Thank God MLK was telling Negroes to burn down every major American city in the 1960s, no telling where we'd be if we didn't burn the muthafuckin' house down.:smt006 Civil Rights isn't the same fight as revolting against a foreign occupying nation.
I'm really starting to believe forcing cops to wear cams would greatly reduce the incidence of overly aggressive police tactics. Remember the show 'Cops'?? One thing that always stood out to me about that show was how professional and under control the POs were. Never hyper, never cussing at suspects. Looking back, now I realize it's because those officers had a CAMERA CREW with them and the slightest thing they did in dealing with someone that wasn't by the book was going to get videotaped. Cops need oversight and when the 'official' story about what happens on the street is the cop's version of the truth, you have a built in incentive for cops to lie.
GTFO with this revisionist bullshit. The civil rights movement didn't revolve solely around MLK. There were riots in every major city during that period as a backlash to the establishment. Not to mention the Panthers and all of the other militant groups that actually curbed police violence against the black community in California (before they banned open carry) openly brandishing weapons and standing off with the cops.
Burning down BLACK neighborhoods/your own area, looting the stores for free shit, smashing cars = revolution? :smt043 The colonials revolted against the British, not turn on themselves I love see suburban people preach about violence, revolts and change from the safety net of their gated community You don't have to deal with people breaking into your home in the name of 'justice' and if you did you'd be singing a different tune
The riots and city burning happened after MLK was assassinated. Riots were never the part of any effective Civil Rights strategy. Learn your history. The Black Panthers were extremely visible, but their national impact in the Black community was minimal. There was NO Black Panther presence for the most part south of the Mason/Dixon line. The Black Panthers curbed police violence???lol Must be why they were systematically targeted by the FBI and most of their leaders were either arrested or murdered. EDIT: I need to learn my history.:smt031 There were major riots prior to an after MLK's assassination. The first big Watts riots was in 1965 and there were roughly 100 riots before 1968 AND 100 more riots after MLK was murdered. Damn.
[YOUTUBE]0HaaRZ8nxd4[/YOUTUBE] “There is nothing ‘black’ about rioting”: Actor Jesse Williams unloads on Baltimore critics in passionate Twitter essay The "Grey's Anatomy" actor wrote about the prevelance of rioting throughout history n Monday evening, as Baltimore was rocked by violent and non-violent protests alike, actor Jesse Williams, known for his role on “Grey’s Anatomy” and for occasionally weighing in on issues of race and police brutality, wrote what amounted to an essay on the history of rioting.
I don't condone rioting and looting. But the fact that people are angrier and more outraged over buildings burning down than the actual death of Freddie Gray tells me everything I need to know about how much value this country places on the life of a black man. Nobody has died in the Riots. All the property destoryed can be rebuilt. Tell me how Mr. Grey's family is going to rebuild there lives? CVS is a multi-million dollar company. As a Black Man in America I've learned long ago that my self worth begins with me. I can't relay on the dominate society to tell me my worth. But it is sad that the story is burning buildings and not a snapped neck in police custody. If people cared half as much about the plight of their fellow citizens as they do about property damage then perhaps the riots and protest would never have been an issue. Its disheartening to see Americans (black, white whatever) so angry, upset, disgusted about damage to things yet when they hear of a unarmed black person being killed by police, its business or usual or they were probably an criminal.
I couldn't see shit nor was it reported locally. Not saying it didn't happen, but how the hell from a vid can you even tell it was the store's owner?? Wasn't that a CVS???
People are outraged over the violence because it's targeting their own communities (instead of you know...being restricted to the areas of the politicians, cops, etc) and has the potential to severely hurt or kill more BLACK people Again I'd like to see you people react when shitbags are climbing through your window or dragging you out of a store In other news.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/....html?utm_hp_ref=black-voices&ir=Black Voices One group burns, one group rebuilds
Where are these stories of shit bags climbing thru innocent people windows? These stores have insurance so they will be ok and the people of the neighborhood are free to go elsewhere for business. Inconvenience yes, end of the world, no.
^This, but he at least did a Google search to find out that there were dozens and dozens of riots while King was still alive, so I won't waste my time schooling his ass.
Some of those White faces getting those five finger discounts as well-where is Fox News? Nowhere. So are the right wing pundits.
