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Is the media inciting the Ferguson riots?

Is the media inciting the Ferguson riots?

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bubbabgone said:
doesn't answer the question I asked you.
are you suggesting he was high and had agreed to a tox test?
or are you suggesting being high is an exoneration for robbery in the UK.
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These people don't know what the hell they are doing..they are out of their skulls..

Do they deserve to be shot 10 times by a rookie cop and killed?...No..
 
twixie1 said:
Since black people only make up about 13 per cent of the US population, and nearly 63 per cent of Americans are white, blacks are disproportionately likely to be killed.

Has a black cop ever shot a black man?
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Has a white cop ever shot a white man? :roll:

Let's get all of the questions out here, eh?
 
ocean515 said:
Based on witness testimony, and forensic evidence, Brown removed all of them but a few. Why do you refuse to acknowledge that?
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He was sitting in his car..(vulnerable position)..obviously he had his window open.(stupid)..and then allegedly Brown tried to grab his gun..(which would be on his hip)..

What was he waiting for?
 
twixie1 said:
These people don't know what the hell they are doing
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..they are out of their skulls..

Do they deserve to be shot 10 times by a rookie cop and killed?...No..
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Yeah, and I'm sure the addled state of "these people" would be a great comfort to the dead cop's family at his funeral.
 
Perotista said:
I do not think the media incited the riot, the seeds for that was sown a long time ago. Perhaps the 24 hour coverage has prolonged it and yes, made it into a national cause instead of local.
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Good morning, Pero. :2wave:

It certainly didn't help for Holder to get personally involved by making a trip to Ferguson! WTH? With all the shootings going on around the nation on a daily basis, why did he decide to get involved there? Naturally the media is going to pick up on that, and sensationalize it! Then when the grand jury didn't bring the verdict of "guilty" that was hoped for, the rioting, looting, and burning businesses to the ground began! I'm not saying that any shooting death is better or worse than any other, but this one fed flames that could have been avoided, IMO, since this one was deliberately manipulated by the administration, and that is wrong!
 
twixie1 said:
He was sitting in his car..(vulnerable position)..obviously he had his window open.(stupid)..and then allegedly Brown tried to grab his gun..(which would be on his hip)..

What was he waiting for?
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Well, since you seem intent on discussing something you know little to nothing about, the answer is, and evidence showed, he was waiting for backup. Let me add, why do you refuse to learn something about the case, and why do you ignore Browns contribution to the end result?
 
rabbitcaebannog said:
Apparently you don't understand the difference between emotions and evidence.
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Evidence is based on fact, which I have been discussing with you. Emotions are what you have displayed because you have no evidence which backs up your sympathy for Brown. Here's an idea. Find some evidence which backs up you emotions and we can look at it. Other than that, you are wasting my time and I'm done.
 
ocean515 said:
Well, since you seem intent on discussing something you know little to nothing about, the answer is, and evidence showed, he was waiting for backup. Let me add, why do you refuse to learn something about the case, and why do you ignore Browns contribution to the end result?
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Oh I'm sure that Brown's ultimate goal in life was to die like Bonnie and Clyde..

And I'm not ignoring Brown's contribution to the final outcome..I just think that it could have been controlled.... therefore avoiding the current problems..
 
twixie1 said:
Oh I'm sure that Brown's ultimate goal in life was to die like Bonnie and Clyde..

And I'm not ignoring Brown's contribution to the final outcome..I just think that it could have been controlled.... therefore avoiding the current problems..
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How would you know about Brown's goal? You clearly no nothing about the case. Perhaps you could do something about that.

Have a good day. :peace
 
sawdust said:
Evidence is based on fact, which I have been discussing with you. Emotions are what you have displayed because you have no evidence which backs up your sympathy for Brown. Here's an idea. Find some evidence which backs up you emotions and we can look at it. Other than that, you are wasting my time and I'm done.
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I did present evidence for my concern about the justice system in general. To present outdate material as evidence is nothing but shoddy and unethical.
 
polgara said:
Good morning, Pero. :2wave:

It certainly didn't help for Holder to get personally involved by making a trip to Ferguson! WTH? With all the shootings going on around the nation on a daily basis, why did he decide to get involved there? Naturally the media is going to pick up on that, and sensationalize it! Then when the grand jury didn't bring the verdict of "guilty" that was hoped for, the rioting, looting, and burning businesses to the ground began! I'm not saying that any shooting death is better or worse than any other, but this one fed flames that could have been avoided, IMO, since this one was deliberately manipulated by the administration, and that is wrong!
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I don't know if it was deliberately manipulated by the administration of or not. If Holder had gone with the idea of telling all involved to remain calm and let the justice system which he is in charge of work it course, then that is fine.

