For those who think racism is in the past

[BackInTex]

Explain this statement, please.

Floyd was a victim of his continued criminal activity and drug use. Had he not be doing criminal behavoir and high on drugs he would not have ended up beneath Chavin's knee.

Are you sure that's your position, BiT? Because it really sounds like you're trying to justify Floyd's summary execution by a now-convicted murderer, without so much as the trial that his murderer received. --Bob

It is my position. But nothing I wrote implies justification of the end result, without a trial. Chavin wouldn't have arrested Floyd if he hadn't committed a crime and Chavin wouldn't have gotten Floyd out of the back of the car and felt the need to hold him down had Floyd not been high on drugs. And none of what happened happened because Floyd was black (unless you think he was a criminal drug addict because he's black).

[Estonut]

Explain this statement, please.

Floyd was a victim of his continued criminal activity and drug use. Had he not be doing criminal behavoir and high on drugs he would not have ended up beneath Chavin's knee.

Are you sure that's your position, BiT? Because it really sounds like you're trying to justify Floyd's summary public execution by a now-convicted murderer, without so much as the trial that his murderer received.

It sounds TO YOU like he's saying that. Read again what he actually said...

[flockofseagulls104]

Floyd was a victim of his continued criminal activity and drug use. Had he not be doing criminal behavoir and high on drugs he would not have ended up beneath Chavin's knee.

Are you sure that's your position, BiT? Because it really sounds like you're trying to justify Floyd's summary execution by a now-convicted murderer, without so much as the trial that his murderer received. --Bob

It is my position. But nothing I wrote implies justification of the end result, without a trial. Chavin wouldn't have arrested Floyd if he hadn't committed a crime and Chavin wouldn't have gotten Floyd out of the back of the car and felt the need to hold him down had Floyd not been high on drugs. And none of what happened happened because Floyd was black (unless you think he was a criminal drug addict because he's black).

They just can't puncture a hole in their pervasive narrative bubble. They are stuck in it and cannot ever look at facts and think for themselves.

[tlynn78]

Are you sure that's your position, BiT? Because it really sounds like you're trying to justify Floyd's summary execution by a now-convicted murderer, without so much as the trial that his murderer received. --Bob

It is my position. But nothing I wrote implies justification of the end result, without a trial. Chavin wouldn't have arrested Floyd if he hadn't committed a crime and Chavin wouldn't have gotten Floyd out of the back of the car and felt the need to hold him down had Floyd not been high on drugs. And none of what happened happened because Floyd was black (unless you think he was a criminal drug addict because he's black).

They just can't puncture a hole in their pervasive narrative bubble. They are stuck in it and cannot ever look at facts and think for themselves.

Sad, pathetic, and completely accurate.

[Weyoun]

And we've eliminated 99% of racism in this country.

Tell that to George Floyd. Oh wait, you can't.

Floyd was a victim of his own depravity. No racism involved.

I thought he was killed by police officers using excessive force, including needless pressure on his neck.

It’s funny, because at my job, we have to deal with out of control, dangerous people. By the way, there was no indication that he was acting that dangerously.

Yet, somehow, we don’t manage to kill violent people with chokeholds. In fact, most cops also don’t kill people.

Yikes BiT.

[Weyoun]

Are you sure that's your position, BiT? Because it really sounds like you're trying to justify Floyd's summary execution by a now-convicted murderer, without so much as the trial that his murderer received. --Bob

It is my position. But nothing I wrote implies justification of the end result, without a trial. Chavin wouldn't have arrested Floyd if he hadn't committed a crime and Chavin wouldn't have gotten Floyd out of the back of the car and felt the need to hold him down had Floyd not been high on drugs. And none of what happened happened because Floyd was black (unless you think he was a criminal drug addict because he's black).

They just can't puncture a hole in their pervasive narrative bubble. They are stuck in it and cannot ever look at facts and think for themselves.

You know, a lot of people are high on drugs, and yet they’re not murdered by police.

What was Floyd even doing? Had he harmed someone? Had he done something dangerous?

There’s a frightening number of people here who are totally OK with police using brutal dangerous force to kill someone (black) in public.

Hilariously, they act like they’re libertarians.

[flockofseagulls104]

There’s a frightening number of people here who are totally OK with police using brutal dangerous force to kill someone (black) in public.

What's frightening is that you claim to be a doctor, and people actually trust you with their health and well-being.

[silverscreenselect]

There’s a frightening number of people here who are totally OK with police using brutal dangerous force to kill someone (black) in public.

What's frightening is that you claim to be a doctor, and people actually trust you with their health and well-being.

I wouldn't want to visit any doctor that Flock felt comfortable with. I don't want to wash my innards out with bleach.

[Weyoun]

There’s a frightening number of people here who are totally OK with police using brutal dangerous force to kill someone (black) in public.

What's frightening is that you claim to be a doctor, and people actually trust you with their health and well-being.

I don’t claim to be one - I am in fact one - and it’s ironic of you to state that I am the one dangerous and callous towards people’s health, when you’re the one excusing the public murder of a black man.

I’m still trying to figure out how we’re safer because of his death.

[flockofseagulls104]

There’s a frightening number of people here who are totally OK with police using brutal dangerous force to kill someone (black) in public.

What's frightening is that you claim to be a doctor, and people actually trust you with their health and well-being.

I don’t claim to be one - I am in fact one - and it’s ironic of you to state that I am the one dangerous and callous towards people’s health, when you’re the one excusing the public murder of a black man.

I’m still trying to figure out how we’re safer because of his death.

Explain to me where in your deluded mind you came up with that one. I'd love to see that.

I've got to take some time and go over the posts in the last couple of days to see what I can add to my signature.

[Bob78164]

There’s a frightening number of people here who are totally OK with police using brutal dangerous force to kill someone (black) in public.

What's frightening is that you claim to be a doctor, and people actually trust you with their health and well-being.

I don’t claim to be one - I am in fact one - and it’s ironic of you to state that I am the one dangerous and callous towards people’s health, when you’re the one excusing the public murder of a black man.

I’m still trying to figure out how we’re safer because of his death.

I think you got this one wrong, doc. That was BiT, not flock. --Bob

[Weyoun]

I apologize, you guys are right. It’s BiT who seems to go out of his way to excuse, and even applaud, the death of a black man.

[flockofseagulls104]

I apologize, you guys are right. It’s BiT who seems to go out of his way to excuse, and even applaud, the death of a black man.

In addition to some time with a psychologist, it might be beneficial for you to take some courses in English comprehension. There is nowhere on this bored that BiT or anyone else excused or applauded the death of any man of any color.

Well maybe someone like Osama bin Laden. I will applaud that one.
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On further reflection, I have to possibly retract that statement. I don't recall exactly, but some of the comments following Rush Limbaugh's death might have come close.