Was this a Racial Slur?

[Bumblebee]

In a situation where an officer acting alone needs to apply handcuffs, and only until the cuffs are applied, is one thing. What that officer did should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law in my opinion. That was murder.

That is an argument way above my pay grade...

If he was trained in the technique he used but applied it incorrectly (obviously) then yes.

 

[RedBull]

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[Bumblebee]

This mayor may be right but what a way to fuel the fires so to speak...people are racially divided now, a statement like this is certainly not going to help things.

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[WuzzaCBXRider]

In a situation where an officer acting alone needs to apply handcuffs, and only until the cuffs are applied, is one thing. What that officer did should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law in my opinion. That was murder.

Wasn’t he already cuffed? I don’t think the knee in the neck (is) being taught in police academies. It wasn’t taught in the police academy I attended in the late 70s. Of course kicking and striking an individual with batons already on the ground by several cops for (minutes) until (they) got tired w/o any attempts to cuff him and take him into custody wasn’t taught either.

 

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[Mr Brown]

This mayor may be right but what a way to fuel the fires so to speak...people are racially divided now, a statement like this is certainly not going to help things.

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But he's not wrong. If people in positions of power don't speak out, who will? It is a racial problem, black men are far more likely to die at the hands of a police officer than white men. That is a fact. It is not however just a racial problem, but we have to acknowledge the racial component.

 

[Bumblebee]

But he's not wrong. If people in positions of power don't speak out, who will? It is a racial problem, black men are far more likely to die at the hands of a police officer than white men. That is a fact. It is not however just a racial problem, but we have to acknowledge the racial component.

I agree what he said may not be wrong but the platform he occupies sitting directly in ground zero is not the right place to say it...emotions are too high and this could lead to more racial issues. If one looks in the crowd there are other races protesting as well which says to me that everyone is getting fed up.

Race issues the US need to go to the highest levels and then disseminate down with severe penalties if those criteria aren't met..an overview committee needs to be in place to ensure compliancy.

This is the 21st century and the world is mobile with many other races, cultures and religions moving around the globe, the time for action needs to be implemented and enforced to show racism will not be tolerated.

 

[Tached1300]

But he's not wrong. If people in positions of power don't speak out, who will? It is a racial problem, black men are far more likely to die at the hands of a police officer than white men. That is a fact. It is not however just a racial problem, but we have to acknowledge the racial component.

And it will not change or stop until their peers (officers and whites) and society in general see it as a problem and say this is not acceptable in our society.

 

[Mr Brown]

I agree what he said may not be wrong but the platform he occupies sitting directly in ground zero is not the right place to say it...emotions are too high and this could lead to more racial issues. If one looks in the crowd there are other races protesting as well which says to me that everyone is getting fed up.

Race issues the US need to go to the highest levels and then disseminate down with severe penalties if those criteria aren't met..an overview committee needs to be in place to ensure compliancy.

This is the 21st century and the world is mobile with many other races, cultures and religions moving around the globe, the time for action needs to be implemented and enforced to show racism will not be tolerated.

Then who should be the ones saying it Bill? Famous black folk who protest (even by kneeling) are vilified as unpatriotic. Average black folk who protest are labeled as rioters, or criminals. Academics who protest are described as radical or leftist. There is no help from the country's highest office, the silence of the otherwise incessantly chattering President speaks volumes. In the video it is clear that the officers on the scene were not interested in stopping their fellow officer, and one need look no further than earlier in this very thread to find that some people deny the severity of racism in the US.
If not him (or you and I) who? If not now, when?

 

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[michael parris heuberger]

And it will not change or stop until their peers (officers and whites) and society in general see it as a problem and say this is not acceptable in our society.

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[Sandow]

But he's not wrong. If people in positions of power don't speak out, who will? It is a racial problem, black men are far more likely to die at the hands of a police officer than white men. That is a fact. It is not however just a racial problem, but we have to acknowledge the racial component.

what would be another component that this is apparently a fact in your opinion?