The fact I think that very few whites has sympathy for those is in Ferguson is the riots were caused by those in Ferguson. They did this to themselves. I do believe they had just beefs, but getting those who can help solve those just beefs turned against you is not the way to go.

This problem in Ferguson must be solved at the local level. Between the PD and the community, between the community and those in charge of the community. I think one can help facilitate the discussions leading to a solution, but one can't find a solution for them.
 
twixie1 said:
But he had other options..he was a trained cop..not a rag doll!!
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He went over his options and it all checks out with the GJ. Then he went over it with ABC. No difference in his timeline.

 
jamesrage said:
Is the media inciting the Ferguson riots?


I say yes
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.There is no reason to mention the races of the individuals involved is such a shooting unless it is to instill the idea that the reason that one individual was shot because of skin and the individual who did the shooting did so because of race. When someone burglarizes a house they don't say a hispanic,black, white or whatever burglarized the the home of a white,hispanic, black of whatever homeowner. Other police shootings do not get as much attention as this story. If the media did not do these things I seriously doubt there would be any riots in Ferguson.
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What do you find in this opinion piece that would incite anyone?

Here's the link: Ferguson: Don
 
MMC said:
Plenty.....Look up Chicago Cops and their Shootings.

Also just the other day a case came up. I thought I might see Jesse Jackson run there to try and protect the Black Cop. But he was found not guilty. Self defense!


White teen killed by black cop in Alabama mirrors Ferguson.....

Officer Trevis Austin shot and killed Gilbert Collar, a white, unarmed 18-year-old man who was under the influence of drugs. A Mobile County grand jury refused to bring charges against Officer Austin, concluding that the officer acted in self-defense.....snip~

Read more: White teen Gilbert Collar killed by black cop Trevis Austin in Alabama mirrors Ferguson - Washington Times
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And here's where I think it legitimate to hold the position that the media is inciting the riots in Ferguson, mainly by their editorial choices where Ferguson get's front page headline news, and the parallel shooting mentioned above hardly any mention at all. No balance at all.

It's not just cops shooting blacks kids, it's also cops shooting white kids, kids who are perceived as a threat by cops at that time. How's it covered by the media? "White cops shoots innocent black kid." It's a crock of race baiting, race inflammatory, politically correct **** news coverage and **** news editorial decisions, and there in lies the inciting of riots such as Ferguson. IMHO.
 
eohrnberger said:
And here's where I think it legitimate to hold the position that the media is inciting the riots in Ferguson, mainly by their editorial choices where Ferguson get's front page headline news, and the parallel shooting mentioned above hardly any mention at all. No balance at all.

It's not just cops shooting blacks kids, it's also cops shooting white kids, kids who are perceived as a threat by cops at that time. How's it covered by the media? "White cops shoots innocent black kid." It's a crock of race baiting, race inflammatory, politically correct **** news coverage and **** news editorial decisions, and there in lies the inciting of riots such as Ferguson. IMHO.
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I blame the white leaders for not getting while folks riled up to riot too. ;)

The media knows that it is harder to get folks riled up over the police shooting of white folks and armed folks so those stories get less coverage. Better to use examples of the younger black unarmed folks getting shot by police - that demographic seems more prone to creating even more news to cover.
 
An old law later declared unconstitutional in which a cop can shot an unarmed suspect if they flee.
 
ocean515 said:
I don't know whether to take your question seriously.

Again, as long as people push the racist cop meme as the reason, the problem will never be addressed.
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It's attitudes such as these that justify the need to have open and honest conversations about race. If we would just stop talking about hunger, would the problem of hunger disappear?
 
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