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Originally Posted by Brando
Well, you know, that’s just like, your opinion, man. The way you throw around the term racist is gross and wrong. You don’t know me. You don’t know my history. Nothing I said was racist in the least. Fact is not racist. Never anywhere did I say blacks are generally violent. Those aren’t my words. You are creating a boogey man to continue your virtuous fight. For every instance of police shooting a black man unarmed there is 2 or 3 almost identical shootings of white people. But you are so set in your opinion you refuse to see them
Morgan West - feb 2019 - white - resisted arrest, fought with police shot while unarmed
Aaron prezkop- feb 2019 - white- approached police, said He wasn’t armed, didn’t obey commands and was shot while unarmed.
Eric Young - feb 2019- white - didn’t obey command to stop while approaching police, shot while unarmed.
Shawn Billinger- Jan 2019 - white - fled cop then turned around and walked aggressively toward cop. Shot while unarmed.
I could go on, there is 20 more of these showing police shoot white people as well but you don’t care you want to label them racist as well. Your rhetoric is not helping. Because of people like you being called racist has no meaning.
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I didn’t call you racist.
I said:
Suggesting black people being arrested is because they’re generally violent is wrong and racist.
Suggesting if they just didn’t resist it would all be ok is simply wrong and also racist.
Black people are pre-judged as being deserving of being pulled over, arrested, OR SHOT WHILE BEING ARRESTED, simply due to the colour of their skin. That is racist and wrong.
I hope people agree with the above as a general premise, idea and understanding.
The number of black people in society, as compared to the number of black people being shot, assaulted and/or killed by police is disproportionate. The numbers don’t match.
You did say:
Do you consider assaulting police officers, and having weapons to be violent? If so, then pretty much all of the 2019 police shootings. Blake would fit the category. Some of the arrests may have started from now violent crimes like Rayshard Brooks but they moment you start fighting officers that is a violent crime.
As we are in a conversation regarding black people being shot, assaulted and/or killed by police, my read of this is the writer is suggesting those incidents are due to the offender being violent, thus justifying or excusing the attacks or killings, or blaming the victim.