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[–]actionguy87 [スコア非表示]  (69子コメント)

But unlike 1968, that man is not fighting for his civil rights. Maybe he just finished looting a CVS. TIME attempting to call these two events similar is not entirely appropriate.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (34子コメント)

...are you just going to assume he looted a CVS? Are you serious?

[–]reversecs [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

The reason the police are there is because someone did loot a cvs.

[–]illz569 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

They were called in before the looting started.

[–]luckyday13 [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

He's probably from r/stormfront, ignore him.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

There's so many racists on Reddit lmao

[–]TheAstralGoat [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

in the world*

[–]petesafaggit [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

He talking about the difference in integrity of Dr. King non violent protesters and the current protesters. At least I hope that's what he's saying.

[–]Robby_Digital [スコア非表示]  (19子コメント)

Why does he have is face covered?

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (17子コメント)

Tear gas?

[–]DJstagen [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

If he's one of the peaceful protesters, why is he getting hit with tear gas? In all the photos of the peaceful protests, you can't see one person covering their face.

[–]Robby_Digital [スコア非表示]  (7子コメント)

you really think a bandana and sunglasses protects against tear gas?

[–]frewh [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Bananas have been proven to protect against tear gas

[–]Robby_Digital [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

No, they haven't.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

You really think these people have gas masks in their closets? fuck off

[–]absolutely0life [スコア非表示]  (7子コメント)

They've only used tear gas in violent situations (in Baltimore). Try again.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (6子コメント)

Do the squadron of cops running in full riot gear and batons not look like a violent situation to you? Or are you just that fucking retarded

[–]absolutely0life [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Considering you can't formulate a sentence without resorting to personal attacks, it's really not worth arguing with you. But, I'll try. I've yet to see a case where the police, unprovoked, used tear gas on innocent protesters. The only time they've used it is on violent protesters and those who were breaking curfew. Please, find me an article (Baltimore related) where a non-violent protester was tear-gassed for 'being black.'

Oh wait. You can't.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Please, find me an article (Baltimore related) where a non-violent protester was tear-gassed for 'being black.'

You've got to be fucking kidding me. Of course the police are not going to use tear gas on black people just because they're black. They're not going to use it unprovoked unless it was a rogue officer / group making the decision themselves. They wouldn't be following established protocol.

But 1) this is clearly a violent situation

and 2) The original commenter had no business assuming the man in the picture robbed a CVS

[–]Podo13 [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

Being prepared for the possibility of a violent situation doesn't automatically mean the situation is violent. But yes, they are generalizing.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

He's implying that this situation isn't violent —according to you he shouldn't be able to make the call one way or another.

[–]Podo13 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Right, and I'm also saying you can't make the call based on speculation either. Not trying to agree or disagree with either of you.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Tell it to him, he brought it up

[–]illz569 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Why did Occupy Wall Street protestors wear masks? Why did Arab Spring protestors wear bandanas and gas masks?

Do you think this is the first time this kid has seen riot police in Baltimore? Everyone knows that tear gas is on the menu when they show up.

[–]gibbons_iyf [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Police brutality is a civil rights issue.

[–]QuartrMastr [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

Or maybe he's running away so that he doesn't get caught in the crossfire of a stressful enough day.

Don't assume.

[–]dragery [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Yeah, that explains the bandanna covering his face. It's a good thing he had his hanky with him to cover his face from the smoke when those cops came out of nowhere to beat his ass just for being black.

[–]Whiskeypants17 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

The cops shoot tear gas near my office sometimes, so I wear a bandana to cut down on the gassy smell. By 'office' I mean selling crack on the corner while stealing your white women.

[–]Krazy-8 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

While stealing your white women?

At least you wear your racism on your sleeve.

[–]Conservativeoxen [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

fuck you. douchebag

[–]untitleddocument37 [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

But it sells magazines!!!

[–]shockwave414 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

In 1968 2015!

[–]untitleddocument37 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

To be fair, misrepresenting the truth in 1968 sold copy too.

[–]shockwave414 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Thanks Buzz, I was just trying to make it look like the cover...

[–]91jjjj [スコア非表示]  (16子コメント)

Oh really? Is not being murdered by the police not a civil right?

