You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
Vancouver Off-Topic / Current EventsThe off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum.
Honestly the type of shit that happens in the states is straight out of a ducking movie in how ridiculous it is
Like that Conway and other senators being briefed on how serious the covid pandemic is and they all dump a bunch of stock with what turns out to be inside information
Public calls for a enquiry, and half ass investigation ensues, they all are cleared of wrongdoing
Like no shit people want to burn down the whitehouse etc Jesus.
Advertisement
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
This is so unfortunate. A proper movement has been hijacked by people that just want to see the world burn. Looting and rioting has NOTHING to do with George Floyd. I just hope that people start seeing this and refrain from joining in with these stupid rioters.
The probe, announced Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz, will look at Minneapolis police policies and procedures over the past 10 years to determine whether the department has engaged in discriminatory practices toward people of color.
I started an unmoderated thread in the NSFW section for people who want to share and watch the violence and deaths that occur with riots.
The thread you're in now is for discussing police misconduct and BLM.
Go post your riot porn there, mods won't be touching it.
An elderly black man is murdered from actions directly related to the death of George Floyd and you have the gall to describe it as riot porn? As a black man, his life mattered. Your mask is starting to come off.
I'm not basing the rule on the race of the people in the murder videos you're putting up. The fact is, murder videos aren't allowed here. There's a forum where you can share things like that, there always has been. Most forums don't offer that kind of service.
Come on I have just 3 requests: 1) Post your violence and deaths in the nsfw thread. 2) Discuss it in this thread. 3) Don't be a dick
How hard is that?
If you really care about that elderly black man, what are you going to do about it? You can share his murder video over there, but then what?
Last edited by SkinnyPupp; 06-03-2020 at 12:35 AM.
Reason: clarity, sensitivity
I just checked that thread you started Skinny. I take offence to you suggesting anyone on this site enjoys seeing violence and death as a result of these riots or any other incidences. Unbelievable.
Would the video of George Floyd's death go in the NSFW section if someone were to post it, would you also describe it a porn and suggest RS members enjoyed watching it?
__________________ LEAFS!
Last edited by Bouncing Bettys; 06-02-2020 at 04:37 PM.
I just checked that thread you started Skinny. I take offence to you suggesting anyone on this site enjoys seeing violence and death as a result of these riots or any other incidences. Unbelievable.
Seriously... Political correctness on RS?!? Let's not take that too far.
I just checked that thread you started Skinny. I take offence to you suggesting anyone on this site enjoys seeing violence and death as a result of these riots or any other incidences. Unbelievable.
Would the video of George Floyd's death go in the NSFW section if someone were to post it, would you also describe it a porn and suggest RS members enjoyed watching it?
Edit: You know what? I know you're just playing a game here but I'll go along with it one last time. I'll take out all my commentary and just say this: No grisly violence or death videos are allowed in the non NSFW section.
He's right tho. Whether or not you have an altruistic view of the protests (which are in good faith), the reality is many of the protests have devolved into absolute violent riots, coupled by groups who probably don't give a shit about black lives, and just want to watch the world burn. To brush the violence aside or pretend it isn't happening is ludicrous. Saying "it's not all protesters that are rioting" and saying "all cops are bad and the system needs yo be torn down" together, is quite possibly the most ironic perspective to have right now.
He's right tho. Whether or not you have an altruistic view of the protests (which are in good faith), the reality is many of the protests have devolved into absolute violent riots, coupled by groups who probably don't give a shit about black lives, and just want to watch the world burn. To brush the violence aside or pretend it isn't happening is ludicrous. Saying "it's not all protesters that are rioting" and saying "all cops are bad and the system needs yo be torn down" together, is quite possibly the most ironic perspective to have right now.
Again we get into the discussion of paying an inordinate amount of attention to the violence compared to the cause itself. There are certain people who definitely want to do that, hell I've seen it on the protesters sides too.
I know you're discussing this in good faith, but I hope I can appeal to people that energy needs to be put in support of the cause, not just wasted on doing nothing other than admonishing violence. The protests turned violent in several places very quickly, and yes, the violence sucks. Real bad. People are going after the wrong targets, there are agent provocateurs and anarchists mixed into all of it. It's messy.. as revolutions tend to be.