 

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[Mr Brown]

what would be another component that this is apparently a fact in your opinion?

What are you referring to, exactly?

 

[Bumblebee]

Then who should be the ones saying it Bill? Famous black folk who protest (even by kneeling) are vilified as unpatriotic. Average black folk who protest are labeled as rioters, or criminals. Academics who protest are described as radical or leftist. There is no help from the country's highest office, the silence of the otherwise incessantly chattering President speaks volumes. In the video it is clear that the officers on the scene were not interested in stopping their fellow officer, and one need look no further than earlier in this very thread to find that some people deny the severity of racism in the US.
If not him (or you and I) who? If not now, when?

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I'm not saying it's wrong but the timing is off, his city is burning by rioters...how exactly does burning down a city or destroying property of innocent people getting the right expression across?

The racism issue needs to be taken to a higher authority and like I eluded to in another post, needs a strong, effective oversight.

Racism isn't limited to black on white but all races...I read and see the Spanish speaking people are targeted pretty often as well.

I personally can't understand racism as a person in my eyes is judged by actions not color, race, sexual orientation or creed.

Apparently the police officer in question had multiple complaints against him....

 

[Mr Brown]

I'm not saying it's wrong but the timing is off, his city is burning by rioters...how exactly does burning down a city or destroying property of innocent people getting the right expression across?

The racism issue needs to be taken to a higher authority and like I eluded to in another post, needs a strong, effective oversight.

Racism isn't limited to black on white but all races...I read and see the Spanish speaking people are targeted pretty often as well.

I personally can't understand racism as a person in my eyes is judged by actions not color, race, sexual orientation or creed.

While I agree with you in theory, in practice people who are rioting have very few options. How should people who are oppressed express their frustration with an ongoing situation which has potentially fatal consequences? What is an appropriate way?
I do not condone rioting, I'm far more willing to accept it in this type of scenario as opposed to after a sports championship or something of that sort.

Racism is not condemned from higher authorities in the US, in fact the highest offices have repeatedly found it to be legally, morally, and socially acceptable. Indeed this president has notedly claimed false equivalence in that there were bigots on "many sides" of the events which unfolded in Charlottesville VA. All the man had to do was say that racial hatred was bad, that bigotry is wrong, and he failed. Spectacularly.

I agree that racism isn't limited to any individual race, but I think it's fair to say that black people and Native American people have been on the short end of the stick since this country's inception.

I hope that your way of evaluating people becomes far more prevalent, I'm actively working towards that goal.

 

[Sandow]

What are you referring to, exactly?

That is a fact. It is not however just a racial problem, but we have to acknowledge the racial component.

to this statement. I wanted to know what other part is the problem if its NOT JUST a racial issue.

 

[Mr Brown]

That is a fact. It is not however just a racial problem, but we have to acknowledge the racial component.

to this statement. I wanted to know what other part is the problem if its NOT JUST a racial issue.

The fact reference is related to the previous sentence.

The problem is one of power. Race is simply one means by which the powerful seek to divide the rest of us.

 

[Mr Brown]

I'm listening to police and fire scanner traffic from the Twin Cities, it's bad and getting worse. People are using the anger as an excuse to commit crime. Robberies and such. That's not helpful. They're playing right into the narrative and leaders have got to do better.
That community is tearing itself apart. What a heartbreaking and completely avoidable tragedy.

 

[fallenarch]

I'm listening to police and fire scanner traffic from the Twin Cities, it's bad and getting worse. People are using the anger as an excuse to commit crime. Robberies and such. That's not helpful. They're playing right into the narrative and leaders have got to do better.
That community is tearing itself apart. What a heartbreaking and completely avoidable tragedy.

I'm watching on MSNBC. They have live reporters there and most of the protesters appear to be white. I am going to switch to Fox here to see if the black protesters are congregated elsewhere.