Enough is enough. Violence will only exacerbate the problem.
@Gaming-Planet said:
Time to look at BLM as a terrorist organization.
The terrorism label is being thrown around pretty loosely. Reminds me of the time when MLK and the Civil Rights Movement were labeled as communist sympathizers.
Also, it appears that the Baton Rouge shooter had ties to Nation of Islam but nothing definite with BLM.
@Stesilaus said:
It's terrible what can happen when police officers and civilians vie to catch the same Pokemon.
Seriously, though ...
I'm so appalled by the recent shootings that I now feel bad about all the times I've trumpeted police shooting incidents here on OT. If the truth be told, I can recall only about two occasions on which I've remained convinced that the police acted both deliberately and excessively after I've read both sides of the story or watched the video evidence.
I deem the current situation to be a grim but inevitable consequence of the media fixation on police violence. Whether there's an "agenda", or whether the only agenda is to profit from the sensationalism that accompanies police shootings, I cannot say. But I do feel that the mainstream media has "poisoned the well". :-(
The same media that covers police shootings is the same media that exaggerates crime and especially depicting blacks committing criminal offenses. Ratings is ideal but ideally, the media's job is to report.
@sSubZerOo said:
@mark1974 said:
@sSubZerOo: If you don't like BLM and that is legitimate, does it follow you are against every black person peacefully protesting against police treatment? What if that person says I don't care about BLM or what their so called leaders think I am hear to protest unfair treatment do you still feel a need to but them under the same umbrella and blame them for this?
I have no problem with peaceful protests.. I don't think any one here has a problem with that.. To peacefully protest against police corruption and violence.. People have a problem with Black Lives Matter movement which has become incredibly divisive and hypocritical..
You have BLM leaders of different counties and states calling for the end of violence: LINK & LINK
You're making the assumption that BLM is under the leadership of one or couple of powerful people. It's not. It's very disorganized and uncoordinated, hence why it has its problems. It doesn't excuse some parts of BLM making inflammatory remarks on the police, but it does demonstrate that even when you have other parts of BLM protesting peacefully, you have people picking and choosing what they want to hear.
As for peaceful protesting, it works to a certain extent. Is it peaceful protesting when they take to the streets? Is it peaceful protesting when they're sitting in the whites-only section in a restaurant or when an "uppity" black woman doesn't want to give up her seat to a white man? It's not a "yes or no" answer. It depends on your perspective but all scenarios rely on conflict in order to further their message.
I'm not arguing for protesters to become violent towards the police or anyone really but peaceful protests can still inflame violence from the other side and that can be ideal for the peaceful protesters in order to advance their message and generate sympathy for their cause. Here's an interesting perspective form the Washington Post.
Log in to comment