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Ferguson protesters shut down malls, trains on Black Friday

Ferguson protesters shut down malls, trains on Black Friday | Fox News

Good, this is the next level to raise awareness of how cops have become lawless and brutal themselves.

Then, a handful of around 15 protesters were arrested, so much for freedom to assemble, now they're trampling on constitutional rights, trying to tamp down peaceful demonstrations, how despicable.

Guess you didn't know that malls are private property and you have no right to assemblage there without permission from the owners. The mall is no place to protest. Not to mention they forced their way into private property.
 
That's a little more accurate for you.

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Physical evidence doesn't lie and can't be accused of bias, like racism. In this case the physical evidence lines up with Wilson's story.

wilson's story paints brown as some sort of superhuman or demon.
 
wilson's story paints brown as some sort of superhuman or demon.
No it doesn't. It paints him as a violent, aggressive thug. No more superhuman or demonic than any other.
 
That's a little more accurate for you.

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Physical evidence doesn't lie and can't be accused of bias, like racism. In this case the physical evidence lines up with Wilson's story.

Nimby isn't a fan of objective data, apparently. Perhaps he prefers narratives.
 
I've often wondered about that too. I've wondered why, no matter what city you are in, MLK Drive (or road, street, whatever) is the armpit of the area. Do hey find the worst part of town and rename the road or does the area go to crap because of the name?

Think of the irony of MLK's Dream speech as they advocate judging people based on color.
And then theres the fact that they want mob justice. :roll:
 
Don't know what country you live in but last I knew in the US a person is considered an adult at the age of 18. Doesn't matter if the person is black, white, Arab or any other race out there. I do think that its cute that so many that protest his shooting loves to imply that he was just a kid and find all kinds of ways to imply that. Such as your rhetoric here in questioning when a person is considered an adult.



If you're referring to that kid that was shot by the cop because the kid had a toy gun and when told to raise his hands and instead went for the gun...kid was an idiot. A Darwin Award type idiot. When a cop has a gun on trained in your direction the last thing you do is go for something that looks like a gun. And if I recall correctly that toy gun had had the orange tip taken off of it and as such looked real.



So? That's his opinion and he's entitled to it. I have no problem with people voicing their opinions. I do have a problem with mobs that burn stores, cars, interfere with private property businesses all because a punk decided that it'd be a fine idea to rob a store and hit a cop and go for that same cops gun. The people that support that idiot are imo idiots themselves for supporting that thug.

What's REALLY stupid about all this is that they are doing all this crap to people that not only do not have a say in how cops conduct their business and how the courts are but have also done absolutely freaking NOTHING to them in any way shape or form. If you're mad at someone you don't go after the 2 year old sitting next to the person that you're mad at. You go after the person that you're mad at.

I just want to clarify that I never once said the cop's action was pathetic. That's NIMBY's active imagination and faulty English comprehension skills at work. I said the protestors were pathetic, picking Michael Brown as a role model to hold up and support.
 
wilson's story paints brown as some sort of superhuman or demon.
Nah...just a big guy with a bad attitude. Second degree murder as a child, wow......now he's dead, and the world is a better place.
 
Were you around in the 60's? I recall the very same thing happening. Some people believe they need to tear stuff down and burn it to the ground before anything tangible in their favor happens. They think that is the only way to be heard, it worked in the 60's.

 
Think of the irony of MLK's Dream speech as they advocate judging people based on color.
And then theres the fact that they want mob justice. :roll:

Please, enlighten us on the beliefs Martin Luther King, Jr. This ought to be rich.
 
I can't figure out how to respond to this whole thing.

I mean on the one hand we've got what appears to be a dumb kid on an apparent road to a criminal career, if not already there.
But at the same time I know what an idiot I was at 18...

Then we've got what appears to be a cop trying to stay alive, perhaps going a bit too far, will we ever know for sure?

Than we've got what appears to be long-standing tension between a community and the police who are tasked with protecting it.

I mean...what the **** is the answer here?
 
I can't figure out how to respond to this whole thing.

I mean on the one hand we've got what appears to be a dumb kid on an apparent road to a criminal career, if not already there.
But at the same time I know what an idiot I was at 18...

Then we've got what appears to be a cop trying to stay alive, perhaps going a bit too far, will we ever know for sure?

Than we've got what appears to be long-standing tension between a community and the police who are tasked with protecting it.

I mean...what the **** is the answer here?

I'm in the same boat as you. But here is my answer:

The people that are defending Michael Brown tooth and nail are assholes. Screw them for saying the cop shouldn't have been scared. What do they know what it's like to be attacked?

The people that are defending Darren Wilson tooth and nail are assholes. Perhaps in this case you're right. Or perhaps not. But you are an asshole for smearing a dead kid who you don't know. And are you are an asshole for dismissing the unrest, because you don't know what it's like to know that just because of your skin color you'll be treated differently by police. You don't know what it's like to see the guy in Walmart get shot carrying a BB gun, then Mike Brown, and then this 12-year old kid.

Both sides are filled with people who are either too ignorant or too partisan to see where the other side is coming from.
 
He was a swinger and a communist, and he wanted people to be judged on the content of their character, not their skin color.

Yes, that SO tells the right story. He helped to set blacks free. By what means did he do this?
 

Thats nice, do you really want to cite LBJ?

Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963... "These Negroes, they're getting pretty uppity these days and that's a problem for us since they've got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we've got to do something about this, we've got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference... I'll have them ni****s voting Democratic for the next two hundred years".
 
Those commie freaks you call them helped get civil rights bills passed and helped put an end to the Vietnam war. Quite good accomplishments. Nothing would ever have been accomplished if citizens just sat on their asses and hoped for something to happen. People took action and demanded change.

They were responsible for prolonging the war in Vietnam.
 
Ferguson protesters shut down malls, trains on Black Friday | Fox News

Good, this is the next level to raise awareness of how cops have become lawless and brutal themselves.

Then, a handful of around 15 protesters were arrested, so much for freedom to assemble, now they're trampling on constitutional rights, trying to tamp down peaceful demonstrations, how despicable.

This a comment on protests in general, not whether these particular people should have been arrested.

I am on the left and I do not support violent protest. I support non-violent protest and civil disobedience that is well-targetted. The goal should be to demonstrate that your side is the side that supports freedom, justice and peace for all.

Intentionally keeping ordinary people from going about their business freely is not non-violent protest. When people are stuck in traffic or on public transportation for a long period of time because protesters have intentionally blocked the streets, it is a form of kidnapping. Residual, unintended effects from a large protest (such as traffic backups) are not immoral, but intentionally causing harm to ordinary people is violence against innocent people. Wasting a significant amount of a person's time is causing harm. Not only is it wrong, it is not helpful for the cause being promoted.

Looting is even worse, it is nothing but greedy people taking advantage of an opportunity. Most destruction and violence is similar, I have seen who does it, and it is a handful of violent and destructive boys and young men taking advantage of the opportunity to act out their violent desires.

That said, one should not let the jerks who arrogantly and/or opportunistically highjack a protest distract from the original message of the majority of protesters who are peaceful and respectful of their community.
 
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Thats nice, do you really want to cite LBJ?

Nice goalpost shift. My link clearly refutes your assertion that the Republicans overwhelmingly carried the Civil Rights Act. No, it was the non-Southern states that did that. Many times we Southerners need help to move forward, and the Civil Rights Act did exactly that.

Of course, if you want to go there, let's talk about what the two parties stood for before and after desegregation. You are familiar with the Southern Strategy, right?
 
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