Ferguson police execute an unarmed 17 yr old boy (Update: Ferguson police chief to resign 3/19)

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funny..........

" i do a lot of work in my community for all walks of life, black"

what exactly do you do?

Also, you basically said the suburbs are the new slums now.....is it your belief that most black people live in poverty?

A) i do not have to explain myself to you but i am involved along with my GF in a large number of community events in low-income areas in pittsburgh. i am not here to be a savior. i am just a guy who likes to help when he can.
B) no, and you thinking that is what i was saying is ludicrous. if you want to take white people to task because of this issue that is fine but i don't have to entertain it.
 

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Really? :heh:

I didn't know that I was supposed to comment on this issue, but since you're intrigued I'll entertain and give you the run down of my thoughts.

- I do find it the overall media bias against black people fukked up. I started following this story on The Coli from the first page, and noting the whole notion of "man" versus "teen", the supposed physical altercation of the side, and just the aspect that media as a whole looks down on the black community is fukked up.

- It's sad to me, Michael Brown wanted to move on with his life and become an adult like most anyone would. My father buried people for 40 years of his life, and he always said to me that the hardest funerals that he would ever handle were ones when there was an older child involved. I feel for Michael's family because you raised a child to practically being an adult and even were going to see him go to the next stage in life, and then he's gone. All because of some fukked up, racist, hot-head ass cop.

- I think it's pretty amazing that social media is being used in such a manner to bring light not only to the situation specifically but the overall tensions that exist (quietly or publicly) between black communities and the white majority. People in general turn a blind eye to these types of things, I think this "Post Racial America" thing is pretty beat overall and something white people cooked up to make themselves feel better. White people are good at glossing over things, for better or for worse.

- I cannot speak for what black people should or shouldn't do with everything that's taking place. I respect people protesting (publicly/politically or even in a confrontational manner). Ironically enough, that's pretty much the most American thing that anyone can do. I think they're on the correct path in doing so as the squeaky wheel gets the grease can apply in a situation like this.

You have taken part in lesser discussions, why not share all those opinions you have with everyone else on this one. You were in this thread prior to me @ing you werent you?

Do you feel that what is and has been happening to black people in this country is at a breaking point?
 
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It is crazy how a cop can blow a kid away in front of a bunch of witnesses (some of them recording the aftermath on video) then his cop buddies try to help him cover it up and the majority of people are unaffected by it...
Unfortunately people have the :manny: and :yeshrug: reactions if it doesnt directly affect them. But i feel you brotha
 

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A) i do not have to explain myself to you but i am involved along with my GF in a large number of community events in low-income areas in pittsburgh. i am not here to be a savior. i am just a guy who likes to help when he can.
B) no, and you thinking that is what i was saying is ludicrous. if you want to take white people to task because of this issue that is fine but i don't have to entertain it.
what specifically do you do in these low income areas in pittsburg?

Why is me thinking that ludicrous? You stated low income urban when referring to blacks in the suburbs then went on to explain why you felt that way (that the suburbs are the new slums now that the blacks are there) so, if the suburbs are the new slums and the inner cities are still the slums....why was it ludacrious for me to come ot the conclusion that you feel the majority of black people live in poverty?
 

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what specifically do you do in these low income areas in pittsburg?

Why is me thinking that ludicrous? You stated low income urban when referring to blacks in the suburbs then went on to explain why you felt that way (that the suburbs are the new slums now that the blacks are there) so, if the suburbs are the new slums and the inner cities are still the slums....why was it ludacrious for me to come ot the conclusion that you feel the majority of black people live in poverty?
once again i do not have to explain myself to you. if you don't want to believe that i am involved in community events including cleanups, fundraisers, health and wellness education, and more then that is on you. you are some dude on a message board, why should i bare my soul and my life to your scrutiny.

as to your second point i never once said that the majority of black people live in poverty. all i did was reference a very real trend in american urban development that affects people of all races and particular socioeconomic status. i then apologized for my ignorance of the town of ferguson, MO a place i know very little about. you know why? because i don't often think about the state of missouri. i have enough going on in my own life.
 

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You know what I can't get over? Cops weren't half this strapped during the Occupy wall street protest, and they had over 10x the people.

Guess because they knew white people ain't throwing trash cans threw windows unless their sports team loses.
They knew the people for Occupy Wall Street weren't really angry and were just their for show, on some trendy hipster sh1t...

Russell Simmons and Jay-Z were out there :pachaha: .. They knew that sh1t wasn't no real revolt..
 
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