You would think some people need a fucking PHD to understand this.

somewhat incompatible statements, but get on with your bad self =)


Made me ill watching this video. Aside from the death of an innocent person

yet again

deeply saddened and nauseated by how strong and composed Ms Reynolds had to be, in the face of such a nightmare. simply to protect herself and her child. I can't imagine how I could hold shit together in that moment, were I in her place. Just unfucking real

I'm sure he had a parking ticket somewhere back there though, to justify this execution


I appreciate your public support for this issue, sincerely, but gotta challenge you here.

US vets most vulnerable to the issues that affect returning soldiers often tend to be the same peeps most vulnerable to police brutality.

The lower military ranks disproportionately include peeps with lower intake income levels/access to state and non-state resources in the US, in part correlated with race.

Not negating in ANY way the struggles and pain that middle class and/or white priv soldiers face, just not fair to pin blame this brutality on vets. of any shade. Period

Many of the same peeps who fought and returned home broken are the same peeps to be criminalized moment they step out of line.

There is endless literature on the impact of war, economics and issues upon return as they specifically impact racialized peeps. Specifically young Black males.


Most importantly though:

Your position minimizes the systemic nature of the issue, to chalk this up to pathology caused by exposure to violence overseas.

total cop out, and not borne out in study, including that which involves vets and propensity to violence regarding this issue, both at home and in the public sphere.

Fact is there's not an epidemic of Black cops killing Black peeps.

in my old city (Toronto) the cops had an actual organization within the 'blue line', to deal with the ish they faced off duty/out of uniform.

this occurs, and reoccurs because officers of the law are socialized into the same societies we all grow up in. environs of learning which criminalize and pathologize Black bodies as part of an enduring and historical process that lingers and reproduces.

then they join a para-military org that doesn't challenge this socialization, and peeps are let out on the streets with weapons and power. what could possibly go wrong?

please accept my apologies for my behaviour here. i wasn't in a place where i should have been conversing about this subject on gfy, and i regret my use of language and disrespect shown to your person.

This is outrageous... They should be punished for their crime!!!

Maybe they could have done a better job subduing the suspect if they didn't have one hand occupied by holding a gun.

here's two facts for you...

You're not black.

You live in a bubble.

dam Canadians always apologizing.

:winkwink:

I accept your apology and give you mine as well. No sweat. It's good to blow off steam sometimes. That's what GFY is for. I remember in the BBS days most places had a "war board" just for insulting people. lOL!

Here's two for you

You are a failure

You live in your mothers house

Neither one of those are true about me...but the two I mentioned about you are true. So I win that one dickhead.

You are white FACT

You seem to think a traffic stop experience is the same for you as it is for any black person. FACT

^^^banging your head against a wall only feels good when it stops.

can't preach to another choir dead set in/on their own anecdotal ways/experiences/modes of understanding. peeps open to learning new things, absolutely worthwhile.

the rest, pardon my french but fuck em in terms of relevance to you and what you care about and their lack of ability to imagine a life experience beyond their own.

no shade on them, to each their own. just disregard ignorant cr@p as you perceive it and move on to more relevant challenges. if you care fight in ways that don't involve debating with problematic peeps on a message board. like any of what we write here actually matters anyway?

gonna report ya both to admin for exhibiting human decency and respect.

not cool y'all. for shame =p

So fucked :(