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Davey Jones

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The case of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer, continues to make headlines weeks after the incident sparked riots and outrage in Ferguson, Missouri, and prompted a national debate.

Meanwhile, the case of Dillon Taylor, an unarmed, white 20-year-old shot and killed by a black policeman outside a 7-Eleven in Utah has received virtually no media coverage beyond local news reports.

The negligible coverage of the Taylor case by the mainstream media prompted many conservative critics to address the racial double standard. The Washington Times reports: "Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh blamed the discrepancy between the two cases on 'the liberal world view' that portrays whites as oppressors and blacks as victims."

The Times noted that CNN news host Jake Tapper acknowledged the discrepancy between the two cases, and noted that "the press often undercovers such topics as inner-city violence and the high rates of black-on-black crime."

According to Tapper, though, the Brown case is more newsworthy because of the national reaction it sparked, though some question whether the excessive media coverage of the violent protests actually served to fuel them.
- - Teresa Mull 45

http://theweek.com/article/index/26...unarmed-white-youth-by-a-black-police-officer
 

Yeah, I read about that on another forum.

Black cop shoots unarmed white kid and..... <<crickets chirping>>.
 
The protests seem to be saying the same thing - they question the actions of the police, implying that they are out of control.

Isn't that the story?
 

That is the story Warri. I'm not a news buff or very political at all, but I just know what I've seen and heard over the years, paying more attention now that I'm retired. I've mentioned before about the mainstream news media 'race baiting', giving excessive biased/slanted coverage on stories like the Martin and the Brown case. Let me be clear, that I think neither of these young men should be dead, definitely not Martin, and Brown...well, let's get some facts there, but I doubt if murder was necessary, I think it was mishandled and back-up could have been radioed in, or the shots could have just been sufficient to stop him.

I had to look up the Taylor case, that's how little it was reported on the news, I really didn't know much about it. Race is a factor in media reporting, IMO, the black victims of abuse are in the headlines for weeks....while other situations with the police are swept under the carpet and minimalized. That's what I'm seeing anyway, and I don't like it one bit.

The crickets should not be chirping in any case of police abuse. The fact that any cops become secretive in defending their actions, and tapes, etc. are withheld before sharing with the public, definitely creates a very suspicious feeling in the average US citizen.
 
No, the story is that you haven't heard squat about the white kid, but they're practically ready to turn the date of Brown's death into a national holiday, flags half staff & all.

This is all a bunch of race-baiting & race hustling at it's absurd extreme.

It almost looks to me, like the goal here is to make the police reticent to enforce the law against blacks, so they can run rampant & do whatever the hell they please with no worry of repercussion.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Let me be clear, that I think neither of these young men should be dead, definitely not Martin, and Brown...well, let's get some facts there, but I doubt if murder was necessary, I think it was mishandled and back-up could have been radioed in, or the shots could have just been sufficient to stop him.
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All easy judgements to make from the safety & comfort of your home.

Put yourself in Officer Wilson's place & try to consider how fast things started to happen... then ask yourself about how realistic it is to suggest he could've/should've shot just to wound at a moving target coming straight at him with violent intent.

It is totally unrealistic.

And besides... from the coroner's report, it looks like Wilson might have done just that... several shots in the arm prior to the fatal shot to the head.
 
SeaBreeze said:
And easy for you to make those judgments from the safety and comfort of your home as well.
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Apples & oranges.

You're second guessing & Monday morning quarterbacking Officer Wilson.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt in light of the difficulty of the situation he found himself in.

Big difference.
 
I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, like we've already mentioned numerous times, we need to see some evidence and hear some facts to know why he killed that man.
 
So why is that evidence / testimony not forthcoming? Because it is an "ongoing investigation"?

Or is it because of the favoritism of the media? Is there a clamp-down on the facts because of a fear of further activism?

If so, that's just wrong. The officer has already been tried by the public at large, at least the public in Ferguson, so it will be almost impossible to find an impartial jury.
 
