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Protests over Missouri teen's death turn violent[W:647,807]

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SMTA said:
I read somewhere that of 53 cops, 3 are black.
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Just found this about Ferguson, MO where the shooting took place:

67% of Ferguson's population is black; 29% is white​

something doesn't appear right in this police unit
 
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Moot said:
In some circles it's called exercising first and second amendment rights. Because of this killing, gun sales are on the rise in St. Louis and I shouldn't have to tell you who is buying them and why. That should make NRA members feel safer, eh?


The cops in both this and the Gardner case instigated and escalated the situation. Imo, there should be convictions because it sure as hell wasn't self defense.
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Rioting and looting are protected by The Constitution, now? Seriously, what planet do you live on?
 
Hamster Buddha said:
So the riots weren't really about getting back at the white men... or anyone else for that matter then was it? That's what I hear when I hear that black people were getting hit as well...
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I think the riots were about a lot of lower socio-economic and uneducated black youth that went wild and much of the community followed, unfortunately.
 
poweRob said:
Just found this about Ferguson, MO where the shooting took place:

67% of Ferguson's population is black; 29% is white​
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Sounds like blacks aren't interested in LE in Ferguson.
 
Excon said:
Sounds like blacks aren't interested in LE in Ferguson.
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AT those level of odds? Doubt it. More like friends hiring friends I'd bet.
 
poweRob said:
AT those level of odds? Doubt it. More like friends hiring friends I'd bet.
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Nah, sounds more like a lack of interest. And seemingly supported by a segment of the population's willingness to engage in riotous behavior.
Either that or a lack of interest in the local, coupled with seeking opportunities elsewhere.
 
poweRob said:
Perhaps but my point was, it doesn't seem like they are hiring people of the area that a police unit is policing. I mean if you are a news org and you have a story break in china town, you'd likely send a chinese reporter if you had one. Or a black reporter if a story broke in a black neighborhood. The fact that the community seems to be minority in the majority but are not being hired... doesn't seem right in the hiring practices.
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Part of that isn't the fault though of police practices though. Through a combination of general distrust in police forces in general (which I think is overplayed but I'm not going to deny it exists) to the fact there are a lot of blacks out there (disproportionately speaking) with rap sheets, I doubt you're going to find a lot of black cops anywhere though.
 
Excon said:
Nah, sounds more like a lack of interest. And seemingly supported by a segment of the population's willingness to engage in riotous behavior.
Either that or a lack of interest in the local, coupled with seeking opportunities elsewhere.
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Give me a break. You act like those who are attracted to the field of police are all benevolent do gooders and never the napolean complex folks.
 
poweRob said:
Give me a break. You act like those who are attracted to the field of police are all benevolent do gooders and never the napolean complex folks.
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The same numbers as a random sample.
 
poweRob said:
Give me a break. You act like those who are attracted to the field of police are all benevolent do gooders and never the napolean complex folks.
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I think you are reading way too much into what has been said as I never have come close to saying what you just said.

Strange thing on this forum. I have been accused of both being against the Police, and for Police because of the stances I take in regard to laws and evidence.
So in light of that, I would suggest you stop asserting things that have not been said.
 
Excon said:
I think you are reading way too much into what has been said as I never have come close to saying what you just said.

Strange thing on this forum. I have been accused of both being against the Police, and for Police because of the stances I take in regard to laws and evidence.
So in light of that, I would suggest you stop asserting things that have not been said.
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You could just be consistently wrong. :lol:
 
Thorgasm said:
You could just be consistently wrong. :lol:
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:doh
Apparently you were looking into a mirror when you typed that, making you as wrong as those who claimed I thought the police could do no wrong, as well as those who claimed I believed the police were never in the right.
 
Hamster Buddha said:
Part of that isn't the fault though of police practices though. Through a combination of general distrust in police forces in general (which I think is overplayed but I'm not going to deny it exists) to the fact there are a lot of blacks out there (disproportionately speaking) with rap sheets, I doubt you're going to find a lot of black cops anywhere though.
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Seems your hunches are all wrong:

The police department in Washington, DC, has
the highest percentage of Black officers (69 percent)
of any police department in the country, a figure that
is proportional to the city’s population (66 percent
Black) (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1999).

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New York City:


47.8 percent of the city’s officers are white, 28.7 percent Hispanic, 17.9 percent black and 5.4 percent Asian.​


The Missouri attorney general's office issues annual reports that show the Ferguson police force is almost twice as likely to conduct searches of African Americans during traffic stops. But searches of whites are more likely to result in the discovery of drugs and other contraband. Statewide numbers follow a similar trend.

link...​
 
poweRob said:
Seems your hunches are all wrong:

The police department in Washington, DC, has
the highest percentage of Black officers (69 percent)
of any police department in the country, a figure that
is proportional to the city’s population (66 percent
Black) (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1999).

link...​

New York City:


47.8 percent of the city’s officers are white, 28.7 percent Hispanic, 17.9 percent black and 5.4 percent Asian.​


The Missouri attorney general's office issues annual reports that show the Ferguson police force is almost twice as likely to conduct searches of African Americans during traffic stops. But searches of whites are more likely to result in the discovery of drugs and other contraband. Statewide numbers follow a similar trend.

link...​
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How does forced racial quotas show him to be wrong?
 
poweRob said:
AT those level of odds? Doubt it. More like friends hiring friends I'd bet.
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Most elected positions should be held by black folks. Therefore, why hasn't the black mayor and black town council made sure there are more than 3 black cops?

Something isn't right, alright...with your entire analysis.

Why the racialism?
 
Excon said:
Irrelevant to what you said applying to you and not me.
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"I know you are, but what am I."

Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back.
 
Excon said:
How does forced racial quotas show him to be wrong?
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Previously:

Excon said:
Sounds like blacks aren't interested....
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You can't force someone to take a job they don't want sooo... what the hell are you talking about? you can't fill a quota with people who wouldn't take the job in the first place.
 
poweRob said:
Give me a break. You act like those who are attracted to the field of police are all benevolent do gooders and never the napolean complex folks.
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I agree if... you are talking about the Emperor Napoléon and not the ice cream... right?
 
apdst said:
Most elected positions should be held by black folks. Therefore, why hasn't the black mayor and black town council made sure there are more than 3 black cops?

Something isn't right, alright...with your entire analysis.

Why the racialism?
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It is a very racialized situation down there in Ferguson if you haven't noticed.
 
Bodhisattva said:
I agree if... you are talking about the Emperor Napoléon and not the ice cream... right?
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UNLESS... there is a doughnut that is called the Napoleon.
 
poweRob said:
Seems your hunches are all wrong:

The police department in Washington, DC, has
the highest percentage of Black officers (69 percent)
of any police department in the country, a figure that
is proportional to the city’s population (66 percent
Black) (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1999).

link...​

New York City:


47.8 percent of the city’s officers are white, 28.7 percent Hispanic, 17.9 percent black and 5.4 percent Asian.​


The Missouri attorney general's office issues annual reports that show the Ferguson police force is almost twice as likely to conduct searches of African Americans during traffic stops. But searches of whites are more likely to result in the discovery of drugs and other contraband. Statewide numbers follow a similar trend.

link...​
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Perhaps blacks in Missouri **** up twice as much?
 
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