George Floyd protests in America

[SkinnyPupp]

I missed this today somehow

Twitter

That's the president of the city council, they are really going to try to get this done

I've said a million times here that the police here and elsewhere need to just be rebooted and started from scratch under a new system. If Minneapolis actually gets it done, that would be beyond amazing.

[Acura604]

meanwhile.. racism continues to thrive. let's face it... this concept is not going to be rooted out in at least a few generations. its hard coded and running in generations for some of these redneck trash.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-ge...ots-went-viral

[GLOW]

i just read that on social media but the pictures weren't sharpied out. apparently in the UK a few teens were charged for it.

[westopher]

They should really make diversity and tolerance a more focal point in education so these kids have a chance of realizing how stupid their parents are that engrain the intolerance into them. That’s probably a good place to start.

[Hondaracer]

In b4 Vancouver protests turn ugly tonight and people forget why they cared

[twitchyzero]

https://www.haydenplanetarium.org/ty...of-my-skin.php

[320icar]

Originally Posted by westopher

They should really make diversity and tolerance a more focal point in education so these kids have a chance of realizing how stupid their parents are that engrain the intolerance into them. That’s probably a good place to start.

It really starts with the family. My mom/dad would not have stood for that shit from my brother and i

[MG1]

Originally Posted by westopher

They should really make diversity and tolerance a more focal point in education so these kids have a chance of realizing how stupid their parents are that engrain the intolerance into them. That’s probably a good place to start.

It's a tough one. Kids see bullying everywhere. In the news, television shows, movies, advertisement, in the neighbourhood, in school, after school activities, church, parents, friends - everywhere.

Somewhere over the years, it has gotten out of hand. Girls use to stick to being mean, but nowadays, they're becoming more and more violent. They need to teach the Golden Rule again in schools and pre-schools.

Kids have no moral compass. Nobody teaches them right from wrong and very few examples of kindness exists. It gets worse with each generation. We need to somehow make it cool to be kind and thoughtful.

Too many takers and not enough givers.


Take RS, for example. I can rattle of a dozen members who do nothing but destroy. I used to post more on RS. It's hard to keep positive. There's no point, it seems.

Let's hear more positive stories. Even if it' seems trivial. It all adds up. MSREE had a thread that was cool. I don't know where it is anymore. Random Acts of Kindness thread, another one.

I'm no angel, either. I've said and done some really stupid things. I avoid arguing as much as possible. I try not to fail people who have differing opinions, unless it becomes personal. Even then, I try to ignore and not feed the fire.

It's hard to be positive. /sermon

[twitchyzero]

what are you doing outside of your rape dungeon gulolololol

[Ch28]

Originally Posted by westopher

They should really make diversity and tolerance a more focal point in education so these kids have a chance of realizing how stupid their parents are that engrain the intolerance into them. That’s probably a good place to start.

They really should overhaul the public education system while they're at it.

More emphasis needs to be put into real-life issues such as financial literacy.

[westopher]

Totally. The curriculum has not been made to keep up to modern times. I’m not sure where the money would come from in Canada for such a large project to be fair.
For the US it’s pretty obvious. A little less money spent on military and the fucking space army would be a good start.

[westopher]

Originally Posted by 320icar

It really starts with the family. My mom/dad would not have stood for that shit from my brother and i

Unfortunately some kids aren’t lucky enough to have smart parents.

[Manic!]

Some people in Canada have been fired for doing the challenge including a Canadian border services employee.

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/e...s-george-floyd

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/202...rge-floyd.html

[westopher]

How can people be so stupid? I’m sure everyone here has made a questionable joke Or a few in their lifetimes, but how to be deaf do you have to be to be this stupid, and to broadcast it to the world?
What do they think these things will accomplish? Get a laugh? Create some sort of argument they are looking for? Like, what’s the plan here?

[whitev70r]

^ "Social media is the toilet of the internet" ... Lady Gaga

The desire for likes drives people to do stupid shit.