MrJim said:
No, the story is that you haven't heard squat about the white kid, but they're practically ready to turn the date of Brown's death into a national holiday, flags half staff & all.

This is all a bunch of race-baiting & race hustling at it's absurd extreme.

It almost looks to me, like the goal here is to make the police reticent to enforce the law against blacks, so they can run rampant & do whatever the hell they please with no worry of repercussion.
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I find it hard to believe but did they really do that????
flags half staff
 
From living in this area:

The neighborhood is Polynesian, and that city, outside SLC, has the 2nd largest Poly pop. next to the islands. They have the toughest gangs, currenty under indictment for racketeering and drug running. I have been in that 7-11 several times, but always concealed carry. Scary neighborhood, (reminds be of Watts, circa 1970).
The young man was poly, (just as Zimmerman was Hispanic, neither white, by the BATF definition). He also was suspected of a robbery the night before.

The reason none of this has hit the press, is that the cop had a cam corder on his shoulder and got the entire thing. The recording will be released at the end of the investigation, the media is not saying anything, because they might have to eat some big kakka.

a week later the DEA made a task force sweep through that area with around 45 felony arrest for heroin trafficking and confiscated a bunch.
and this the funny part--- the local prosecutor was upset that there would be more crime because this would cut the supply and cause the price to go up.

and the bright side-- Two of the State Attorney General have be indicted by the FBI and federal jury, on witness tampering and accepting bribes.


Utah governer said "This is a black eye for the state of Utah" ------------------- ya think?
 
Holder will try to make the Ferguson cop a fall guy. Currently a defense fund has been set up for him and I think contributions have exceeded 60k but that was last week.
 
rt3 said:
Holder will try to make the Ferguson cop a fall guy. Currently a defense fund has been set up for him and I think contributions have exceeded 60k but that was last week.
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Holder can try all he wants, but the rule of law will prevail just like it did in the Zimmerman case.

As I recall, Holder launched an investigation to see if civil rights charges could be brought against GZ & we all see where that went...


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It's the heavy handed rule of law people are complaining about. When a cop shoots a man unnecessarilly the least should happen to him is he lose his job. Many should be prosecuted. If innocent turn him lose. If it murder 2 or manslaughter, jail him. These military tactics need to end. I expect many on the Ferguson force have no business being on anybodies police force. They've got mental issues that should disqualify them from the force or to carry a gun. Weed them out, fire them. It's been years since the law has been administered fairly. In my exaulted opinion.:sentimental:
 
Much of that could be true, but I don't think a community that erupts into rioting, burning & looting has any room to complain about heavy handed police tactics.

People seem to think the police in these situations are somehow supposed to differentiate between peaceful protesters & trouble makers. They aren't mind readers & in a riot, don't have the time or where with all to sit down with each individual & do a psychological profile of them to determine their motives for being there. Meanwhile, the looting & burning is raging on.

When the police say CLEAR OUT AND GO AWAY!!! just do so if you don't want to be tased, gassed or threatened. The people who refuse to leave are asking for trouble.

Had the police just stood by & said "pretty please with sugar on top", they'd be under fire for not doing enough because they don't care about black people or their neighborhoods.
 
I've heard people using the words killing and murder as if they are just interchangeable words. They are not!
1. Killing = The act of a person or thing that kills.
2. Murder = The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.
My first son was murdered by a malicious coward, and my second son's liver had been killing him for several months before he died.
There really is a difference.:hide:
 
it is interesting how people confuse the two. Blaming an inanimate object for murder. guns kill (no people murder), etc.
 
rt3 said:
it is interesting how people confuse the two. Blaming an inanimate object for murder. guns kill (no people murder), etc.
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But nobody is doing that.

That is just a phony-baloney argument that the pro-gun crowd uses to legitimize their support for an even more insane number of guns in society.

More guns increase the number of gun related deaths.

Period.
 
re:More guns increase the number of gun related deaths.
Dont let Wayne LaPierre hear you talking like that .:playful:
 
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