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Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized[W:81]

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Pittsburgh's new police chief is being praised by the mayor but criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says: "I resolve to challenge racism at work."

Read article here: Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized

Is anyone surprised that any police union president would react like this? I'm not.

Ignoring and denying the existence of racism doesn't make it go away. We must confront it and drive it out.
 
I applaud him for accepting the fact that there is institutional racism in the criminal justice system. I think that his approach is the correct one. This is not something that can be changed through legislation, it is a cultural thing. We live in a culture where minorities are seen as trouble makers. No legislation can change that. It will take people like this police chief, and minorities that denounce the use of violent protest and looting as a method of advancing their views.
 
Looks like Pittsburgh has an idiot for a police chief.
 
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While I agree with the spirit of stamping out racism period, I'm not a big fan of such of such an important issue being reduced to a fad or meme, which is already has. I also think that in being a cop, who everyday deals with the scum of the earth. has a major effect on an officer, especially in urban centers.
 
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He obviously [I]hates[/I] the police.
 
What is "white silence?"

I don't see any problem with the police chief wanting to do something about racism.
 
Irrespective of the worthiness of the sentiment, how tone deaf is it for a "new" police chief to hold up a sign that implies there's a racism problem with the police force he now leads?

I'm not American, but I've heard nothing about racism problems in the Pittsburgh police force and I've been to Pittsburgh a few times and it seems like a terrific city to me - but then I'm not familiar with what may be problem areas of Pittsburgh and all cities have problem areas. Now, if it was Philadelphia, that might be a whole other story.

Would have been far wiser to walk that sign into a private meeting with his officers and command and start a dialog with them about whatever issues exist and what he, as chief, can do to help bring about change.
 
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While I agree with the spirit of stamping out racism period, I'm not a big fan of such of such an important issue being reduced to a fad or meme, which is already has. I also think that in being a cop, who everyday deals with the scum of the earth. has a major effect on an officer, especially in urban centers.

Cops dont deal with scum every day... Ticket after ticket after ticket after ticket. I could see if you said prison guard. But cops deal with the normal average everyday person everyday.
 
Pittsburgh's new police chief is being praised by the mayor but criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says: "I resolve to challenge racism at work."

Read article here: Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized

Is anyone surprised that any police union president would react like this? I'm not.

Ignoring and denying the existence of racism doesn't make it go away. We must confront it and drive it out.

But you ain't heard or seen nothing til you've watched the Milwaukee County Sheriff and his little rant.
 
Not surprisingly, the righttard contingent is having a fit about the mere suggestion that there is such a thing as racism. (Unless it's anti-white).
 
Not surprisingly, the righttard contingent is having a fit about the mere suggestion that there is such a thing as racism. (Unless it's anti-white).

No one is having a fit. We're just pointing out this guy's blatant stupidity.

There's no way a leader can command respect, when his first public act is to besmirch the character of the people under his charge.
 
He's suggesting that all his officers are racists.

No he is not. Read the words on the sign again, it does not say anything even remotely like that.
 
Nice spin.

No, that is not spin. That is the English language. Note the lack of the words "all my officers" on the sign. That means that it does not say "all my officers". See how language works?
 
Pittsburgh's new police chief is being praised by the mayor but criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says: "I resolve to challenge racism at work."

Read article here: Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized

Is anyone surprised that any police union president would react like this? I'm not.

Ignoring and denying the existence of racism doesn't make it go away. We must confront it and drive it out.

being from Pittsburgh its a good sign and a good attitude . . . . :shrug:

anybody trying to spin this into a negative or make retarded strawmen that the sign clearly doesnt say is a moron and part of the problem.
 
He's suggesting that all his officers are racists.

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nobody educated, honest and objective would ever take such a mentally retarded, inane and severely dishonest statement seriously
we thank you for the laugh
 
I applaud him for accepting the fact that there is institutional racism in the criminal justice system. I think that his approach is the correct one. This is not something that can be changed through legislation, it is a cultural thing. We live in a culture where minorities are seen as trouble makers. No legislation can change that. It will take people like this police chief, and minorities that denounce the use of violent protest and looting as a method of advancing their views.
I was with you until the bold. When White people violently protest and loot, it is rarely, if ever, viewed as a statement about White people, in general. Even further, despite the fact that the vast majority of Black people do not commit violence and loot in addition to the fact that Black "leaders" continue to publicly denounce both, Black people are still viewed as as "troublemakers" as a whole. Therefore, Black people denouncing violence and looting is not what is going to change the culture of institutional racism since Black people have been doing that for decades to no avail. What will change this culture is the first thing you mentioned : White people holding each other accountable.
 
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