Ferguson

[Great-Kazoo]

About 100 people lined a busy Richmond street at noon, holding signing and listening to recordings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speeches


Too bad his words have fallen on deaf ears.

[Gman]

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

[crays]

For those that don't know, Richmond is a suburb of that bastion of conservatism -- San Francisco.

[ray1970]

Not sure if this has been posted up here yet. If so, I apologize.

[Bailey Guns]

This......

This is a cop. This is "US" not "THEM". This is what should have been the response....building the bridges. All lives matter and we need to bring all sides of this to a better understanding of each other.

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Wonder what that douchebag chief would say to one of his officers protesting in uniform at a rally with a sign that said "White Lives Matter". Or with a "Stop Gun Control" sign at a pro-gun rally. I doubt he'd be so understanding. And I disagree with the liberal platitude that "all lives matter". For obvious reasons.

[cstone]

This......

This is a cop. This is "US" not "THEM". This is what should have been the response....building the bridges. All lives matter and we need to bring all sides of this to a better understanding of each other.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/n...otest-27516042

Seeing public officials, on the clock, getting paid by the taxpayers, out in the streets protesting makes me think of wasteful government spending. When legislators, elected executives, and government staffers have time to do these things while on the clock, there are too many of them being employed. If they want to do these things on their own time, while not in uniform, have at it.

Its not US vs THEM, it is innocent citizens vs criminals. Skin color is a physical description, not a predestined, cultural characteristic. All lives matter, not everyone takes actions to make their life matter to others or themselves.

I would not want to work with or for that police chief. IMO, his actions in that photograph are just cheap, photo op politics.

IMO, the best way to stop police brutality and corruption is first; maintain your integrity and treat others the way you would like them to treat your loved ones. Second, do not tolerate brutality or corruption in others.

[Hound]

Being part of the community, is a cops job.

And this is why there is so much distrust:

And I disagree with the liberal platitude that "all lives matter"

[Bailey Guns]

I knew you couldn't figure it out on your own. In my opinion, the life of an ISIS scumbag who beheads innocent women and children doesn't matter to me. I could put a bullet in his melon without a second thought. "All lives matter" is a platitude people people repeat cause it sounds all touchy-feely.

The same liberals that go around parroting "all lives matter" are the same ones who are OK with killing a million or so unborn children every year.

And I notice you didn't respond to any of the excellent points cstone made but rather focused only on the statement where I disagreed with you. Predictable. You can't respond to substance.

ETA: That's all I'll be saying to you, Hound, in order not to hijack another thread.

[Ronin13]

I knew you couldn't figure it out on your own. In my opinion, the life of an ISIS scumbag who beheads innocent women and children doesn't matter to me. I could put a bullet in his melon without a second thought. "All lives matter" is a platitude people people repeat cause it sounds all touchy-feely.

The same liberals that go around parroting "all lives matter" are the same ones who are OK with killing a million or so unborn children every year.

I'd go as far as even saying, at the point that Michael Brown made a legitimate attempt at Off. Wilson's firearm, his life no longer mattered. The scum sucking, piece of slime, Hassan Nidal's life doesn't matter. Traitorous Bowe Bergdahl's life, to me, no longer matters. Bailey, once again you are hitting the nail on the head with the liberal mantra "all lives matter." Do they? Do they really? (This question is of course not posed to you).

Another thing I cannot stand these days, and it stems from these "incidents", protest. Okay, I get that people are upset and want to protest something. But if it's not a legitimate cause and it's just protest for protesting sake, give me a break! The man-hours and effort it takes to deal with this crap for weeks on end is just absurd. I also grow tired of it, especially with stupid catch-phrases like "Black Lives Matter", "Hands Up, Don't Shoot", "I Can't Breath" (no kidding, they misspell it because they're too busy protesting instead of learning). If there truly was a grave injustice being committed by America's Law Enforcement, en masse (not singular cases), then I would understand and sympathize. But day in, day out, millions of Americans are not subjected to abuse or mistreatment by the police; police are accountable and held liable for their actions all the time. Many other countries out there do not afford the public such ability to pursue charges, tort, or complaints against the police. They should consider themselves lucky. In all, I think these people protesting at the slightest thing removes the power of protest and public grievances, much akin to the boy who cried wolf. Numb the average American to protest with its overuse and eventually, when something really does go bad, people protesting will get an annoyed "There they go again," rather than actual attention to the subject.

[RMAC757]

I'd go as far as even saying, at the point that Michael Brown made a legitimate attempt at Off. Wilson's firearm, his life no longer mattered. The scum sucking, piece of slime, Hassan Nidal's life doesn't matter. Traitorous Bowe Bergdahl's life, to me, no longer matters. Bailey, once again you are hitting the nail on the head with the liberal mantra "all lives matter." Do they? Do they really? (This question is of course not posed to you).

Another thing I cannot stand these days, and it stems from these "incidents", protest. Okay, I get that people are upset and want to protest something. But if it's not a legitimate cause and it's just protest for protesting sake, give me a break! The man-hours and effort it takes to deal with this crap for weeks on end is just absurd. I also grow tired of it, especially with stupid catch-phrases like "Black Lives Matter", "Hands Up, Don't Shoot", "I Can't Breath" (no kidding, they misspell it because they're too busy protesting instead of learning). If there truly was a grave injustice being committed by America's Law Enforcement, en masse (not singular cases), then I would understand and sympathize. But day in, day out, millions of Americans are not subjected to abuse or mistreatment by the police; police are accountable and held liable for their actions all the time. Many other countries out there do not afford the public such ability to pursue charges, tort, or complaints against the police. They should consider themselves lucky. In all, I think these people protesting at the slightest thing removes the power of protest and public grievances, much akin to the boy who cried wolf. Numb the average American to protest with its overuse and eventually, when something really does go bad, people protesting will get an annoyed "There they go again," rather than actual attention to the subject.

That's absurd. What if Lib's used the same argument about gun ownership. The constitution isn't a flexible document that gets watered down when someone does something you don't like. Protected rights are just that, whether your a lib at a protest rally or a law abiding gun owner. The constitution isn't just there for stuff we like.