyd and Jacob Blake are not exemplary people, what they experienced was an extreme version of what all Black men endure--thus the collective anger. In those instances, it's not a "victim" personality--it's people going about their daily lives being stopped for no reason.

I was so struck by the African American Club members at the anti-racism demonstration--these are very educated people many of whom had high ranks in the military and/or successful careers (after all they can enjoy living in The Villages) and when one was describing "the talk" they all had to give their kids, every one of their male members were nodding their heads. They talked about the difference between a white student going to the prom vs a black students. how the black parents can't sleep because they worry the kids might be stopped by police. can you imagine? students dressed for the prom have to worry about that.

Originally Posted by Bonnevie (Post 1823623)

show me the statistics that say White men in nice cars are routinely pulled over by police vs Black men. As I pointed out, EVERY Black man has experienced this. I was attempting to explain how even though George Floyd and Jacob Blake are not exemplary people, what they experienced was an extreme version of what all Black men endure--thus the collective anger. In those instances, it's not a "victim" personality--it's people going about their daily lives being stopped for no reason.

I was so struck by the African American Club members at the anti-racism demonstration--these are very educated people many of whom had high ranks in the military and/or successful careers (after all they can enjoy living in The Villages) and when one was describing "the talk" they all had to give their kids, every one of their male members were nodding their heads. They talked about the difference between a white student going to the prom vs a black students. how the black parents can't sleep because they worry the kids might be stopped by police. can you imagine? students dressed for the prom have to worry about that.

Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1823542)

If you go by what is reported by the national news networks, you would assume that unarmed blacks were being killed daily by police, in numbers much higher than whites. Actually there were 13 unarmed blacks shot by police last year and twice as many whites. The media decides what they want you to hear. If Floyd was white, the national news media wouldn’t even have picked up his story!!