Baltimore is burning

[Raider Ronnie]

The root of the problem right here !

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

The root of the problem right here !

The hero Mother that retreived her son from the riots (whooping him) is a single mother of 6 kids!

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

A link to Dyson's comments...this guy teaches at Georgetown University! Parents, save you rmoney!

http://www.examiner.com/article/msnb...lead-poisoning

Some quotes...

"The forces of oppression have besieged that urban terrain"

"The Ravens and Orioles, he said, contributed to the problem “with their tax exempt status and their being given tremendous goodies to stay in the city." - so it's the fault of professional sports!!

"What we don’t have commentary about is the theft of capital from these urban post-industrial conditions" These rioters are the victims of theft! Presumably at the hands of the Koch brothers...

"many people live in New York, Pennsylvania, and come to Baltimore and extract revenue from that city and they don’t give back to the communities, and result of there, that’s a sense that these people are disposable" - so anyone who commutes into Baltimore to work, and then drives back home to the suburbs, is exploiting the people who live there. Right, right...

OK - so you put the White Privilege on it. They hinted to it but you applied it.

Originally Posted by Nebe

I think it has to do with constantly being targeted by the police. Constantly stereotyped. Constantly being sold short. But that's just my opinion.
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Never lived in an Urban Area, did you? Your opinion lacks "context"

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by JohnR

OK - so you put the White Privilege on it. They hinted to it but you applied it.



Never lived in an Urban Area, did you? Your opinion lacks "context"

You are not black, nor am I so both of our opinions are really not factual.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Nebe

You are not black, nor am I so both of our opinions are really not factual.
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The majority of the Baltimore police force is non-whites.

90% of the people arrested for murder in the city, are black. Just like every other poor urban area, there will necessarily be tense interactions between blacks and the police. Sometimes, those interactions end tragically, and in rare cases, the cop is guilty of a crime. It's not a systemic thing that happens all the time. Maybe once a month?

Put it in context. All these riots about police brutality (which needs to be exposed, clearly). But of all black deaths, how many are at the hands of white cops, and how many are at the hands of fellow black citizens? Why aren't we talking about what is obviously the bigger problem, which is black-on-black crime?

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Nebe

You are not black, nor am I so both of our opinions are really not factual.
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A long criminal history would help too
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[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Nebe

You are not black, nor am I so both of our opinions are really not factual.
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Ohhhhh. So this is just racial and the poor Irish, Italian, Latino, Asian kids have an excuse? Or the Poor black kids have an excuse?

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Yes, i took that liberty. But come, you have to admit, those guys are deranged. Lead poisoning? The Baltimore Orioles? People who commute to work?

No mention of the suggestion that maybe people choose to act this way, because there are some jerks out there.

Joe Friday, Jim. Just the facts

Originally Posted by buckman

A long criminal history would help too
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[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Ohhhhh. So this is just racial and the poor Irish, Italian, Latino, Asian kids have an excuse? Or the Poor black kids have an excuse?

http://youtu.be/ZD0BcQTIr4c
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by JohnR

OK - so you put the White Privilege on it. They hinted to it but you applied it.



:

Yes, i took that liberty. But come, you have to admit, those guys are deranged. Lead poisoning? The Baltimore Orioles? People who commute to work?

No mention of the suggestion that maybe people choose to act this way, because there are some jerks out there.

[Fly Rod]

"He or She who puts blame on everyone else, finds no fault in one's self, Hallelujah.".....