SmashMouth

You’re a silly boy... Let’s just shut everything down forever, right? My son started summer workouts yesterday morning. He’s one of the most important things in my life, and I would give my life to save his. No hesitation. You need to worry about your family and your kids and leave the parenting of my kids to me. Get your head out of the sand (and your butt) and learn the facts. Young healthy teen athletes have almost no chance of serious health issues or death from the China virus. Go spout your crap somewhere else. And leave my child out of your fear driven comments.

Police chiefs are kneeling because they want to appear to be on the side of social injustice reform. Where were they before their towns were being set on fire? Politicians are kneeling because they want your vote. If they are so sympathetic, why weren’t they passing legislation to help solve the problems of social injustice? Drew Brees decides one day after posting about never kneeling for the national Anthem that he was wrong. Does he really think he’s wrong or is he just reacting to the backlash? I have no doubt that you are intelligent and have done quite a bit to better your position both financially and socially. So why don’t you preach on here about that? Why don’t you give others a look at what they can do to help their situation? The problem you said was economics. I don’t disagree. Just as big a problem is the lack of a strong family unit. This may not apply to you, but it is true that the people keeping the lower income people down are the ones who act like they are trying to help the most. Slavery by entitlement.

You and your ideology continues the slavery of our Black communities.

That’s cuz Roger is a punk a $$ Be-otch who knows how to throw crumbs to his mostly black employees while using them to make his billions even at the expense of America. And they think they got to him. Lol. He will allow them to sit, kneel, do the splits, do whatever they want as long as they keep running the ball on that big green cotton field. The wrong side of history, you say? You’re already on it. Pelosi and the gang already took care of that. They give you free food and a little bit of healthcare and tell you, “Relax...you don’t have to work. You don’t have to try hard. You don’t have to take responsibility. Just vote for us and we will give you just enough to survive. That’s right. Go on now. Go cast that vote and fill up that cotton sack...You be a real good boy and we might even let y’all sit in the middle of the bus.” PAMFAM, I’m sure you’re one helluva good guy, but friend, you’re being led down the wrong path.

Yeah, but the way I gathered facts, did an apples to apples comparison then laid it all out for everyone to understand, you would have thought they (or anyone for that matter) would have at least given me a like! Lol.

Exactly. No disagreement on your point. Just laying out there why someone might not necessarily believe the po po is the one smashing their door in...

You’re speaking from the stance of a regular citizen. If you’re a drug dealer or some other kind of “bad guy” or even an informant, for that matter, you may be susceptible to a variety of folks trying to knock down your door...

Man, you definitely pointed out the pertinent information, but without an an actual accounting of the incident in great detail, it would be too difficult to award blame. I will say that if this “no-knock” warrant is a real thing, that definitely sounds like a dangerous practice for both sides of the door. If someone busted through my door unannounced and my weapon was close by (which it usually is), I’m going to assume a defensive posture and begin shooting.

Unfortunately CardinalBacker already stole some of my thunder, so I’ll go deeper. Stick with me on this one. These numbers are what I found on the internet, then I extrapolated them myself to come up with some apple to apple comparisons: Population: Whites - 234,379,202 Blacks - 40,610,815 Total whites and blacks - 274,981,017 (W=85.23% & B=14.77%) W on W Homicide 2018 - 6,088 B on B Homicide 2018 - 7,400 Total white and black homicides - (W=45.13% & B=54.87%) So, even though whites account for over 85% of the white and black population, they only comprise 45% of the total same race homicides. Blacks account for an underwhelming percentage of less than 15% of the white and black population, but take credit for well over 1/2 the same race homicides at 55%. To put things in perespective, if whites killed whites at the same rate that blacks killed blacks, there would be about 42,706 instead of 6,088 - more than 700% increase! However, if blacks reduced their percentages to the level of whites, there would be only an approximate 1,055 black on black homicides. So, explain to me again what the real problem is Mr. Bogey Man?

