(05-29-2020, 11:02 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-29-2020, 09:53 AM)BLast42min Wrote: Thanks, NYC. You should put that idea out to police departments. I'm sure they aren't vetting their candidates and working to reform their practices. Now that they know the trick, we're gonna see that .00000097%  just plummet. They just needed to try harder. MILLIONS of interactions a year, and you expect perfection. This is a stand alone argument and has nothing to do with what I'm about to post, because I might be switching sides depending on how the following plays out. 

Check out this video:



This dude apparently got all dressed up, smashed the windows across the street, threatened to fight the guys following him, then headed towards the back of the police station. If this is a cop trying to divert attention from the protesters (which I believe is probable), this is going to be a HUGE deal. This would absolutely reinforce the notion that this police department is corrupt. Corruption is sufficient to thoroughly investigate, punish, and replace police officers who have abused their authority. 

This would be such an easy case to unite the American people if we could just drop the racial narrative. We won't, though.

You’re welcome. Happy to point out the obvious to those ignoring it anytime. 

You keep ignoring this reality of the perception of racial bias from police toward the African-American community because you’ve got some number you think disproves it. 

That’s where you’re missing it. 

Widespread measures to augment the training already in place for officers would be the easiest first step to bridging the divide. 

It doesn’t matter what you or I think about the number of racially motivated bad acts by cops. 
The hurt inflicted by the small number of bad actors still must be addressed. 
Common sense measures like what I’m suggesting  aren’t a bad thing. 

This one incident may involve a racist cop and it may not. We don’t know, but not addressing the damage done would be stupid.

Again. I am not ignoring this reality. I am telling you what I believe is the major contributor to this perception. It's the racial narrative that is pushed by people who exploit it. Two of  your posts were contradictory to mine, and it seemed like you were suggesting that racism is rampant in police departments. I don't believe it is. I am with JJ. I think the position corrupts or draws people who want power. I think your solutions are not simple. I think they're naive. Here's another way to solve the problem using your method. Just get better police officers that never do the wrong thing. See? Problem solved.

Also, I am going back and forth about the "cop" in that video. I saw photos of the guys setting up the pallets to burn, and they looked more like Antifa, and one of them was wearing the same type of mask as the guy at autozone. It could be a cop, but it could also be Antifa. Neither would surprise me.

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(05-29-2020, 09:36 PM)lastonealive Wrote: Just watching Hannity on fox and in 2 minutes I have heard:

Fake news CNN
It's all the democrats governor's fault

It's actually unbelievable how partisan the news you lap up is.

Who is not lapping up partisan news? I NEVER watch Hannity (or Fox news, for that matter). He's obnoxious. I try to find the most unbiased news sources possible, and I still find biased news. Please show my an unbiased site so I can do less work when learning. The best thing one can do is try to understand the bias within the news consumed and be open with regards to new information.

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