[mikemhg]

Originally Posted by Hehe

So, you are saying that looting and rioting is JUSTIFIABLE when a black dude die and suddenly BLM is the most trending hashtag on Twitter because we have to bring the unknown amount of racists out there.

Now, 7 million of yellow dudes and dudettes are having their BASIC FREEDOM, ALL THOSE GUARANTEED to YOU by our charters and the constitution in the US, taken away and that's NOT justifiable?

Who's the hypocrite here? Admit it... you care BLM ONLY because it's the fucking trend. It's the topic that's IN... if you don't talk about it and support it, it's wrong.

Where is your sympathy on yellow skin people? I thought we are arguing about racial equality. So, how many yellow skin dude's death would it take so that #YellowLivesMatter become a trend?

You think about that and then come to tell me who's the hypocrite here. The FACT is that you DON'T CARE BLM. You probably don't have any close black friends and you are only arguing for black people BECAUSE it's the COOL THING to do.

I appreciate the sentiments from other posters in this thread who corroborated my support of the protesters in Hong Kong.

Hehe, I am black. My father is from Nigeria, my mother is Irish.

My family has always been political in nature and involved in those facets both here in Canada, and in Nigeria.

I can very much assure you that this isn't some "fad" to me, this is my life.

I see that you want to turn this thread and make it about you, or "yellow" people for that matter, and you have literally not read a single one of my posts, it is obvious you are not here for any real dialog.

Good luck to you, perhaps if there's an RS Meet, you and I can speak in person further. Outside of that, I wish you and the movement of the HK protesters the very best.

We will not agree on these other issues, and I personally do not care enough to change your mind at this point.

[underscore]

Originally Posted by MG1

It gets worse with each generation.

The only change is we are able to hear about it more with each generation. I guarantee you people were just as capable of being pieces of shit in years past, word just didn't travel as fast or as far.

[twitchyzero]

stay crassy vancouver



https://bc.ctvnews.ca/anti-police-sa...aint-1.4970840

[MSREE]

Originally Posted by Acura604

meanwhile.. racism continues to thrive. let's face it... this concept is not going to be rooted out in at least a few generations. its hard coded and running in generations for some of these redneck trash.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-ge...ots-went-viral

Yeah I was gonna post this picture with the faces not blurred out.
However my views are not peaceful.
I struggle with what to say because honestly when I see shit like this I feel RAGE.
I wish these kids would feel the fear and pain that black people and other minorities feel when we see this shit.

I have to really think about what I post and how I respond because I don’t want to promote more violence and hate than what is already out there..

But every fucking time I see this picture I also feel that a little violence would teach these kids a lesson. I wonder who raised these people.

Also to Hehe, respectfully you’re kinda dumb. These guys are being nice to you but you really do not understand the meaning of black lives matter.

Imagine you have a child. The child dies. You have a funeral for your child in a closed room and you’re at the podium telling everyone in the room how much you will miss your child and all the ways your child was special.

NOW, someone kicks open the door to your funeral. This person rushes you at the podium and grabs the microphone and yells “WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN TOO THAT ARE ALSO SPECIAL THAT MAY DIE SOMEDAY”.

You’re the person who kicked open the door to the funeral and yelled at everyone in the funeral room with this “all lives matter” shit.

Nobody is saying that black lives matter over other lives.
Black lives matter is a call for justice for the lives that were taken with no consequence and for this situation to STOP HAPPENING without any consequences for the perpetrators.

There are two houses. The one on the right is ON FIRE.
The firemen come and hose down the house on the right.
The house on the left is still a house and still important but it’s not fucking on fire.
Would you yell at the firemen and tell them to hose down the house on the left too?

Just because we aren’t black doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care.
This affects all minorities. Oppression works best when we are divided.
If we stand together and support each other, there is a better chance for real change.

It shouldn’t have to be that something heartbreaking happens to someone we love for us to care. We should already care because we are human beings who want a better world.