But it's such a waste of time to ONLY pay attention to that shit. The protesters will sort it out if they can. I've seen footage of provocateurs getting busted and chased away by protesters.
At the same time, more attention needs to be spent on how the police are acting in these protests. How much are they contributing to the violence? We saw it a lot in HK, and we're seeing it here as well. There's some footage of "good cops" putting down their shields and taking knees... And then minutes later they're pepper spraying protesters and shooting rubber bullets at them. In my opinion, this is WAY WAY WAY more significant that ANY looting or rioting going on.
There's a separate issue of posting death and grisly violence in the non NSFW section of the site that I'm sure you understand (and other people do too, even if they pretend not to). So I have to keep it out of here. If you want to talk about the violence you see, go for it. I will disagree with you as you can see in this post, but I'm not going to stop you. Just keep the videos out of the main forum.
I'm a huge proponent of this and have said that years ago. The same should apply to politicians. If you are put in a position of power and are found to abuse that power, the punishment should be greater.
An elderly black man is murdered from actions directly related to the death of George Floyd and you have the gall to describe it as riot porn? As a black man, his life mattered. Your mask is starting to come off.
I think he meant it in a ‘I don’t approve of it” tone, not in support of ‘riot porn’
Remember the system being fought wants the violence. They want you to pay attention to the violence. If there's not enough violence, they'll set it up themselves.
So you post that shit but move the video of the guy dead over people looting $150 Sanyo TVs from a fucking pawn shop as some sort of woke provocateur false flag shit?
This thread is done.
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
I don't know why people are shocked/upset at the violence. The only way things get changed in the US is via violence.
The US got rid of England via violence.
The slaves were freed via violence.
Blacks got civil rights via violence.
LGBTQ+ community got civil rights via violence.
__________________ Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
So you post that shit but move the video of the guy dead over people looting $150 Sanyo TVs from a fucking pawn shop as some sort of woke provocateur false flag shit?
This thread is done.
I know it's not that hard to understand. I know you're just provoking. I'll still respond in a serious way though.
No videos of death or grisly violence are allowed here
Videos of some punks burning an old decommissioned cop car are allowed here.
Remember the system being fought wants the violence. They want you to pay attention to the violence. If there's not enough violence, they'll set it up themselves.
__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
If you like my Memes, consider supporting my work either through my Patreon Account or Paypal. All donations go directly to hardware and software upgrades that make an even better product!
__________________ Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
__________________
Gold is the money of kings;
Silver is the money of gentlemen;
Barter is the money of peasants;
But debt is the money of slaves.
-Norm Franz
Remember the system being fought wants the violence. They want you to pay attention to the violence. If there's not enough , they'll set it up themselves.
Who the hell is 'they'? Don't tell me you believe that the police is causing the violence? You can't possibly be that stupid, are you? So 'they' are white supremists? Or are they paid professionals hired to cause mayhem by the Trump administration? Or just rednecks from Iowa? Or are they a new generation of Malcolm X followers?
are middle class African Americans interacting with law enforcement more frequently than their Latino or Caucasian counterpart?
ive spent chunk of time in the south and i find more ignorance than anything and that's where education can be helpful. I do think a dialogue to address bias is not only worthwhile but important..however supporting violence and being condescending is counterproductive
Quote:
Originally Posted by unit
the point is that one thing you don't have to worry about holding you back is your race. you don't have to worry about randos yelling shit at you just because of the colour of your skin. you don't have to worry about cops assuming you're a criminal because of your skin. you don't have to worry about being followed around in a store because of your skin. that is what white privilege is all about. not that life is a cake walk for white people, it's that in a racist world, they are the ones that don't have to worry about one factor holding them back: their skin colour.
*in the West
not always applicable if youre Caucasian in parts of China or Japan
I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,653
Thanked 10,382 Times in 3,908 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Remember the system being fought wants the violence. They want you to pay attention to the violence. If there's not enough violence, they'll set it up themselves.
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