Edit:

I posted this in another comment, but regarding the whole "these two events aren't similar thing" an example I used is "Machine Gun" Ronnie Thompson, Mayor of Macon, GA.

From his wikipedia page:
"In midsummer of 1971, a racial crisis erupted when a black city employee was shot and killed by a white policeman, who a month later was cleared of involuntary manslaughter.[21] Mayor Thompson imposed a 36-hour curfew after several suspected fire bombings. He fired a carbine in the air, heard over police radio, while he accompanied a police patrol.[19] He further angered liberals by publicly discussing the "best type of bullet" to use against the criminal element. Critics called him "Machine Gun Ronnie", a sobriquet to which he did not object though he never handled a machine gun. In fact, he paid for his campaigns by selling memorabilia containing the name "Thompson" on model machine guns.[22]"

Take whichever side you want, but to say this isn't similar you're just in denial. Feel free to downvote and circlejerk the whole "black people complain too much" thing, but these same problems are still here, perhaps not quite as extreme, but still here.

[–]spadecradle [スコア非表示]  (15子コメント)

The cops are only there because of rioters. If there was a peacful protest not looting, rioting, and tearing up their own communities then maybe there wouldn't be as many police officers in Baltimore. That being said without rioting who knows how the police force would have reacted. Maybe there would still be unnecessary police force. Or maybe without rioting Baltimore wouldn't have gotten the attention it needs to impove, but the police are not the users of unecessary violence here.

[–]BrianPurkiss [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

Cops in SWAT gear show up to peaceful protests. This started as a peaceful protests and the riot gear was out before things turned violent.

[–]itsme10082005 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Uhhhh...are you serious here? Get your facts right. The reason this went on so long is because the cops DIDNT show up in riot gear. They got charged by fucking high school aged kids and that's why a few got injured right off the bat. The cops started gearing up because the kids said they were going to "purge".

You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

[–]Robby_Digital [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Jeez talk about a stretch...

[–]SirMctrolington [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Apart from severing a man's spine which sparked this entire event.

[–]Tangelooo [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You out of your mind? Cops show up in swat gear even if you're protesting peacefully nowadays. They don't like anyone protesting.

[–]Syn7axError [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Both the police and rioters used unessecery violence.

[–]91jjjj [スコア非表示]  (7子コメント)

but the police are not the users of unecessary violence here.

What do you mean? Aren't these so called "riots" a response to the loss of a man's life from exactly that?

[–]GoingAllTheJay [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The protest, sure. The rioters are just assholes who needed any excuse to start destroying things.

[–]walt333 [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

These people have an issue, but instead of civil disobedience; they chose riot.

Because "Fuck da police"

[–]91jjjj [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Because you totally understand where they're coming from right?

[–]absolutely0life [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Maybe I don't understand the black plight, and I never will, because I'm not black. But I do understand that looting local businesses is wrong. Some of the protesters seem unable to grasp this.

[–]91jjjj [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The fact that you are more bothered by looting than people being murdered by the police, (who's job is to protect them) just shows an extreme lack of empathy.

It suggests to me that you, or at least many people who share yours or a similar perspective, are so disconnected from black people that you can't even empathize with them as peers.

[–]spadecradle [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

Sorry, the police in the picture

[–]91jjjj [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Ok, what's your point though? The problem is not how police officers handle riots/protests, but how the way they handle their business that leads to them.

[–]Liusediana [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

That prejudice though ^

[–]claminac [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I think you should do a quick google search of the words "1968" and "riot"

[–]obadetona [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

How the fuck would you know that???

[–]Legendary331 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

You know something feel free to shred what I'm about to say with whatever belifes you may have but I think what's happening today with police brutality and mass surveillance deserves to be responded to with violence. It has been repeatedly proven that these people in charge DO NOT give two shits about you or me or anybody. When I think of great change I feel it has always been associated with violence. Whether it be change for the better or for worse. Why not send a message that we are tired of being fucked with and murdered and kept in poverty by your fucked up systems in place? Say what you want but a message is always sent with the sword. I say this in hopes of encouraging discussion. Not having my point of view tag me as some simpleton.