I will still watch. I just won’t agree. But you know who definitely won’t be watching? The estimated 350,000 black citizens who have been killed by other blacks in the last 40 years. Does the black community REALLY think that Black Lives Matter?

That’s because “Kap” decided to kneel during the national anthem. And now AMERICANS gone hate. Just like he hates the country that gave him millions of dollars and a platform to spread his anti-American views.

I understand what you’re saying. But don’t you think that if the black community placed more value on black lives by killing less of each other then it would have an even greater impact than any other action? Is it the justice system or is it the black community that is doing the most harm to themselves? Should we all quit pointing a finger and begin looking in the mirror? Black lives DO matter. So how do we convince black individuals of that?

I’ll say this. I generally don’t get my motivation about life or make political decisions from the advice of a pro-athlete, a Hollywood actor or from a pop singer. But when I saw what Drew Brees said about not kneeling during the national anthem, man I was really proud of him. But now, what a cowardly punk. He lost respect from my point of view. What a little freakin be-otch.

You never commented on my post. Cuz you can’t.

I was just asking a question. I, like you, don’t know if it was racially motivated. I’m trying to sort out the details, so I can have a feeling about it one way or another. I respected the fact that you admitted that you’re not sure either. Then you began to attack me for being in the sticks too long. You don’t know me. I’ve not said anything about saying this was any less than murder. I’ve never said anything about race. Then you try to paint me as a backwoods hillbilly from the sticks. Both my parents were in the USMC. My dad for 30 years. We lived all over the place. In San Diego, my two best friends were Japanese and Samoan. At another station my two best friends were Black and White. My mom’s first husband and father of my older sister was Hispanic. So my sister is Hispanic. When I was 8, we had a “little brother” who was 3 months old, a black child. We lived in Tyrrell Park In Beaumont. It wasn’t real popular with either side of the races in the mid 70’s, but it never phased us one bit. So don’t tell me about seeing the forest for the trees. If we are going to use cliche’ phrases, then get your head out of your a $$. It’s people like you who admit you have no idea if it was racially motivated, but you’re willing to paint this as an injustice to black men only. You, my blind friend, are the racist! And if black men would quit killing other black men, then you would decrease homicide to black men by 90%!!! “According to 2014 FBI data, 90% of African-American homicides were committed by African Americans.” - USA Today So get off turning “whitey” into the reason black men are being killed. Look in the damn mirror!

A lot of speculation with this question for sure. I don’t know the 1st thing about police academy or rookie training, but I would think there would be (especially in today’s environment) a pretty big chapter on ethics and protocols. They were screwed either way.

Do you think Floyd’s death was racially motivated and why?

I hope you’re wrong, but I wouldn’t doubt it.

So maybe there’s something very possible I don’t know. When the store owner called the cops on Floyd, did he tell the dispatch, “Oh by the way, let officer Chauvin know it’s Floyd. Here’s his chance...” , or was it just by chance?... Nope, Watters is right, musta been planned for sure. How in HELL do you suppose that could have played out??? Seriously?

This is the only social media site I visit as well other thanYouTube.

Oh lord...Jesse Watters...what a dork. A hit job. Maybe it’s linked to JFK somehow. I read where Floyd had visited Dallas once, AND (get this) Chauvin ALSO visited Dallas before. Give me a Flippin break.

Good Lord, I wish every man and woman in America had to watch that video! Especially about the Cowboys! Seriously though, what a great great message. Good find 5gal.

Lol. Very observant. Not totally true though. If I’m ever wrong, I will definitely say so. Sadly I’m almost never wrong! 😇

Here are 3 questions to which I really want to know the answers: 1. Why is this killing defined as racial? Are we just making an assumption, or is there evidence that shows some proof. I am not convinced one way or another. 2. Why did the cop keep applying pressure to Floyd’s neck even after he lay motionless? Before you answer, just know that your answer is your opinion only and not necessarily the facts. 3. What part did Floyd play in his own death?

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