Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Ah ok, I don’t follow sport so that passed me by
Is America burning? (Black Lives Matter protests, civil unrest and riots 2020)
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Treacle Toes
Time
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I agree with you totally about getting pally with them. It was annoying when some in the extinction rebellion movement were doing similar. It's still a big thing to see happening though.
Treacle Toes
Time
It is a powerful gesture but it isn't enough is it? It's a photo OP only if it isn't backed up with action.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yes, certainly.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
I am no fan of the police & have (many moons ago) been stopped & searched about 20 times & spent a good few nights in the cells but when I see the Police taking the side of the people I am happy to support them. I am sure they are cunts most of the time but this picture sends messages that I support.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Exactly this. I wonder how many of those in the photo have reported and testified against racist colleagues.
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
Maybe. Why has it taken this long though? How many years combined have they all got and it's taken a man getting killed on camera for them to actually make even a small gesture. How many years have they gone in and done similar things and still gone to work the next day? I've known an ex cop and she got out pretty sharpish once she figured it what it was and that's here in the UK.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
At the moment he is fighting Twitter, WHO, 'antifa', Democrats controlled cities where there are riots, Biden and a proxy war with China. In his priority tray is massive civil unrest and coroavirus.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Don't follow sport?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Nope none of it
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Not really a sport issue that one.
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
Yeah sure I understand why you shared it. They'll still be on the wrong side of the line when it comes down to it though I'm sure.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It was nothing to do with sport.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Nor news.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
They are but I don't think I've seen anything like that before tbh.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It was an American football player kneeling at a game. Quite sporty
polly
Well-Known Member
They exist to enforce the racist and anti working class state, so I'm really not going to get excited by them suddenly making these gestures when they're faced by angry and tooled up protestors who outnumber them massively. Like Rutita says, if they back it up with action then fair enough. Let's wait and see.
binka
!!!!!!!!!
It was a massive story that went well beyond the NFL. It was headline news in America for ages and was reported on significantly in the UK too
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
ok, i'm just saying that it passed me by, i don't read news in depth much - takes up too much time
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I'm a bit baffled at the lack of social distancing in the London protests. Plenty of people have worked out ways to do distanced protests, and this crowding together at protests seems to risk sending the virus into the homes of vulnerable people.Protests are spreading across the world.
Twenty-three arrested at London US Embassy as protests sweep capital
Police arrested 23 people during protests in London over the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis.www.standard.co.uk
I can understand why, but this is not going to help in controlling the pandemic.
As a side-note, I see BLM UK on twitter have said they are still discussing whether they think it's a good idea to call protests right now.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
Montana state GOP lawmaker who said Constitution calls for socialists to be shot refuses to resign
A Montana state lawmaker who said that the Constitution allows for Americans to jail or shoot people for being socialists is refusing to resign after calls from party leadership.The Associated…
thehill.com
Steve King posts meme saying red states have ‘8 trillion bullets’ in event of civil war
Rep. Steve King has civil war on his mind.
www.latimes.com
Iowa Neo-Nazi Arrested for Threats to ‘Slaughter’ Jews: Prosecutors
An Iowa neo-Nazi threatened a Jewish group with disturbing violence over a YouTube video he disliked, prosecutors say.
even rightwingers who are not trumpers, as in this horror story:
The Price I’ve Paid for Opposing Donald Trump | National Review
Trump’s alt-right supporters have subjected writer David French and his family to an unending torrent of threats and abuse.
www.nationalreview.com
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Police in New Jersey joined demo against racism and Police Chief at Santa Cruz took the knee. Unprecedented I think.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
and as the son of a bus driver, big ups to these:
time.com
nyc.streetsblog.org
Bus Drivers in Minneapolis and New York City Have Refused to Help With Police Transportation
Several transportation unions have issued statements of solidarity and demanding justice in George Floyd’s murder
MTA Bus Driver Refuses to Help Cops Haul off Anti-Brutality Protesters - Streetsblog New York City
An MTA bus driver refused to drive anti-police protesters away from their rally at the Barclays Center on Friday night after cops commandeered the Flatbush Avenue bus.
nyc.streetsblog.org
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
This certainly seems to have gone more 'mainstream' than most of the other police killings.
Multinational companies like Netflix and Bratz(!!) are putting out statements of support, and even if it is all just cynical PR then that's presumably still a reflection of where they think the public are.
Obviously time will tell if this has any kind of lasting impact or is just a 'moment'.
Multinational companies like Netflix and Bratz(!!) are putting out statements of support, and even if it is all just cynical PR then that's presumably still a reflection of where they think the public are.
Obviously time will tell if this has any kind of lasting impact or is just a 'moment'.
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
It's hard to know just who has the brassiest neck, but I feel like the NFL are fucking frontrunners.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
They believe in equality. Everyone should be treated equally badly.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Gene Demby has a good thread going on this.
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
It's alright everyone David Guetta has played a lovely song and done a shout-out so that should validate the protesters and calm things down. Right? 
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