[Patty55]

Originally Posted by Hancle704;927***

Maybe Bill O'Reilly's comments bears watching again.


O'Reilly on America's Race Problem | CNS News

OMG, I can't believe I agree with Bill O'Reilly.

I've often said that a lot of today's problems stem from the breakdown of the family, that there are too many absent fathers and exhausted overwhelmed mothers. There are too many "reality" shows where the people speak so poorly they need subtitles. Too much is expected of the school system, values should be taught at home, not the classroom.

Where are the parents of the rioters and looters? We never had such things going on while growing up but I sure know if I ever even thought about such a thing I'd see my Mothers pink hair rollers coming through the crowd and beg the police to shoot me.

Yep, I agree with O'Reilly, does this mean I have to burn my ACLU card?

[mflasch]

Originally Posted by janmcn

One way to stop rioting and looting is for police officers to stop killing young black men. Brown was picked on for blocking traffic. A NY man was strangled by police for allegedly selling cigarettes.

Hopefully, the Ferguson police officer will soon be charged with homicide by the grand jury hearing this case, as was the NY police officer. Having a police badge does not give anyone a license to kill.

Let's just reiterate one more time the fundamental problem with this incident and the majority of like incidents. If the "victim" simply complied with the police officer's request, there would have been no incident. Why. oh why, is that so hard for people to understand. Had this "gentle giant" simply got out of the street and walked on the sidewalk like normal people do, things would have ended there.
And I am tired of him being referred to as a "child." This was a 6'4', 290 lb man who obviously had no regard for the law.

[Hancle704]

For some folks (like the Revs. Sharpton and Jackson), investigations to uncover the facts are not needed and don't matter.

[B767drvr]

Originally Posted by janmcn

Having a police badge does not give anyone a license to kill.

Of course it does. "To serve and to protect" means exactly that. In the appropriate circumstance, the officer's badge not only "gives" him that license, it DEMANDS he use his weapon. Think about this for a moment if this doesn't make sense to you.

[Rags123]

Originally Posted by janmcn

One way to stop rioting and looting is for police officers to stop killing young black men. Brown was picked on for blocking traffic. A NY man was strangled by police for allegedly selling cigarettes.

Hopefully, the Ferguson police officer will soon be charged with homicide by the grand jury hearing this case, as was the NY police officer. Having a police badge does not give anyone a license to kill.

You call a police officer a "killer" , yet you know NOTHING Unless of course you have the information that nobody else has.

A police officer was trying to enforce the law....isn't that what we want....
and was resisted. The policeman did not arbitrarily choose this man...he was violating the law and HE MADE THE DECISION HE WAS ABOVE THE LAW

No matter what law....it is the law.

Whether the shooting was justified or not is subject to all kinds of hearings, which are ongoing.......YET

A man is being called a killer. Now please tell me which is better.....with no facts call someone a killer, OR have a police force attempt to enforce our laws ?

Would really be interested in a response, especially the grounds for calling a man a KILLER.

If there is any response to my question, could you always say whether you would call this man a killer if he were black ? Just wondering how race related such a terrible charge might be.. Thanks

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

Let me think about that... Ok not Michael Brown~

People should check sources before posting.

Check the photo posted and you will find out a Kansas City policeman falsely posted a picture of an Oregon murder suspect as being Michael Brown.

I would think the poster should apologize to the forum.

[Rags123]

Originally Posted by buggyone

People should check sources before posting.

Check the photo posted and you will find out a Kansas City policeman falsely posted a picture of an Oregon murder suspect as being Michael Brown.

I would think the poster should apologize to the forum.

While I think the posting of the picture is way out of line, but if everyone who posts false unverifiable information on here has to make a public apology...wow...just saying

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by buggyone

People should check sources before posting.

Check the photo posted and you will find out a Kansas City policeman falsely posted a picture of an Oregon murder suspect as being Michael Brown.

I would think the poster should apologize to the forum.

Is this one of Michael Brown, just prior to being killed?

[buggyone]

[QUOTE=graciegirl;927518]Is this one of Michael Brown, just prior to being killed?

It is supposed to be a still shot of Brown taken from the convenience store where he and a friend stole some cigars and shoved the owner.

Back in the Trayvon Martin incident, false thug-like pictures of him were posted on his Facebook page, too.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Is this one of Michael Brown, just prior to being killed?

What's your point?

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by Rags123

While I think the posting of the picture is way out of line, but if everyone who posts false unverifiable information on here has to make a public apology...wow...just saying

But this is easy to verify as being a false picture. I am sure you have verified my post. I would be disappointed otherwise!

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by janmcn

One way to stop rioting and looting is for police officers to stop killing young black men. Brown was picked on for blocking traffic. A NY man was strangled by police for allegedly selling cigarettes.

Hopefully, the Ferguson police officer will soon be charged with homicide by the grand jury hearing this case, as was the NY police officer. Having a police badge does not give anyone a license to kill.

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

How can you possibly say that without actually KNOWING THE FACTS of what happened? I just don't get it.

Hopefully is an editorial comment based on the information leaked from the three autopsy reports. Only the 12 member St Louis grand jury will have all the evidence and facts, and they will be the ones making the decision on whether to charge the officer with homicide.

[Rags123]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

What's your point?

For me, the point would be that THIS picture which is accurate is more harmful to the young man than the one that was posted incorrectly, BY FAR

[Rags123]

Originally Posted by janmcn

Hopefully is an editorial comment based on the information leaked from the three autopsy reports. Only the 12 member St Louis grand jury will have all the evidence and facts, and they will be the ones making the decision on whether to charge the officer with homicide.

So you "hope" he is indicted and your comments are clearly meant to call him a killer.

My two questions remain......on WHAT information do you base your accusation..ie., what do you know that nobody else does ?

And two, if the police officer were black would you also jump to this same conclusion. Again, this question is simply to determine if your accusation is based soley on race !

Thanks again

[Rags123]

Originally Posted by buggyone

But this is easy to verify as being a false picture. I am sure you have verified my post. I would be disappointed otherwise!

Actually, I have found that most inaccurate things posted on here are easy to identify. I try to use links to validate things I say...if not, I post them as my opinion.

If we insist all who post untrue things and try to pass them off as true make an apology here...well, seems to me there may be quite a backlog.

I find true, investigated things to be much more fascinating that those that are made up !! PERHAPS not as digestable to our bias palette BUT much more interesting.