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Old 06-19-2020, 08:23 AM   #3161
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All this Aunt Jemima has got my teeth feeling sugary. Better brush my teeth with some Darlie Black People Toothpaste from here in China. Super white version.



Not sure if the logo is blackface or what? But 黑人 means black people 牙膏 is toothpaste. This is a popular brand here in China.



I remember seeing this toothpaste as a young kid while in HK and was shocked. According to Wikipedia, the toothpaste has 75% marketshare in Taiwan, highest in Asia.
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:17 AM   #3162
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Is it charcoal based toothpaste? It could mean that it’s black toothpaste for people. Although why you’d have to indicate it’s specifically for people is odd.
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:18 AM   #3163
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Okay... so it was once called Darkie toothpaste!

I missed JohnnyBs post.

And it’s owned ( or was) but not marketed by Colgate-Palmolive.Yikes.
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:23 AM   #3164
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Another murder by the police, this time it was 18 year old Andres Guardado

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They "don't believe the security guard was wearing a uniform"? I mean... it's pretty easy to check now, isn't it?
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:35 AM   #3166
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Shoot first, ask questions later.

Actually wait no, it's:

Shoot to kill first, make sure they're dead, maybe kick them a few times to ensure the body is limp. Then ask questions later.

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Old 06-19-2020, 09:44 AM   #3167
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That's brutal. I can't imagine any scenario where shooting that guy makes sense. Why were they even contacting him in the first place?
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Old 06-19-2020, 09:48 AM   #3168
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They "don't believe the security guard was wearing a uniform"? I mean... it's pretty easy to check now, isn't it?
Yep, true. But also how does it matter if he was wearing a uniform or not? Doesn’t US legally allow citizens to carry guns? If he is running away, what immediate threat do they face, that they have to shoot him.
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Yep, true. But also how does it matter if he was wearing a uniform or not? Doesn’t US legally allow citizens to carry guns? If he is running away, what immediate threat do they face, that they have to shoot him.
I think the uniform is actually a really important issue. If it's just a guy standing there looking weird (security guards look suspicious kind of lurking around closed buildings sometimes) a poorly trained cop might see that as an opportunity to investigate someone for no reason. But a uniformed guard should obviously be left alone to do his/her job.



Concealed carry in California is all over the place. I would assume LA has restriction on concealed carry. But simply having a gun is definitely a much different thing there than here.

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Old 06-19-2020, 10:22 AM   #3170
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WHY ARE THE POLICE SHOOTING PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING AWAY. WHAT THE #### IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!! o
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I’d say ####s about to get worse but how much worse could it get?
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1 of the 3 Louisville police officers to fire weapons on March 13 at Breonna Taylor's apartment, killing her, is being fired, mayor announces.
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Now arrest him & charge him. Same with the rest of them there that night.
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The same thing that has always gone on. Police in the US kill around 1000 people a year. Even if 99% are deaths that everyone could agree was justified that still leaves 1 a month that would be like these last two. At 95% there would be 1 a week. This shouldn’t be surprising since we have averaged more than 1 per year that have been caught on camera.

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The Police really arent doing themselves any favours right now.

"Good morning Gentlemen....now, how many visible minorities are we going to senselessly murder today? I remind you that this is an open-book test and the answer is NONE!!"

Its like SNL Celebrity Jeopardy.

Maybe its time for an authority to step in and take their toys away so they learn to play nice?
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Now arrest him & charge him. Same with the rest of them there that night.
For what?

This is institutionalized, which is far far far worse, but he broke no law. They got a no-knock warrant, they executed it, they were shot at, they shot back. Everything is, by law, allowed.

Change the laws to stop this #### from happening again, but you can't charge a person if they hadn't broken a law.
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Now arrest him & charge him. Same with the rest of them there that night.
I know this sounds like me endlessly beating a dead horse but....

It seems like 'being fired' is essentially a slap on the wrists for killing someone. Dont get me wrong, its a huge step in the right direction from 'being suspended with pay' but maybe....maybe its these complete lack of consequences that might play a part in these immense lapses of judgement?
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When I first moved to Taiwan that was still called Darkie toothpaste.

Hah I did not know that but it makes sense. Chinese are so racist towards black people but are completely clueless to it.

Also curious to know when you saw it in Taiwan as Darkie? I've been on the mainland for over 8 years now and have always seen Darlie.

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I know this sounds like me endlessly beating a dead horse but....

It seems like 'being fired' is essentially a slap on the wrists for killing someone. Dont get me wrong, its a huge step in the right direction from 'being suspended with pay' but maybe....maybe its these complete lack of consequences that might play a part in these immense lapses of judgement?

I'm sure he'd never have been fired if the whole thing hadn't just blown up. I think if you bust into an apartment in the dark and someone starts shooting at you, most people, if trained to do so, would shoot back. As Oling said, it's basically an expected outcome with no knock warrants.
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