In my opinion, fuck businesses. They have insurance. A lot of businesses that have been affected by rioting have stated that the stores are fine and the company stands behind the protestors. When they were kneeling in NFL games they didn’t like that either. MLK marches and it wasn’t right. So???? How then?
There’s never a right time or way to protest that will be accepted by the system it’s against.

ALSO, there are always opportunists at large gatherings like these. I have seen lots of peaceful protests. You can’t say that all the people destroying property and looting are really for BLM. I saw a video of cops marching towards protestors and breaking a window of a car? I’ve seen videos of cops unloading bricks from their vehicles to instigate protestors.
Jake Paul was arrested for looting. I really doubt that shit stain is for BLM.

If your main concern is for damaged property, your priorities are fucked up.
What you’re really saying is these businesses are more important than the lives taken, more important than the brutality of the crimes committed.

When you work at a retail store, they always tell you if someone comes to steal, give them what they want and do not try to stop them.
Product is replaceable. A LIFE IS NOT.

[SkinnyPupp]

Twitter

[GS8]

Originally Posted by Ludepower

What's everyone's thoughts on the planned protest at the Vancouver convention center tomorrow.

Do these protestors forget were in a fucking pandemic? My ass has been home doing my part while we have thousands making they're way downtown in crowded skytrains.

All of our commendable work in keeping the infection rate low goes down the toilet with these idiots.

A lot of people made sacrifices to get us this far because that's what good people do. We care about our communities, we care about doing our part to help the bigger picture and to achieve that end goal with an optimistic outcome. Yes there will be causalities but it's in our best interest to do what we can to minimize those causalities.

Because of this virus, people had to:

Cancel weddings
Cancel reunions
Cancel trips
Cancel funerals
Could not see their dying loved ones in person at the hospital which resulted in stories like this
Could not assist their disabled relatives in hospital leading to this
Learn their vulnerable parents died hours apart
Family could not return to Canada resulting in this

How many more? It's not just the virus but the pandora's box the virus opens.

We are so close to the start of phase 3 and this protest is happening now. Remember when people went in full rat mode, exposing people on social media who were romping in the park or hanging at the beach? A protest typically involves a lot of shouting and possible sweating.

Of course the George Floyd death was awful but swift action was taken and charges laid. I get the bigger cause but most of the people I see speaking on the news just want to be the maestro of the masses. Take charge and lead the pack in an endless circle while convincing them they're doing something worthy, all while basking in the UV rays of their own delusion of grandeur. To call people like Al Sharpton a snake is an insult to snakes. To say the media is reporting to look out for our best interests is an insult to journalism. It's all about generating revenue so they can continue to pat themselves on the back while publicly ridiculing anyone who dare cross their narrative. Funny how you can't cancel culture a news station even with fake news they spit out. They are never held accountable. They move on and act as if nothing happened. Institutions of sociopathy.



I hope the medical systems around the world don't get swamped again. Imagine getting another wave before the actual second wave is supposed to come.

[EndLeSS8]

Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1268985812605075456

Why were chokeholds even allowed...???

Every time I see a suspect being detained, there is always at least 3 cops for every 1 suspect

[Hondaracer]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

stay crassy vancouver



https://bc.ctvnews.ca/anti-police-sa...aint-1.4970840

The ironic thing is the clientele of what’s up hotdog is like the most fucking yuppy granola munching clowns you’ve ever seen, if they ever had the slightest bit of trouble they are the type to instantly call 911 over the stupidest shit possible.

They are also predominantly the type that have probably -never- had an encounter with the police

I live right around the corner from it, fuck that place.

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by EndLeSS8

Why were chokeholds even allowed...???



Every time I see a suspect being detained, there is always at least 3 cops for every 1 suspect

My buddy actually told me the reason for this. He said in training that it took around 3 guys to pin him down, and same was said when he was trying to pin someone else down (another trainee)

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[underscore]

All 57 members of the Boston ERT resigned after the incident where the 75 year old man was shoved down for no reason. Not for good reasons, but because they don't like how the two officers "who were following orders" are being treated. At least they're making it easier to clear out the shitty cops.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...aPq9CjMrVdsjHo